Is there a way to discover the specific long file name of an image being displayed on the desktop? I use Win 7 Pro 32 bit and am just using the native Win 7 app for desktop slide shows. Thanks
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What file is on the Desktop?
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AskWoody MVPMay 25, 2011 at 3:49 pm #1280755The location of the images is WindowsWebWallpaper
If you navigate to that folder in Windows Explorer, when you click on a subfolder the image files will show as thumbnails with their names displayed underneath.
Always create a fresh drive image before making system changes/Windows updates; you may need to start over!We all have our own reasons for doing the things that we do with our systems; we don't need anyone's approval, and we don't all have to do the same things.We were all once "Average Users". -
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AskWoody LoungerMay 25, 2011 at 10:29 pm #1280792Some desktop wallpaper changes (such as SecondNature, http://www.secondnaturecd.com/) have an option to display the name of the file.
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