Re: Setting as background (wallpaper) : Access is Denied

From: Ramesh [MVP] (sramesh2k_at_\REMOV_NOSPAM\.hotmail.com)
Date: 03/17/04 

Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 12:08:54 +0530

Checkpoints!

* See if you have write access to this registry key: [you should, normally]
   [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]

* See if you have full access to this folder"
  "C:\Documents and Settings\Your user profile\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer"

* Delete the existing "Internet Explorer Wallpaper.bmp" in the above folder and try again. 

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<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:e87d01c40be8$102ba330$a501280a@phx.gbl...
Hey, that isn't the case, this is my home PC, and I am 
the primary user, so how can I fix it? Once again, thanks!
>-----Original Message-----
>It looks like someone is stopping you from changing the 
wallpaper.
>Some parents do that. Some bosses do that.
>If either of the above is relevant, then please ask them.
>
>....Alan
>
>-- 
>Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
>http://dts-l.org/index.html
> 
>In microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser,
><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>I tried to set an image as my wallpaper in IE6, and got 
>>the error message, "Access is Denied." and a button 
>>for 'OK'. This is the first time that has happened, why 
>>is that? How can I fix it? I am using Win XP home. 
Thanks.
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