Desktop Wallpaper Settings

[QueHuong]

When I choose to switch wallpapers, it seems like all of my pictures in the "My Documents\My Pictures" folder show up as possible wallpapers to select from. I have a lot of pictures in that folder and all of them show up in the wallpaper menu, making it more cluttered and harder to choose a desktop background. If I want to choose a wallpaper, I keep it in" C:\WINDOWS\Web\Wallpaper" - any way to make WindowsXP only show those pictures from that single directory, rather than including "My Pictures" too?

 

[Frosty3799]

rename your my pictures folder?

 

[ProviaFan]

Simple solution: keep your pr0n in a different folder.

 

[QueHuong]

I'd rather keep all of my pictures in the "My Pictures" folder since that's the default directory for my graphic programs. So I just need a way for WindowsXP to not look in My Pictures, and preferably not any other directory except for "Windows\Web\Wallpaper" - anyone else know a way to set that, like an option hidden within 8 layers of preferences or some registry hack?

 

[QueHuong]

Bump.

 

[QueHuong]

Last bump...pleeeeeaaaaaaaaasee help. It's really annoying to try to find a cool looking wallpaper by clicking through 40 pictures of my sister's confirmation.

 

[MisterPresident]

Create sub-directories for all the pictures you don't want in the wallpaper selection menu. I had this problem as well, so I put all my pics in "My Documents\My Pictures\All Pictures" It's probably not the best way to do it, but it hasn't been a problem for me.

 

[snow patrol]

Actually, that is the best way to do it afaik. Is it really that much of a problem?

 

[QueHuong]

Actually, that is the best way to do it afaik.

afaik? What's that?

Is it really that much of a problem?

Yes! I'm really anal when it comes to having everything just right for my computer. I'm sure all you comp geeks understand, right?

 

[Aves]

akaik - as far as I know


AT Lingo

 

[QueHuong]

Thanks for the link...

Create sub-directories for all the pictures you don't want in the wallpaper selection menu. I had this problem as well, so I put all my pics in "My Documents\My Pictures\All Pictures"

Tried this but didn't work. I have it under "My Documents\My Pictures\New Folder\"

Yet, all of the pictures show up in the desktop selection menu.