Can't upload image to wallpaper without enabling Active Desktop

[LB]

When I select a .jpg from my files to use as wallpaper, I
get a message that says I can only use the image if I
enable Active Desktop. I don't want Active Desktop
enabled . . . and I used to be able to load any image
without this happening. How can I get around this?

[Joe727]

Change it to a bitmap - .bmp

Joe

"LB" > wrote in message
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> When I select a .jpg from my files to use as wallpaper, I
> get a message that says I can only use the image if I
> enable Active Desktop. I don't want Active Desktop
> enabled . . . and I used to be able to load any image
> without this happening. How can I get around this?

[LB]

Thanks. I still couldn't load it from the control panel
(same Active Desktop message), but I just saved it as
wallpaper from the Paint program. There's always a way!

LB

>-----Original Message-----
>Change it to a bitmap - .bmp
>
>Joe
>
>"LB" > wrote in
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>> When I select a .jpg from my files to use as wallpaper,
I
>> get a message that says I can only use the image if I
>> enable Active Desktop. I don't want Active Desktop
>> enabled . . . and I used to be able to load any image
>> without this happening. How can I get around this?
>
>
>.
>

[pjp]

Load the jpg into an image editor and save it as bmp avoids the "Active
Desktop must be active" bs.

"LB" > wrote in message
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> Thanks. I still couldn't load it from the control panel
> (same Active Desktop message), but I just saved it as
> wallpaper from the Paint program. There's always a way!
>
> LB
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Change it to a bitmap - .bmp
> >
> >Joe
> >
> >"LB" > wrote in
> message
> ...
> >> When I select a .jpg from my files to use as wallpaper,
> I
> >> get a message that says I can only use the image if I
> >> enable Active Desktop. I don't want Active Desktop
> >> enabled . . . and I used to be able to load any image
> >> without this happening. How can I get around this?
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[Joe727]

You can change your desktop wallpaper by right clicking a blank part of the
desktop and entering the program that way.

Also, you might want to download Irfanview. It's a free graphics program
and is simple to use. I've been using it for years.

http://www.irfanview.com/

Thanks for letting us know you solved the problem.

Joe

"LB" > wrote in message
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> Thanks. I still couldn't load it from the control panel
> (same Active Desktop message), but I just saved it as
> wallpaper from the Paint program. There's always a way!
>
> LB
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Change it to a bitmap - .bmp
>>
>>Joe
>>
>>"LB" > wrote in
> message
...
>>> When I select a .jpg from my files to use as wallpaper,
> I
>>> get a message that says I can only use the image if I
>>> enable Active Desktop. I don't want Active Desktop
>>> enabled . . . and I used to be able to load any image
>>> without this happening. How can I get around this?
>>
>>
>>.
>>

Right. That's what I did, but still got the same Active
Desktop message. That's why I saved from Paint.

LB

>-----Original Message-----
>Load the jpg into an image editor and save it as bmp
avoids the "Active
>Desktop must be active" bs.
>
>"LB" > wrote in
message
...
>> Thanks. I still couldn't load it from the control panel
>> (same Active Desktop message), but I just saved it as
>> wallpaper from the Paint program. There's always a way!
>>
>> LB
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Change it to a bitmap - .bmp
>> >
>> >Joe
>> >
>> >"LB" > wrote in
>> message
>> ...
>> >> When I select a .jpg from my files to use as
wallpaper,
>> I
>> >> get a message that says I can only use the image if I
>> >> enable Active Desktop. I don't want Active Desktop
>> >> enabled . . . and I used to be able to load any image
>> >> without this happening. How can I get around this?
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>

I tried that, but had the same problem. I'll check out
Irfanview. Thanks!

LB

>-----Original Message-----
>You can change your desktop wallpaper by right clicking a
blank part of the
>desktop and entering the program that way.
>
>Also, you might want to download Irfanview. It's a free
graphics program
>and is simple to use. I've been using it for years.
>
>http://www.irfanview.com/
>
>Thanks for letting us know you solved the problem.
>
>Joe
>
>"LB" > wrote in
message
...
>> Thanks. I still couldn't load it from the control panel
>> (same Active Desktop message), but I just saved it as
>> wallpaper from the Paint program. There's always a way!
>>
>> LB
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Change it to a bitmap - .bmp
>>>
>>>Joe
>>>
>>>"LB" > wrote in
>> message
...
>>>> When I select a .jpg from my files to use as
wallpaper,
>> I
>>>> get a message that says I can only use the image if I
>>>> enable Active Desktop. I don't want Active Desktop
>>>> enabled . . . and I used to be able to load any image
>>>> without this happening. How can I get around this?
>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>
>
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