Wednesday 19 September 2012

Windows Xp Wallpaper Location

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Windows Xp Wallpaper Location Biography
When the desktop wallpaper is customized, and if a JPEG file is used, the operating system converts the file to a bitmap file (.bmp), and then stores the bitmap file in the current user's profile directory. The wallpaper file is always named Wallpaper1.bmp.
In the Audit mode of Windows XP Home Edition, the file is stored in the following location:
%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft
During Windows Welcome (OOBE), the contents of the original Owner profile directory are propagated to a newly created Owner profile directory, and the original Owner account and profile directory are deleted. This is by design. However, because the registry is still pointing to the original Owner profile directory that no longer exists, the wallpaper is not displayed.
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RESOLUTION
Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
322756 How to back up and restore the registry in Windows
To work around this issue, use one of the following methods to modify the registry:
Method 1: Use Registry Editor.
Method 2: Use a registry file (listed later in this section).
Method 1: Use Registry Editor
After you apply the wallpaper that you want in Audit mode, and before you run Sysprep.exe in reseal mode, modify the following registry values:
Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
Locate and then click the Wallpaper value under the following key in the registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
On the Edit menu, click Modify, type the following, and then click OK:
%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Wallpaper1.bmp
Locate and then click the OriginalWallpaper value under the following key in the registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
On the Edit menu, click Modify, type the following, and then click OK:
%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Wallpaper1.bmp
Quit Registry Edit.
You can now run Syspre.exe in reseal mode.
Method 2: Use a Registry File
Alternatively, you can update the registry by using the following registry file:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"Wallpaper"="%USERPROFILE%\\Local Settings\\Application Data\\Microsoft\\Wallpaper1.bmp"
"OriginalWallpaper"="%USERPROFILE%\\Local Settings\\Application Data\\Microsoft\\Wallpaper1.bmp"
Note Save the registry file as Fixwall.reg. By using the %USERPROFILE% environment variable in the registry entries, you make it possible for the OS to locate the file by evaluating the variable and then providing the correct profile directory path of the wallpaper bitmap file.
The registry file can be imported without user intervention from a batch file by using the following syntax (assuming that the registry file in this section was saved as Fixwall.reg):
regedit /s fixwall.reg
Windows Xp Wallpaper Location
Windows Xp Wallpaper Location
Windows Xp Wallpaper Location
Windows Xp Wallpaper Location
Windows Xp Wallpaper Location
Windows Xp Wallpaper Location
Windows Xp Wallpaper Location
Windows Xp Wallpaper Location
Windows Xp Wallpaper Location
Windows Xp Wallpaper Location
Windows Xp Wallpaper Location
Windows Xp Wallpaper Location
Windows Xp Wallpaper Location

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