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143982 2003-05-16 04:13:00 My greastest of apologies etiquette has been breached- I feel that the file is too far back to attract attention - hence this effort!!!!!

changing wallpaper / file spec Reply


Hi this is to thank 140103 and godfather for their info in changing the wallpaper from the posting 14 May-which has led to a result .
Being further down the line it is worth putting in a fresh post for the public, to see readily .
Godfather suggested a file change in win X was about having to use a paint type process to change the format - and it worked . In fact I used Paint Shop Pro to do it - and as godfather said a fresh filing was required - and not a simple alteration which to me, meant just a simple "click" Ha! not so .
I recommend that any new query would be worth going to the answers in the original post of 14 May
effie c






Susan B
Posted: May 15, 2003 1:37 PM

Posts: 2879
From: Nimbus 2003, Version 2 . 4b (beta)
Registered: Jun, 2002



Re: changing wallpaper / file spec Reply


Glad to hear you fixed your problem Effie .

You could also have changed the format in Paintbrush if you did not have Paintshop Pro, simply by saving the file as a . jpg instead of . bmp .


> Being further down the line it is worth putting in a fresh post for the public, to see readily .

Just a little tip for you: it is a good idea to keep your posts in the same thread so that people can see the history of your problem . If you had posted this in your original thread it would have been "bumped" up the page and everyone would know what you are talking about .

Doing it this way means that anyone reading your other thread in the future (eg doing a search on wallpaper) will miss this post and not know what the outcome was .

Just thought you would like to know for future reference .





godfather
Posted: May 15, 2003 1:47 PM

Posts: 3680
From: Mainland
Registered: Jun, 2002



Re: changing wallpaper / file spec Reply


Hi effie c

Glad it worked .

I had read through the posts, and had formed the conclusion - though it wasn't stated anywhere - that you may have been "renaming" and not changing the actual file type .

Its not always immediately obvious for many that renaming is almost always the wrong method .

With later versions of Windows its not necessary, as the wallpaper can be . jpg .
effie C (772)
143983 2003-05-16 05:27:00 Hi effie.c

When anyone replies to an original thread it automatically brings it to the top of the list.
godfather (25)
143984 2003-05-16 10:13:00 Ouch!! Godfather- now he tells me-
I was most anxious to correct and then bring together - the many postings - created in the May 14 post ,as I thought they would still be on page 4 or whatever.
Then I read that SusanB said that a reply put the postings back to the top so to speak!
I had carefully copied and pasted - thought I had lost the first and did it again - what a mess sorry.
effie c
effie C (772)
143985 2003-05-17 04:47:00 Don't worry Effie, it is good to see that we can still learn something new everyday even when we get to be "fossils". ;-) :D Susan B (19)
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