Change Desktop Wallpaper using a Jpeg file

Question

I'm trying to write a simple program to change my desktop wallpaper. I'm using a downloaded jpeg file and I would like to convert it in code. The problem is the bitmap needs to be 24 bit to display. How do I do this? Thanks in advance.

public class ChangeWallpaper
{
    [DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
    static extern int SystemParametersInfo(int uAction, int uParam, string lpvParam, int fuWinIni);

    public static void Main()
    {
        Bitmap wallbm = new Bitmap("pic.jpg");
        wallbm.Save("pic.bmp");
        SystemParametersInfo(20, 0, "pic.bmp", 0x01 | 0x02);
    }
}

Answer 1

Use the Bitmap.Clone() method and specify the desired pixel format.

Answer 2

I couldn't get Clone to work for some reason. I was able to get it to work by trial and error by using the following code:

public class ChangeWallpaper
{
    [DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
    static extern int SystemParametersInfo(int uAction, int uParam, string lpvParam, int fuWinIni);

    public static void Main()
    {
        Bitmap bm = new Bitmap(Image.FromFile("pic.jpg"));
        bm.Save("pic.bmp", ImageFormat.Bmp);
        SystemParametersInfo(20, 0, "pic.bmp", 0x01 | 0x02);
    }
}