Correction - I can't change the desktop background in laptop mode either -
it's scaled to stretch in the horizontal aspect...

"Greg_R" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have a Dell Latitude XT tablet running WinXP Tablet PC edition.
> I've just recently installed IE8 and also updated Windows Live Essentials.
> Upon completion of the new installs, I've found that my desktop wallpaper
> images won't centre properly on the screen when I'm in tablet mode
> (800x1280). In addition, commands to stretch, centre, or tile the image does
> nothing in tablet mode. The image (and all modifying commands) works fine
> when I'm in laptop mode (1280x800).
>
> Can anyone help me? It's not a functional problem, but my desktop looks
> terrible now in tablet mode, and I use my computer is tablet mode 90% of the
> time.
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> -Greg