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VB .Net -- Changing the desktop background image

Tyring to change the desktop image from a VB app.

I'd like to grab an image (.JPG) from the web (specific image) and make that image the windows desktop image.  Ideally the program would run in the background and update the image based on a timer.

I found code for W95 but it doesn't seem to work with 2000/XP.

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Thanks Venyon-

Doesn't appear the compiler likes the "MarshalAs" command...I get a "type undefined" error.

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UPDATE

Removing the MarshalAs command seemed to correct that problem as I am able to select image files that are in the windows dir as my desktop wallpaper.

So, the question now is how to get the image from the net (I have the URL to the image) into the windows dir so the setdesktop command can change the image file.
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