[ProFingerSk8er]

iv just started using "My Pictures" folder under My Documents becuase i used to share computers with my sister, now i have my own comp i have found my doucment folder is very useful.

however i do not want my pictures under My Pictures to show up in the background sellection under display properties

this is where all my pictures show up:

anyway to disable this freature?

thanks

[edit] picture's now fixed

 

[john_jcb]

Your screen shot does not work. From your description I am not real clear what you want to do. The picture would help.

One not so elegant way if I understand you correctly is to make a new folder "Pictures" and put your personal stuff there. Leaving "My Pictures" virtually empty.

 

[ProFingerSk8er]

sorry...picture's now fixed..

i thought about leaving the folder empty, i just wanted to know if there's a way to fix this, since there are shortcuts to my document everywhere..

o welll.. stupid mircosoft

thanks for the reply

 

[jefemeister]

I understand what you're asking. you don't want to see all your "my pictures" files in the drop down list used to select your wallpaper. Mine (XP) doesn't do it, but I think I've seen this maybe in 2000?

 

[ProFingerSk8er]

yours doesnt?
hum...that's weird.... all my friends' machines all do the same

damn i just wanna get rid of it..it's soo annonying

 

[fiddler]

Heh, an example of Microsoft stupidly making stupid decisions for us..

In OS X you can choose which folder is the "wallpaper" folder. Wow, how ingenious.

Have you tried making sub-folders within "My Pictures"?
edit: and move the pictures into the sub-folders... of course.

 

[Lisa]

Mine doesn't do it either. I've got XP pro though...
And I set it on that it looks like it's win 98. But I can't remember how I did that.

 

[ProFingerSk8er]

fiddler, ya i have already done that...no luck

Lisa, Display Properties > Appearance > Windows and buttons

im running XP Central Media Edition on this comp, XP Pro on my old comp...they all do the same

 

[D-EJ915]

I have XP Home and the pictures I put in the "WINDOWS" folder show up there, not the ones in "My Pictures".