Re: Cannot change desktop background

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suejjfan48 wrote:

A couple of days ago, I noticed that I lost my desktop picture and didn't
think much of it. I right clicked on a blank desktop area, went to
Properties, went to desktop, and I am locked out of picking a background,
browsing and position. Can choose a color and customize the settings, but
can't use the scroll bar to scroll through the available background
images.
Can't even set a picture as a background anymore either. I've done a full
system scan in both normal and safe modes, and have had no luck.

Anyone out there with any input???? It would be greatly appreciated!!!

Go to the Display applet in Control Panel and look on the Desktop tab. Click
on Customize Desktop, and then click on the Web tab. You will see that
there are checkmarks next to "My Current Home Page" and probably "Lock
Desktop Items". Uncheck these. Apply/OK out.

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".

Malke
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MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"
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