Windows XP Desktop-Where's it stored?

[ZeratulsAvenger]

Ok, well I have an image as my desktop/background... I deleted the original file though and want to get it back... Now I would assume that since it's as my background it must be stored somewhere in some form that I could copy and save for later. Am I wrong? I don't want to do the Print Screen and paste into paint and crop route unless I have to... I would much prefer an image file of just the background, none of my icons or hidden taskbar... Any ideas?

[Cricket]

Where did you save the original image from? Internet Explorer?

Some background image files are saved in the c:\Windows directory. Some (the ones from IE) are save in the c:\ Documents and Settings \your login \Application Data \Microsoft \Internet Explorer.

If you saved it from some other program (like a image editor), look for the program name in the Application Data directory folder.

Cricket

[ZeratulsAvenger]

Awesome Cricket! Sure enough, hidden in "C:\Documents and Settings\Chris\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft" I found it... Turns out it was a .bmp, and I had searched my computer for *.jpg.... Hmm... Guess next time I will be sure to search for more file formats then the one I had assumed I saved it as.

Thanks again