1024 x 768 Wallpaper Causes UAE in Windows (77917)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 3.0
This article was previously published under Q77917

SUMMARY

You may get an Unrecoverable Application Error (UAE) if you use a 1024 x 768 bitmap as wallpaper in Windows 3.0 or 3.0a. This problem can usually be eliminated by converting the picture to a 1024 x 767 resolution.

This problem does not occur in later versions of Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

Windows 3.0 and 3.0a

To convert the image to 1024 x 767 using Windows 3.0 Paintbrush, do the following:
  1. Open Paintbrush.
  2. Open a 1024 x 768 bitmap.
  3. From the View menu, choose View Picture.
  4. Press the PRINT SCREEN key on the keyboard to copy the image to the Clipboard.
  5. From the Options menu, choose Image Attributes and change Units to pels, change Height to 767 pels, and choose the OK button.
  6. From the File menu, choose New, and maximize Paintbrush.
  7. From the View menu, choose Zoom Out.
  8. From the Edit menu, choose Paste. (This step may need to be done twice.)
  9. From the View menu, choose Zoom In.
  10. Save the file and it can be used as wallpaper.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/19/2005
Keywords:KB77917
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