save resources by using bitmaps for wallpaper.

[anandk]

most of us love to put wallpapers on our desktops. however, they are actually resources hoggers, esp if they are in jpg or tif formats !

bmp formats instead require very little resources !

for pc's with lower specifications, its best to set your computer to accept
only bmp (bitmap) formats. files that can be auto-converted to bmp formats (like jpg, gif, png) can also get set as wallpapers. simply right-click>set as wallpaper.

heres how u can do it :
go to start>run>gpedit.msc>ok
select User Config>Admin Templates>Desktop
Click on Active Desktop inside it>Allow only bitmapped wallpaper>Enable>ok.

now your desktop will accept only bmp pictures or auto-convert where posbl, and display them. u will have saved some resources !

[goobimama]

Nice one. Thanks!

[rajkumar_personal]

Originally Posted by anandk

most of us love to put wallpapers on our desktops. however, they are actually resources hoggers, esp if they are in jpg or tif formats !

bmp formats instead require very little resources !

for pc's with lower specifications, its best to set your computer to accept
only bmp (bitmap) formats. files that can be auto-converted to bmp formats (like jpg, gif, png) can also get set as wallpapers. simply right-click>set as wallpaper.

heres how u can do it :
go to start>run>gpedit.msc>ok
select User Config>Admin Templates>Desktop
Click on Active Desktop inside it>Allow only bitmapped wallpaper>Enable>ok.

now your desktop will accept only bmp pictures or auto-convert where posbl, and display them. u will have saved some resources !

HMMMMM...
Read about this somewhere.
But don't know why JPEG hogs resources and Bitmaps don't

[anandk]

actually, you know, i did not not 'discover' this piece of info in my bathtub, like Eureka ! just read it somewhere on the net/print (even i dont know where !) and felt like sharing it; with those who didnt know about it ! so sure, others must have also read about it somewhere, sometime...

[bluediamond]

but when we compare sizes, doesnt bmp files have more sizes than jpg?
then how bmp saves resources

[Biplav]

actually anandk how does it do so can u tell?
i mean bitmap takes far more space when saved and jpeg wont be even 1/3 of it.
so why is it so?

[NikhilVerma]

jpg's require active desktop to be enabled..

bmp's don't so they take less space...

[Biplav]

how do i convert to bpm and how do i turn off active desk?