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Where does Windows store its wallpapers?

Fresh3 days ago
Mar 15, 202634712 views
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I run Windows XP and the wallpaper I used to have got lost. I have backups of the system itself, so if I knew where to look, I could find a copy of the old wallpaper. I have some idea of the original filename (searching now), and I recall it saves it as a bitmap, but an exact location would be help…

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%SYSTEMROOT%\system32

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It should be here, at least if it is a stock wallpaper: C:\WINDOWS\Web\Wallpaper If it is custom, it is here: C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Internet Explorer Wallpaper.bmp With FF 4, it saves it to: …

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