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  1. May 7th, 2002, 09:55 PM #1
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    background image

    does anyone know how to change the background image using vb.net
    lets say the image is a jpg in the same directory as my program
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  2. May 7th, 2002, 10:53 PM #2
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    Try This.

    Me.BackgroundImage = Image.FromFile(Application.StartupPath + "\MyPicture.bmp")
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  3. May 8th, 2002, 01:12 PM #3
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    Sorry, i ment the windows desktop image
    anyone?
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  4. May 8th, 2002, 09:12 PM #4
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    I'm not sure how to get a reference to the desktop, but You could try to change it in the registry.

    Does anyone know how to get a reference to the desktop in .NET without an API?
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  6. May 31st, 2002, 03:44 PM #5
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    Console.WriteLine(System.Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.DesktopDirectory))
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