Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R- Now I can't find the map jpg!

[tbird 2]

When I find a map I like (i.e. Griswold, CT 2x2, JayStimson), I click "download", right click on the greyscale image, and save said image to "My Pictures" folder. I open Sim City, go to one of the blank, pre-created regions I've made previously, open said region (with appropriate bitmap size already installed- 2x2 large cities), do the "alt-shift-ctrl-r" deal... but now I cannot find the saved greyscale image! Every other image I have saved in the folder is available to select, except the Griswold, CT 2x2 that I know I saved not two minutes earlier. This has only been a problem since I've tried using maps from the new site- SimTrop4.0 I had no probs- the whole process worked beautifully! WTH? Am I doin' something different / should I do something different? (And, no, placing it in the region folder doesn't help- still doesn't show up!) Help!!!!!

[Constantina 5]

Good question. Your full path for your your user account's documents is C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\My Documents, if you use Windows XP or Windows 2000. The path for Windows 98 profiles are normally C:\Windows\Profiles\User Name\My Documents.

[iquere 2]

Yeah, I've also had that problem. I've got a tip: place the map files somewhere else. I keep all of mine map files in C:\sc4\maps (I made the folder myself). Simple.

[Constantina 5]

I found it easier to set the file target of My documents to an external drive, which I have. I store my terrains in H:\SimCity 4\Terrains, becasue the target of My Documents in my scenario is the root of the external drive.

[tbird 2]

iquere: Nope, didn't work- I've tried putting it in every possible folder I could think of! Nothin'!

[Tolomar 5]

the jpeg can be saved in any file...depending on the file you chose to put it in...make a new one is what I ussually do...

could there be more than 1 user on your sysyem and you just not able to get to the file folders where the jpeg is saved...do you have admin powers on your PC ?

[tbird 2]

Wait! I figured out how to get it to work!!! Woo-hooooooooooo! After I dl'd the greyscale to "My Pics" folder, I opened it with Windows Pic and Fax Viewer, then saved the opened image to my Paint Shop Pro program. I then opened PSP, edited the image to true greyscale and "ta-da"!!! Thank you both for the suggestions, though!