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Article ID: 171166 - Last Review: June 5, 2007 - Revision: 3.3

How to Restore the Default Internet Explorer Wallpaper

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NOTE: The information in this article applies to Internet Explorer 5 users only if the Windows Desktop Update component is installed. This component is installed with Windows 98 or can be installed with Internet Explorer 4. For information about adding or removing the Windows Desktop Update component, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
165695  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/165695/EN-US/ ) How to Add or Remove Windows Desktop Update
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SUMMARY

This article describes how to restore the default Internet Explorer desktop wallpaper.

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To restore the default Internet Explorer desktop wallpaper, follow these steps:
  1. Click Start, point to Settings, point to Control Panel, and then double-click Display.
  2. On the Background tab, click Browse.
  3. In the Files Of Type box, click Background Files.
  4. In Internet Explorer for Windows 95 or Windows NT, click the Wallpapr.htm file in the Windows\Web\Wallpaper folder, and then click Open.

    In Windows 98, click the Windows98.htm file in the Windows\Web\ Wallpaper folder, and then click Open.
  5. Click OK.
APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 128-Bit Edition
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
  • Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
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