Article ID: 230772
Article Last Modified on 1/24/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 2
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 2
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 2
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
This article was previously published under Q230772
SYMPTOMS
When you click Customize This Folder on the View menu in Windows Explorer and then click "Choose a background picture," the picture may not be displayed when you view the folder's contents.
CAUSE
This problem can occur if the folder is being displayed using the "Classic style" option, which is a feature of the Windows Desktop Update component.
RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, enable the "Web style" option for folders in Windows Explorer:
- On the View menu in Windows Explorer, click Folder Options.
- Click Web style.
- Click OK.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
If the Windows Desktop Update component is not installed, the "Folder Options" on the View menu is not displayed.
For information about customizing folders, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
182000 How to Customize a Folder for Web View
Keywords: kbui kbprb KB230772
