How to Change Your Desktop Wallpaper in Windows XP

This will show you the shortest way to Change Your Desktop Wallpaper in Windows XP.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Move your mouse to any space on your Windows Desktop. (Try to choose an empty space. This will deminish the chances of accidentally launching a Desktop program.) Once you have done this, click the Right button on your mouse.

2. At this point, a small dropdown menu will appear. Again, using your mouse, highlight and use the left mouse button to click the Properties selection.

3. Click on the Desktop tab and do one or more of the following:
   
   a. Click a picture in the Background list.
   
   b. Click Browse to search for a background picture in other folders or on other drives. Note: You can use files with the following extensions: .bmp, .gif, .jpg, .dib, .png, .htm.

4. At the Position dropdown, click Center, Tile, or Stretch

5. If you like, select a color from Desktop color. The color fills the space not used by a picture.

6. Click the OK button.
   
   You're Done!

[ByDezin]

on 1/29/2009 Good instructions, nice first article. 5* :)