Re: Background Issue

Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry

Scribner wrote:

Hello, Malke:

Well, I followed your instructions explicitly, and got an education in
malware/virus removal. There were quite a few pieces of "crap", which
was able to be recognized and taken care of by the software
installations you recommended.

The only problem that still remains is: The "Tulips" wallpaper is now
there permanently; it's not just a blue background; but, still other
selections of wallpaper cannot be highlighted and applied.

I just now booted into safe mode under user name, and Display
Properties/Desktop is not functional. Am now booting into safe mode
under Administrator.

Guess what? The desktop wallpaper is now able to be highlighted and
utilized. Whatever is affecting Display Properties under User Name in
Safe Mode is NOT affecting it under Administrator.

I know you've indicated taking the machine to a "Professional", but a
Clean-Install is not a problem for me; I just didn't want to go
through
that. Unless you have another idea, I'd druther do it.

Did you try Kelly's fixes yet? If not, here they are again:

If you can't enable desktop backgrounds after a virus, MVP Kelly Theriot
has a fix. Look under Wallpaper-Desktop-Disable Changing here:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_w.htm

If Display tabs are missing, run Kelly's registry edit on line 285,
right-hand side "Restore all display tabs".

And some additional info to try:

Check to see if these Registry entries exist (I've put the entry on 2
lines for the newsreader; obviously the registry key will appear all on
one line:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GroupPolicyobject
\{21A7BE9D-5027-49C1-B6F7-757B707E1C94}User\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System
If "GroupPolicyRefreshTime" and/or "GroupPolicyRefreshTimeOffset" are
there, then delete them.

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System. If
"GroupPolicyRefreshTime" and/or "GroupPolicyRefreshTimeOffset" are
there, then delete them and then run the reg fix from Kelly's page.

A default wallpaper called wp.bmp may be set in
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System created by the
smitfraud.c virus. Remove that and you will be able to choose different
wallpapers.

Malke
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