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Re: Can't access desktop backgrounds

 

brain click on the web link for malware do what it says it will fix the

problem it works great now.

 

"poppy" wrote:

> I have a similar problem , my daughter makes up designs from pictures of her

> friends and everytime she sets it as background it stays there until we go

> off, when the pc is switched back on , we log on and the picture is gone, it

> is a just a coloured screen , when we try and change it back to the picture

> it wont , if i use the windows backgrounds , it wont change until i restart,

> then it shows up , if i log on to my sons screen his background is ok, and

> any other photos we use are fine , only seems to be her own made up pics that

> dont stay on after logging off, the picture shows up as being the background

> on the small picture when you are in display- desktop backgrounds-and wehn i

> cahnge it it shows as changed , but just doesnt come on desktop unitil we

> restart, her picture name also disappears from the list when it is changed,

> no other picture goes off the list when changed

> "Malke" wrote:

>

> > Brian wrote:

> >

> > > My desktop background picture disappeared. When I go the the desktop

> > > properties it will not let me select a background. However if I

> > > reboot or shutdown the PC the correct background will flash just

> > > before shutdown.

> > >

> > > Does anyone know how to restore the correct background?

> >

> > If you know for sure the computer is virus/malware free:

> >

> > 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. Click Apply and OK out when you've

> > made your changes.

> >

> > 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".

> >

> > If you are unsure whether your computer is clean, see:

> > http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

> > http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Smitfraud_Trojan

> >

> > Malke

> > --

> > MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

> > Elephant Boy Computers

> > http://www.elephantboycomputers.com

> > "Don't Panic"

> >

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