Show us your desktop!

[tony]

i am doing well just to turn the computor on:laugh:

[Simon]

Thought I'd show you mine if you like...

[Simon]

Exciting, no?

[Beaker]

Simon,

Is that little Square icon with colours on it in your desktop tray the active desktop program that lets you have the functionality of four different desktops like linux?

[Simon]

No, nothing as exotic. In fact its my anitvirus program's notification that it is enabled. I use Grisoft AVG, it's free and very good.

[tony]

still trying to figure how to do it ,tryed pressing printscrn/sysrq and got nowhere ho well

[Beaker]

Press print screen. This will then store an image off your desktop on an invisible clipboard.

To access this you need to open up a graphics program such as paint, paint shop pro or coral draw.

You then need to go to edit, then paste and your desktop should then appear as a new image

Hope that helps

Skatie

[Guest]

Simon-agreed with AVG.. Most useful.

Skatiechik-You *can* get "virtual desktops" under XP, but you need a 3rd party program (I think)..OR..a nice graphics driver.

I get the option of virtual desktops on my Nvidia..never used it though!

Maria-I'm jealous.. Never seen a 2CV race! Seen a reliant robin race, and a caravan race...but never a 2CV one..:laugh:

[Maria]

Ooh, you gotta come and see 2CVs race - they're fantastic

[e692wtt]

How's about this at work, then? The damn computer defaults to this regardless of what was the background the day before... oh, and it will 'tile' or 'centre' but not stretch (even my peat-fired babbage number generator at home will let the background 'stretch'!!!)

And it's not patterned either (though it appears so below).

The other other Rich.

[Guest]

I think you have the same printer as me! Or at least the same icon for it!

Rich

[e692wtt]

Printers, aha ha ha, yes... I've inherited my works computer etc off a disabled lady who retired, but as she was disabled she had her own Deskjet colour printer... I used this whenever possible, being a lazy git, but a rather unpleasant chap from ICT (Information and Computer Technology dept, formerly known as ISD, Information Services Desk - anyone else in Local Government recognise this nonsense???) reset my default printer to the office Laserjet 5.5M 'because it is more economical'... Any similarity between this icon and anyone else's are totally accidental, as all good films say...

So, just like any 'background' I want, I also need to reset my personal default printer each time I log on as well. The fact that the Deskjet cannot print 'straight' letters but they all come out at an angle of up to 10 degrees, is a cause of much merriment in the office - we don't get many laughs!

Anyway, here's my Screen on my home computer (my late missus and my stepdaughter a couple of years ago), which will allow me to 'stretch' the background should I want, unlike that at work. I also regularly visit [URL=http://wrecked exotics.com] for inspiration should I feel like a change... I've even had an Allegro on my Screen once.

The other other Rich.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[D87SMW]

Just another update on my desktop - thanks to RDGelder.

[Austin-Rover]

Ah yes, F170 in its full shiney glory!

[D87SMW]

I am still amazed myself! £50...