i had a picture as a wallpaper and deleted it but now when i turn the computer off it appears briefly and when it is loading up.
How can i stop this happening even when i have deleted it from the computer
2006-09-04 03:37:06 · 4 answers · asked by cybermeme 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
The picturs has been deleted, i have done a search for the picture and don't get no results found but it still appears as the computer starts up and shuts down.
The system i'm using is xp
2006-09-05 00:16:04 · update #1
Right click in the desktop screen , choose properties/Desktop/ then click the other background picture you want or leave it blank by choosing none
2006-09-04 03:40:41 · answer #1 · answered by Thu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right, this is probably a file that you found on the internet, right-clicked, and chose "Set as desktop background".
Assuming Windows XP, In that case the original file will be in a subdirectory
C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\
Application Data\
Mozilla\Firefox\Desktop Background.bmp
or in a similar directory for Internet Explorer if you were using that browser.
Browse down to those directories from Windows Explorer and look for the likely file ... or do a search for "Desktop Background.bmp" or .jpg and you might get lucky.
p.s. I'm running Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] ... Home Edition.
Good luck.
2006-09-11 20:47:43 · answer #2 · answered by Keith M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obviously you have not deleted the picture. You must find the source for that picture and delete it. Maybe replacing the wallpaper with another picture temporarily will get the undesireable picture to stop showing up.
2006-09-04 10:41:59 · answer #3 · answered by rscanner 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you set a wallpaper, a copy of that image is made in your windows folder (I assume you are using windows)... The exact folder would depend on which flavour of windows you are using(98, XP,..) check your system folders for images... you should find it lying there.
2006-09-04 10:41:40 · answer #4 · answered by pascal_nunes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋