SUMMARY
When you use Internet Explorer to save an image as your desktop wallpaper,
the image may not look the same on your desktop as it does in Internet
Explorer. This behavior may occur for one or both of the following
reasons:
- The image must be converted from its existing file format to bitmap
(.bmp) format.
- Windows does not use dithering when it displays the desktop
wallpaper.
MORE INFORMATION
When you save a graphics file other than a bitmap file as your desktop
wallpaper, the image must be converted from its existing file format to
bitmap format before it can be displayed on your desktop. When the file is
converted from one graphics file format to another, the appearance of the
image may be altered.
In addition, Internet Explorer uses a technique called "dithering" when it
displays images. Dithering enables Internet Explorer to display a larger
number of colors than your display type normally allows. A dithered color
is a combination of available colors that gives the appearance of a
new color. Windows does not use dithering when it displays the desktop
wallpaper. Therefore, when you save an image as your desktop wallpaper
using Internet Explorer, it may not look the same as it does in Internet
Explorer.
You can save an image as your desktop wallpaper by right-clicking the
image in Internet Explorer, and then clicking
Set As Wallpaper.
When you save an image as your desktop wallpaper using Internet Explorer
in Windows 95, it is saved as Windows\Internet Explorer Wallpaper.bmp.
When you save an image as your desktop wallpaper using Internet Explorer
in Windows 3.x, it is saved as Windows\Iewall.bmp.