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From: steve@cad0.arch.unsw.oz.au (Stephen Peter)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Com'on:  Everyone Gets Random Wallpaper!
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Date: 2 Mar 91 07:25:52 GMT
References: <1991Mar1.031115.9905@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu>
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In article <1991Mar1.031115.9905@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu> regoli@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (Michael Regoli) writes:
>OK.  So I thought it was just my imagination.  When I first started
>with Windows3 back in June, random presentations of wallpaper was
>occuring each time I launched the program.  I figured, well, it's some
>quirky bug with Zenith's BIOS and Windows.  (Naaah. Never.  :) Delete
>all my .BMPs and all is well.  (Who cares to give 1Mb per three pictures
>anyway?) 
>
>Now, nine months later, I'm seeing postings regarding random display
>of wallpaper (.BMP) files.  People are coming out of the wallpapered
>closet!  A colleague with a BIG BLUE machine (model 70) is also
>experiencing this, so now I =KNOW= there's a problem!  ;)
>
>Come on, folks!  Let's admit Windows has a little problem here.  Don't
>be shy...

Sorry, I used to get random wallpaper, but I was using a shareware program
paperboy(?) which randomly selects a bmp file for wallpaper :-)

Since I removed this program (from my win.ini), I get the wet-tshirt bmp file
every time ;-)

>michael regoli

Stephen.
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