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The desktop background image is saved in C:\WINDOWS and c:\WINDOWS\Web\Wallpaper\
After right-clicking and selecting properties, click on desktop tab, click on the image you want and click browse. The specific folder it's in should open up.
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How can you make your own Windows Vista wallpapers?
Custom wallpapers for Windows Vista can easily be created by using pictures you have saved onto your computer. This can photos of friends, pets, family, scenery or any image. By right clicking on the image you have the option to set as a desktop background. This will display your image on the screen background.
Where is the desktop background image saved in Windows 7?
Well, when I go into control panel -> change desktop background-> Internet explorer it says the directory "C:\Users\*username*\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer (1)". Not positive if its the same for everyone but is should at least tell you were its kept when selecting the background.
How does one go about applying wallpaper to their computer desktop?
There are two ways to do this. One way is to save the image you want as your wallpaper, then go to your desktop and right-click. Then, you click on personalize and then you click on desktop background at the bottom of the window and choose the image you saved. The other way is to find the image you want, and then right-click it and press set as background. Those are the two ways.
How do you change a computer's wallpaper back to normal?
If you are using Windows 10, you should go to the settings (press the Windows key, type 'settings' and press enter). Click on 'personalization'. There, you should see your old background. Click on it. If you don't see your old background, you can choose a saved image by clicking 'browse', and then selecting an image. If it was the background your pc/laptop came with, click on 'themes'. Then, you should see the one your pc/laptop came with. Click on it and press 'use custom theme'.
How will I set a photo as my wallpaper desktop background?
Setting a photo as your wallpaper for the desktop will depend on what type of operating system you are using on your computer. In Windows Vista you right click on the desktop and choose the option personalize. You then will click on the second option "personalize desktop" and you can then choose any photo that is saved to your computer.
What are the main features of the windows interface?
Main features are: -Monitor -Keyboard -CPU (Central Processing Unit) A.K.A Hard drive -Mouse
When a picture from a usb is viewd on a windows computer does windows copy that image to a temp directory or is it simply copied into the RAM and view there?
Windows does not store an image unless the picture is actually saved to the harddrive.
How do you change your background image on your laptop?
If you want to change the background on your desktop for Microsoft Windows, first make sure that you are looking at your desktop and do not have any active windows. Minimize any windows you are using by clicking on the _ icon in the upper right corner. Find an empty space on your desktop and right-click. A menu will appear, click on "properties" at the bottom of the menu. A new window will appear, click on the "desktop" tab, second from left at the top of the window. You can choose from any of the preselected wallpapers in the list at the bottom of the window, or click "browse" on the right to choose a photo from your pictures. Under the "browse" button is a drop-down menu to select "position". This just means that you will choose how the picture is displayed. For example, a smaller picture might want to be "stretched" to fit the whole scree. You can also choose to have the picture displayed in the "center" of the screen with a solid-color background around it. Your last choice is to have it "tiled" across the screen which will copy the picture and cover your screen with the copies in a grid format. When you have chosen what you'd like, you may look at the top of the window to see how it will be displayed. If you like it, click "apply" at the bottom right corner of the window to set your changes and then click "ok" to exit the window.
Why cant your saved pictures be set as desktop background?
You can. As long as the computer can read the picture file with paint, it will work. Just right click on a blank spot on the desktop, then "Properties". Click on the "Desktop" Tab, then click "Browse". Find your picture, and click ok, then apply/ok. Also, you could go to the picture, right-clik it, then select set as desktop background. i want a picture on set as desktop background
How do you take snapshots of the screen on Windows 7?
press the "print screen" button. Now the image is saved in your clipboard so you can paste it into your favorite image editor.
How many megabytes are in Backgrounds?
Background Images can range a lot by what type of file format they are saved. You can have an image that is very small (300KB) or ones that are huge (55MB or more). Typically, a background image (Designed to be used as a background) will range from 300KB (.3MB) to I would guess around 5MB.
What does it mean when Windows Movie Maker says a video isn't indexed and how can I fix it?
It isn't saved in an area of your computer that can be searched. Try saving it to your desktop.
