Solved user icons/ desktop backgrounds

hey - i am an average user. i have vista home premium, and want to find my 1) user icon pictures, and 2) my desktop background pictures. in XP they were under documents & settings. I can't find them in vista.

i realize that this is ridiculous, but i like my pictures to come up as if they were part of the original os. once i find out where they go, i will crop etc., then place my pictures in the correct folder.

any help you have would be greatly appreciated. thanks - paul.

Hello Metalcrafters, and welcome to Vista Forums.

This tutorial below can help show you where the default user pictures are located and how to change it to a custom one.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/120547-user-account-display-picture.html


The default wallpapers are located in the C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper folder.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/91134-desktop-background-wallpaper.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Thanks, solved. That was the simplest and quickest reply I have ever received.

You're most welcome. I'm happy that I was able to help.

You can also add any photo or image that you wish, to your Pictures folder, and then select that photo/image to be your new wallpaper - It can be your screen saver or your Desktop background (or both). Just right click on your Desktop, select Personalize, then select either Screen Saver or Desktop Background, and follow the simple on-screen directions. Voila!