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From: tuck@iris.ucdavis.edu (Devon Tuck)
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Subject: Loading bitmaps/ where is GIF2BMP.EXE
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Date: 27 Nov 90 20:10:26 GMT
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I need to know two things:

First, how do I load a bitmap onto the "root" window of MS Windows?

Second, Does anyone know where I can find GIF2BMP.EXE, the program mentioned
in this month's Byte which converts gif files to Microsoft's bmp format?


Thanks in advance,
	Devon Tuck (tuck@iris.eecs.ucdavis.edu)