Microsoft KB Archive/297186

= Previous Background Image May Appear Briefly When You Start Your Computer =

Article ID: 297186

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

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This article was previously published under Q297186



SYMPTOMS
When you start your computer, or when you log on or off, you may see a previously-selected desktop background flash on your desktop before your chosen desktop background appears.

Note: The same issue may occur on a Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition-based computer if you have enabled Active Desktop.



CAUSE
This issue may occur after you have chosen use an image from an Internet page for the Set as Wallpaper option, which saves the image as the Internet Explorer Wallpaper.bmp file.



RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, reset your desktop background to None, and then reset your desktop background to the one that you desire:
 * 1) Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Display.
 * 2) On the Background tab, click None, and then click Apply.
 * 3) Repeat step 2, click the desktop background that you want, and then click OK.

Additional query words: wallpaper

Keywords: kbprb kbui KB297186

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