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    vista desktop background

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by alira, Apr 18, 2007.

  1. alira

    alira Notebook Enthusiast

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    in vista when you go to the desktop background where you choose your wallpaper, it used to show pics of all the photos there. now it is just a generic icon for wallpaper,sample pictures, pictures, etc. how do you get it to show photos again.

    I have tried to set it to open with paint, windows photo gallery and even some photo prograams i downlaoded. nothing works.
     
    alira, Apr 18, 2007
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  2. GRZ530

    GRZ530 Notebook Consultant

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    even using paint,you still set background
     
    GRZ530, Apr 18, 2007
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  3. alira

    alira Notebook Enthusiast

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    I can set the background, I can't see the pictures (thumbnails) so if i want to set the wallpaper i am doing it blindly.
     
    alira, Apr 18, 2007
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    i would check the folder options to see if u turned off something relating to display pictures

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Apr 18, 2007
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    in explorer use Organize (top left) > Folder and Search Options > View (top) > uncheck Always show icons, never thumbnails
     
    jimc, Apr 18, 2007
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  6. alira

    alira Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you that worked.

    By the way is there any way to make the thumbnails biggers?
     
    alira, Apr 19, 2007
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