Control Panel Display problem

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I am having problems with changing my desktops background. About 4 months
ago, I saved a very large image to my computer and every time I log in the
image pops up for about 5 seconds and then goes away. I have tried removing
the pic myself and I even attempted a system restore that failed. When I
tried to change my desktop background the position and browse buttons are not
available for me to click on. Please help me with this problem.

Confused,

mscomputergirl
 
mscomputergirl said:
I am having problems with changing my desktops background. About 4 months
ago, I saved a very large image to my computer and every time I log in the
image pops up for about 5 seconds and then goes away. I have tried removing
the pic myself and I even attempted a system restore that failed. When I
tried to change my desktop background the position and browse buttons are not
available for me to click on. Please help me with this problem.

Confused,
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Hi mscomputergirl,
1=First of all I would like to be sure that your computer is clean from
malwares and viruese bu doing a scan on line from here:
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan
http://www.avast.com
http://www.trendmicro.com

Formalwares download this free tools fromhere:
http://www.lavasoftusa.com for Lavasoft SE for Personal use
http://www.safer-networking.org for Spybot S&D

2=Then Try to Remove this Background Image which I think you download free
from fancy nancy website which hacking you know and corrupting your computer.
Download this Utility to remove the Image by extracting i and Run it and
locate the path for the Image and tick the box and click delete:
http://www.purgeie.com/delinv/index.htm

3=Go to Kelly-Korner and download this file to restore your Control panel:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
I think line 256 and 285.
4= If all fail try Recovery Console with your CD on how to perform Recovery
console read this article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307654

Note: perform one step at a time and Reboot your computer and see if that
solved your problem, you may do not need all of them performed on your
computer.
HTH.
Please let us know your progress.
Regards,
nass
 
-----Method--1-:---------------------------
Registry fix-Automated :
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/wallpaperenable.reg
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-----Method--2-:---------------------------
If you have XP -Pro :
1.Start > Run > gpedit.msc
2.Under User configuration > Click [Administrative Templates\Control
Panel\Display\]
3. There will be value named "Prevent changing wallpaper" > Set it to "Not
Configured"
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-----Method--3-:---------------------------
Manually (XP -Any):
1.Open Regedit
2. Click
<HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop>
3. There will be a value named "NoChangingWallpaper" > Set it to 0
4. Click
<HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop>
5. Repeat Step 3
 
what window version are you using if you are using window xp you can go
to programs.....click accessories....systems tools.....then on to system
recovery......go back 5 month earlier if you can and recover from that time
period
 
For Windows XP Professional
===================

1. Click Start - Run - type GPEDIT.MSC and press Enter
2. Expand to User Configuration - Administrative Templates - Control Panel -
Display
3. On the right-side pane double-click the entry "Prevent Changing Wallpaper"
4. If the value is set to "Not Configured" or "Enable" then set it to
"Disable"

For both Home & Professional edition
========================

1. Click Start - Run - type REGEDIT and press Enter
2. Expand to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer\ActiveDesktop
3. On the right side pane - check if there is an entry
"NoChangingWallpaper". Set its value to 0 by double-clicking or delete the
entry.

If that doesn't help then read what Microsoft has to say about this and
resolution:
Article published by Microsoft regarding the problem:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921049/

You can try if neither of above works:

A key in your registry is probably pointing to a deleted file refered to as
desktop.html

If you go into your regedit and follow this path: HKEY_CURRENT
USER/SOFTWARE/MICROSOFT/WINDOWS/CURRENTVERSION/POLICIES/SYSTEM

In there you may see a key that points to the C:\Windows\Web\desktop.html

If you see that key DELETE IT. Your virus software probably found this
hijack desktop viruz and deleted the infected file already.

Hope this help, let us know!
 
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