> While I don't know if there are any default settings that can be changed,
> there may be a workaround for your issue.
>
> Try this to see if it works for you.
>
> Open a blank screen in Paint and save it as a .jpg in the location you want
> as your default with the name "default.jpg".
>
> Now, right click and drag the Paint program from the Start, Programs,
> Accessories location onto the desktop and select copy here. Right click on
> the Paint icon and then left click Properties. You should see a line like
> this "%%SystemRoot%%\system32\mspaint.exe" (of course without the quotes.)
> Without deleting the information on the line, click behind the .exe and
> press the space bar one time. Type the full path and filename for the
> default.jpg file you saved (if there is any spaces in the path you need to
> enclose anything you type in quotes. The final line should look something
> like this
>
> %%SystemRoot%%\system32\mspaint.exe "C:\this is the path here\default.jpg"
> Once you have that click OK.
>
> When you double click on the new desktop icon, the file will open and the
> Save As default location will be where the file is located. Of course if
> you right click on the default.jpg file and then click properties and make
> it read only, you won't inadvertently change the file and a Save As will
> then pop up for any attempt to Save.
>
> Hope this helps, let us know..
>
>
> "Dallas Matt"
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