How to change the background image in Windows XP By Drew Mathers | July 2, 2015 1 1. Click: Start 2 2. Click: Control Panel 3a 3a. Click: Appearance and Themes (if Control Panel is set to Category View) 3b 3b. Click: Display (if Control Panel is set to Category View) 3c 3c. Double-click: Display (if Control Panel is set to Classic View) 4 4. Click: Desktop 5 5. Click: Browse 6 6. Locate the desired picture. (Click to continue) 7 7. Select the desired picture. 8 8. Click: Open 9 9. Click: OK 10 Posted in Beginner