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Too many images in Desktop Background List

cardol · 2010-10-11 01:43:46

I change my desktop background every month and today while changing it again, I noticed that every file I'd scanned, looked at, or clicked on in the last month has now become part of the list of background images I can choose from. There are close to 1,000 there. Is there a way to get rid of them and just go back to the…

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11-10-2010 2:43am

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cardol

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I change my desktop background every month and today while changing it again, I noticed that every file I'd scanned, looked at, or clicked on in the last month has now become part of the list of background images I can choose from. There are close to 1,000 there. Is there a way to get rid of them and just go back to the basic list WinXP give?

I've tried everything on this site and it didn't help - http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-a-Background-from-the-Desktop-Background-List

The bit at the end of Tips about BMP or JPEG is mine. :rolleyes: My files are all JPEG!

Would really appreciate any help please

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