Where does Windows XP store desktop backgrounds?

XP has a really nice feature where you can right-click on an image and say "Set as Desktop Background".





But what about when you want to get at that image again. It might have been an image from the net, or one from your computer that you have since deleted (or cant remember where you put it).





Windows obviously still has a copy - but where does it keep it?|||If you use "set as desktop background" from Internet Explorer - image is saved at:





C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer





For your local files it is located at original location. You can find that by following the sequence:


Right click on desktop =%26gt; Click on properties =%26gt; Go to Desktop tab =%26gt; Click on "Browse..." button. You will find the original location where your current image is located.|||When I want change XP backgrounds, I click on desktop near the toolbar and when popup comes hit properties and search or browse backgrounds, I also use Picaso and have pictures stored there that come up for desktop backgrounds...rather than use screens, background from internet and you don't know where they come from...I am always afraid of spyware embedded in those.|||C:\WINDOWS\Web\Wallpaper is the default, but you may find it other places, too. Like:


C:\WINDOWS\Media and My Pictures|||U can try right click on the screen and look in your wallpaper.


or if U can scroll down and hit browes.


Also try click start then search and type in the name


of the pic that U down loaded. If U don't rember the name


type in Wlall Paper. May be check your screen saver.


It could have been sent there.


Good luck|||right-cl on the Desktop


cl Properties


cl Desktop tab


It should be in the list of backgrounds - cl the down-arrow.