unable to change my wallpaper, please help :-(

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it wont let me change, or choose a wallpaper, only change the colour of the
plain back ground, ive tried so many of your solutions on here, but none are
working, i looked at some tweat thing, but again, unsuccessfull!! please
someone help me.!!
 
it wont let me change, or choose a wallpaper, only change the colour of the
plain back ground, ive tried so many of your solutions on here, but none are
working, i looked at some tweat thing, but again, unsuccessfull!! please
someone help me.!!
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Hello,

You don't say what you've tried, but here are three possibilities:

Number 1

Copy the text below between the dotted lines, but not the dotted lines
themselves. Open Notepad and paste it in. Save the result in a
suitable location as wallpaper.reg - making sure that the default .txt
extension doesn't appear in the file name (Save as type = All Files).
Double-click on the saved .reg file to merge the contents.
Restart.

--------------------------------------------------------------------

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
\ActiveDesktop]
"NoChangingWallPaper"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
\ActiveDesktop]
"NoChangingWallPaper"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
\Explorer]
"NoActiveDesktopChanges"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
\System]
"NoDispBackgroundPage"=dword:00000000
"Wallpaper"=-

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Number 2

Right-click anywhere on your desktop and select 'Properties'.
Click the 'Desktop' tab and click the 'Customize Desktop' tab.
Click the 'Web' tab and delete everything except "My current Home
page"
Uncheck (clear) 'My current Home page'.
Click OK and retry a Desktop background.

Number 3

Download this fix:
Kelly's Korner - line 142 right
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
 
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.


--------------------------
You can also try this:

http://www.mindyourbrain.1gig.biz/Troubleshooting/displayprop.htm

click on:

Display Background List is Grey Out
or
Enable Display Background List

and run the registry fix.

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!
 
none of them worked :-( i have no idea whats going on with it!!!

Claymore said:
it wont let me change, or choose a wallpaper, only change the colour of the
plain back ground, ive tried so many of your solutions on here, but none are
working, i looked at some tweat thing, but again, unsuccessfull!! please
someone help me.!!
Click to expand...

Hello,

You don't say what you've tried, but here are three possibilities:

Number 1

Copy the text below between the dotted lines, but not the dotted lines
themselves. Open Notepad and paste it in. Save the result in a
suitable location as wallpaper.reg - making sure that the default .txt
extension doesn't appear in the file name (Save as type = All Files).
Double-click on the saved .reg file to merge the contents.
Restart.

--------------------------------------------------------------------

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
\ActiveDesktop]
"NoChangingWallPaper"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
\ActiveDesktop]
"NoChangingWallPaper"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
\Explorer]
"NoActiveDesktopChanges"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
\System]
"NoDispBackgroundPage"=dword:00000000
"Wallpaper"=-

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Number 2

Right-click anywhere on your desktop and select 'Properties'.
Click the 'Desktop' tab and click the 'Customize Desktop' tab.
Click the 'Web' tab and delete everything except "My current Home
page"
Uncheck (clear) 'My current Home page'.
Click OK and retry a Desktop background.

Number 3

Download this fix:
Kelly's Korner - line 142 right
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
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