Dup listing in Theme Manager for wallpapers

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Hiya!

This is a strange behavior and I've seen it for sometime now. I'll put one copy of a wallpaper in my theme managers wallpaper folder and when I go to that section in theme manager it shows up twice and if memory serves me right three times.

I did look in my windows folder and even did a search to see if it shows any place else and it doesn't. Is there a reason why? Something I need to turn on of off in the preferences? Interesting to know!

Thx for ur assisstance!

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Here's my proof ..

The theme manager program you can see there are multiple entires for this wall.



Where the wallpaper is. For some strange reason a .bmp copy gets made. Not sure it the manager is doing this or windows.

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Very odd.
Can you search for that wall's file name and see if it turns up elsewhere in the file system?
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Zubaz ..

I just dump the walls in my Theme Managers wall folder. No place else! :(
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I just dump the walls in my Theme Managers wall folder. No place else!
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But windows may move them.
Also, vista or XP.  Not sure TM2007 is vista certified.
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
TM and My colors puts mine in C/Windows/Web.(Same directory as Windows wallpaper, and I've never seen it "clone" copies like that. Strange. Vista 32bit
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
TM and My colors puts mine in C/Windows/Web.(Same directory as Windows wallpaper, and I've never seen it "clone" copies like that. Strange. Vista 32bit
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That's what I'm thinking . .Windows or some other app drops the walls in windows\web and then Biggz here puts them in OD\thememanger\walls . . and we see dups.
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Becuase all I do is unzip it to C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Object Desktop\ThemeManager\Wallpapers

I wonder something! Lets say you see a wall you like and you right click on it in the browser and say "set to background." Would that make it a .bmp file? Curious!
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Ahh, when the WB from the theme with an assigned wp appears in WB Config, it will load the wp into "web" I think. Go to WB config,wallpapers,go all the way to the right. You'll see the ones WB inserted. If TM and WB is installing it in two seperate folders,you'll get dups. I did have that happen once or twice while rebuilding my skins list. Forgetful in my old age. ;p  [Edit] Only some are assigned,to be put w/the Windowblind. No idea how that works.
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
In theory, you could have Diamond and Quest WP in TM , WB, MyColors and in c/windows web all at the same time. I just deleted the extras.... And the Quest MC theme to,accidentally....D'oh! X-(