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Name: bai11
Date: March 30, 2008 at 10:53:32 Pacific
Subject: wallpaper's always the border color
OS: Windows XP Home
CPU/Ram: idk and idk
Model/Manufacturer: Dell Inspiron B130
Comment:

I've had this problem, well really an annoyance, for a long time now. I had put a wallpaper, the dark side of the moon logo, i found on the internet as my wallpaper and it worked great for a while, then for reasons unknown it changed. as i begin to start my computer i see the DSOTM logo like i should, but then when it's done and the explorer bar and icons are up the entire background becomes the color of the border that i chose in control panel> display> desktop> and the drop down menu for Color. the DSOTM logo reappears like it should when shutting down as well. any help here?

thanks

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Response Number 1
Name: Night
Date: March 30, 2008 at 12:21:59 Pacific
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"the color of the border that i chose in control panel> display> desktop> and the drop down menu for Color"

Here's your problem. When you pick a colour from that drop down menu, it selects a colour for your whole background. Forget that and pick a background, If you wanted a colour for the background of your icon text, you need to go into the "Appearance" Tab then "Advanced" and pick a colour for the Item "Desktop".

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Response Number 2
Name: bai11
Date: March 30, 2008 at 17:38:15 Pacific
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I understand that and it makes sense but i cannot negate the effects of the color choice and i have a background picked, and in the preview of it it looks like it should, yet when applied the color keeps overriding the background

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Response Number 3
Name: bai11
Date: March 30, 2008 at 18:00:20 Pacific
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NEVERMIND, i just rebooted my laptop after doing what you said and it's exactly how i wanted it, thank you a TON!!!

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Response Number 4
Name: Night
Date: March 31, 2008 at 11:23:29 Pacific
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No problem, thanks for posting back!

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Response Number 5
Name: bai11
Date: March 31, 2008 at 14:23:10 Pacific
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Sometimes it still reverts back to the border color, im very confused, sometimes i can put the image back up on the desktop but it takes a lot of tinkering, im sorry about the false assumptions, i guess i counted my chickens before they hatched, any more details as to how to negate the border colors?

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