How to Rotate Backdrops in Windows XP
If you take a digital photo with the camera held vertically, the photo remains vertical when you transfer it to your computer -- even if you set it as your desktop backdrop or wallpaper. The Display Properties menu in Windows XP gives you the ability to determine whether a desktop wallpaper image is stretched, centered or tiled but does not have an option for rotating an image. However, you can rotate an image without installing additional software using the context menu in Windows Explorer.
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Instructions
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Click the "Start" button, and click "My Computer."
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Double-click the "C:" hard drive icon, then double-click the "Windows," "Web" and "Wallpaper" folders. This is the default location where Windows XP stores wallpaper files; if the wallpaper file that you want to rotate is in a different folder, open that folder instead.
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Right-click an open area of the folder, then click "View" and "Thumbnails." This changes the display mode to show thumbnail images of all wallpaper files in the folder.
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Right-click the wallpaper file that you want to rotate, then click "Copy." Right-click an open area of the folder, and click "Paste." This creates a copy of the wallpaper file with the name "Copy of (file)," allowing you to rotate the copy without losing the original file.
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Right-click the copy of the wallpaper file, and click "Rotate Clockwise" or "Rotate Counter Clockwise." Repeat this step to rotate the image 180 degrees.
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Right-click the rotated image, and click "Set as Desktop Background" to make it your new wallpaper image.
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