Wallpaper

Today, more commonly referred to as the desktop background in Windows, a wallpaper is a graphic image that appears as a backdrop of the GUI Desktop. In the below picture, is an example of a Microsoft Windows 95 Desktop, the wallpaper is a picture of white clouds over a blue sky, which is the default wallpaper included with Microsoft Windows 95.

 

Internet Explorer Users Tip

Users using Microsoft Internet Explorer also have the ability of setting any image they view on the Internet as their wallpaper. To do this, right-click on the image you wish to set as your wallpaper and select Set as Background.

Additional Information:

When setting an Internet Picture as your background, it will save the image to your hard drive. Below is an example of where this file may be saved.

C:\Documents and settings\<user name>\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer
File name = "Internet Explorer Wallpaper.bmp"

Note: The "Application Data" folder is a hidden folder. If you do not see this folder, you must enable hidden files.

Other Internet browser users tip

Additionally many other Internet browsers, such as Mozilla Firefox, also include the ability to set images on the Internet as the wallpaper using similar steps to those mentioned above. Right-click on a web browser image and choose the option: Set As Desktop Background.

Also see: Background, GUI, Desktop, Operating System definitions, Windows Theme