HOWTO: Change the Desktop Wallpaper
Document ID: IR04010The information in this article applies to:
- AutoPlay Media Studio 4.0
SUMMARY
This article explains how to change the desktop wallpaper.
DISCUSSION
Changing the desktop wallpaper on a user's computer is very easy; basically the "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WallPaper" registry value must be edited. The "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WallPaper" registry value contains the full path to the image file that will be used as the desktop wallpaper.
The following file types are supported as wallpapers: *.bmp, *.gif, *.jpg, *.dib, and *.htm.
So in order to change the end use's desktop wallpaper simply use a Registry.SetValue action to set the value of "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WallPaper" to be the full path to your desktop file.
Example:
For example, here is a Registry.SetValue action that will set the desktop wallpaper to "C:\MyProgram\MyGraphics\Me.bmp":
Main key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Sub key: Control Panel\Desktop
Value name: WallPaper
Value type: REG_SZ
Value data: C:\MyProgram\MyGraphics\Me.bmp
Note: The changes will not take effect until the system is rebooted.
You can set the desktop wallpaper to use three different styles: Center, Tile, and Stretch. In order to apply those settings you will have to modify the value of the following two registry keys:- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WallpaperStyle
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\TileWallpaper
In order to apply the styles use the following guide:
Center
- WallpaperStyle = 0
- TileWallpaper = 0
Tile
- WallpaperStyle = 0
- TileWallpaper = 1
Stretch
- WallpaperStyle = 2
- TileWallpaper = 0
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KEYWORDS: Wallpaper, Background, Desktop, AutoPlay Media Studio 4.0, Registry.SetValue
Last reviewed: October 2, 2002
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