Changing Desktop Background

[tenrec]

I copied a map onto my PC and somehow it automatically became my background desktop. I found another picture to use as my desktop and right clicked so I could make that my background. It appeared to have worked, but next time I switched on the new pic appeared for a matter of 5 - 10 seconds and then the map was back. I am using Windows XP. Please could you help me get rid of the map. It is too busy and I struggle to see the icons that are there. Many thanks in anticipation.

[HansUrbancka]

Strange that the screen keeps reverting to its original background.

I assume that you are proceeding according to the following. :-

http://www.ehow.com/how_2053330_change-background-windows-xp.html

Hans.

[tenrec]

Methyl and Hans. Thanks very much. I'm on my laptop right now, so will try later. Thanks for the other tip about saving memory too. I had forgotten about that.