Sorry, talking about Inkscape 0.42.2 and Windows Xp

I'm using 0.42, also on Windows XP. (gosh, that Help-About takes ages to load)

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2. Edit -> Object(s) to Pattern (Alt-I)

I need to select the object, the picture or both ?

Just the picture.

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3. Delete the picture

I tried many times, but it's not possible, it deletes both :-)

You should just have the picture selected. Inkscape has created a pattern using the picture, so you can just delete it. I don't understand why you can't delete the picture that you inserted in step 1.

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4. Select the object, and assign the new Pattern as the fill.

Where is this command ?

Object => Fill and Stroke (Shift+Ctrl+F)

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