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truedelphi

(32,324 posts)
Thu Mar 15, 2012, 09:48 PM Mar 2012

Is there any quick way to view past Wallpaper files?

I use a Windows XP machine.

Often I get tired of whatever I am using as Wallpaper, and blithely go and find some other beautiful thing to use as background.

Then after a month or two, I msis the old one.

I know most of these files are either Jpg or bmp, but often what I use doesn't have a name.

In real life (or digital life, anyway) it might be "Grand Canyon at sunset." Except its given computer "name" is something like "DSC43567juythg31.bmp"

So there wouldn't be any way to use the search feature to find my former wallpaper stuff. I simply have too many bmps and jpegs and it would take hours to find the "Grand Canyon at sunset."

Any ideas appreciated.

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Is there any quick way to view past Wallpaper files? (Original Post) truedelphi Mar 2012 OP
Try looking in pokerfan Mar 2012 #1
Will Do. truedelphi Mar 2012 #3
None that I know of... Dead_Parrot Mar 2012 #2

pokerfan

(27,677 posts)
1. Try looking in
Thu Mar 15, 2012, 11:16 PM
Mar 2012

C:\Documents and Settings\YourName\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\
C:\Documents and Settings\YourName\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\

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