Active Desktop-save Memory

[lowik]

Use active desktop to save memory used by wallpapers

When you choose a wallpaper using the standard method (selecting a background on the desktop tab, in the properties window),
Windows converts this image to a huge .bmp file (even if you selected a .jpg).
Then instead of having a nice 220K wallpaper, you get a 3,15MB wallpaper. To get rid of this,
try using active desktop's web capabilities, like this:

1. Right click on your desktop and select "properties", then select the "desktop" tab.
2. Click on "Customize Desktop".
3. Select the "Web" tab and click on "New..."
4. Browse for your favorite image and click OK when you are done.
5. Make sure "Lock desktop items" is uncheck.
6. Click OK, and OK again.
7. Now your image is like another window. Drag it to where you want and then right clik over it.
8. Select "arrange icons by" and the check "Lock Web Items on Desktop".
9. That's it. Now you have a "low memory usage wallpaper".

With this you can make interesting things, like using various small wallpapers,
or even animated ones!! (you can select an animated .gif too!&#33. Simply select various images,
and when you click OK, drag all them to its right location, and lock the content again.

PS: If you want to check the huge wallpaper windows makes, select a wallpaper the standard way,
then browse to "C:\Documents and Settings\USER PROFILE\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft" (where USER PROFILE,
is the profile you're using, i.e. Administrator). There should be a file called Wallpaper.bmp,
open it and you'll see your cureent wallpaper.

[iHadYourMomLastNight]

dam.......you da man!!!
does this worx on ME?millenium

[Rocko]

Is not correct while the active desktop allows to set jpg, gif, ... and other formats it have to run a internet explorer window to do that, it need more memory than the BMP file.

If you have two files on a JPG and a BMP of the same pic the JPG will need less disk space but they need the same amount of memory to be displayed.

Also is very recommended to disable the Active desktop to speed up your machine.

Rocko