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I have been baffled and frustrated by this problem for two days now.

I am running OS 8.6 on a Power Mac.  Periodically I change desktop pictures,
usually without a hitch.

However, yesterday I tried to change from a picture that was a "gif" to one
that is  "jpeg".  I discovered that the "Appearance" control panel is acting
totally bizarre.

When I open "Appearance" and then go to "desktop" and  click on "Place
Picture..." then a "choose a file" dialog box opens showing all the possible
choices.   If I choose a picture that is a gif  I can use it.

For all other possibilities (jpegs and picts) it doesn't show me any
"previews" and when I "choose" a picture a PINK box (instead of the picture)
appears covering over the desktop pattern.  Then when I "set desktop"
nothing at all happens.

I have already tried:
       -reinstalling OS 8.6
       -rebuilding the desktop and zapping the PRAM
       -updating Quicktime

I don't know what else to even try!!  Have any of you ever had (and solved)
this problem?

I will be happy to post a "hit" if anyone can solve my problem.....

Thanks,
Sheryl
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sheryl Lee, LMS
Waterloo School
Waterloo, NE
booklvr77@cox.net
slee@waterloo-ne.org

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