# How to use an .swf file for your desktop background?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-use-an-swf-file-for-your-desktop-background/81500>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 2, 2005, 11:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-use-an-swf-file-for-your-desktop-background/81500 "2005-03-02T23:04:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![ryanboost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac91a4/32.png) [@ryanboost](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ryanboost)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2005, 11:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-use-an-swf-file-for-your-desktop-background/81500/1 "2005-03-02T23:04:59Z")

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I have a small xml photo gallery and would like to use it for my desktop background. How might I go at doing that?

Thanks