l'd done all of that prior to updating IE8. Thanks anyways.

I've tracked the problem to a change made to the active desktop since I
installed IE8. I've disabled the active desktop in the registry, and it's the
wallpaper scaling/centering is back to normal.

"Beverly Howard" wrote:

> >> I use my computer is tablet mode 90% of the time. <<
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> Think your best bet will be to create a desktop that matches your tablet
> aspect ratio... i.e. an image in portrait orientation sized to match the
> table screen.
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> That will size correctly in tablet orientation (portrait) then the
> handling setting will determine how it displays in the landscape
> orientation...
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> ....suggest using tile or center if it's unacceptable when stretched...
> might also look for an acceptable image that looks ok when distorted.
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> Beverly Howard
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