The text instructions were fine. I copy/pasted the instructions to a *.doc to usb to another comp XP 64 no inet conn. Worked like a charm!
The issue was with a diff comp with XP 64 without inet conn. Thats why it took a day, , , ,
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"Run Regedit.
Navigate to the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
Under Policies we will need a key named System. If there is no key named System, simply right click on the Policies key and select New, Key and then name it System
Now click on the System key, then on the right hand side right click and select New, String Value then name the string WallpaperStyle
Double Click on WallpaperStyle, and if you want your default to be Stretch, give it a value of 2, if you want your default to be Center, give it a value of 1
Now close the registry editor and test it out on a image (right click on some image and select Set as Desktop Background."