Missing display properties tabs

[Guest awinagainov0708]

For some reason, the only tabs appearing on the display properties window are

'Themes' 'Appearance' and 'Settings'. Can anybody tell me how to get the

screensaver and wallpaper tabs back on?

[Guest The Real Truth MVP]

Re: Missing display properties tabs

 

Try my Desktop Reset tool. Download it here

http://pcbutts1.com/downloads/tools/tools.htm

 

 

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"awinagainov0708" <awinagainov0708@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

message news:72F93579-DA6A-4BDA-B327-C736595CDCC8@microsoft.com...

> For some reason, the only tabs appearing on the display properties window

> are

> 'Themes' 'Appearance' and 'Settings'. Can anybody tell me how to get the

> screensaver and wallpaper tabs back on?

[Guest mcv]

Re: Missing display properties tabs

 

awinagainov0708 wrote:

> For some reason, the only tabs appearing on the display properties window are

> 'Themes' 'Appearance' and 'Settings'. Can anybody tell me how to get the

> screensaver and wallpaper tabs back on?

 

hi,

there was a post on this in the last few days.

caused by a virus or trojan.

make sure you got updated anti virus software, AVG is good, and Spybot

Search & Destroy, and SpywareBlaster, they are all free. Find them on

google. update them and do a scan with avg and Spybot S&D.

[Guest Malke]

Re: Missing display properties tabs

 

The Real Truth MVP wrote:

> Try my Desktop Reset tool. Download it here

> http://pcbutts1.com/downloads/tools/tools.htm

>

>

 

I'm so sorry that you haven't recovered from your accident, Chris.

Apparently the horror of going off a cliff has caused you to think you are

an MS-MVP when you aren't. Nor should anyone download files from a website

which hosts pr0n.

 

Malke

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[Guest Malke]

Re: Missing display properties tabs

 

awinagainov0708 wrote:

> For some reason, the only tabs appearing on the display properties window

> are 'Themes' 'Appearance' and 'Settings'. Can anybody tell me how to get

> the screensaver and wallpaper tabs back on?

 

Make sure the computer is completely virus/malware-free:

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

 

If the computer is clean, here are some things you can try. Try Kelly's

registry edit first.

 

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".

 

Check to see if these Registry entries exist:

 

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GroupPolicyobject\{21A7BE9D-5027-49C1-B6F7-757B707E1C94}User\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System

If "GroupPolicyRefreshTime" and/or "GroupPolicyRefreshTimeOffset" are there,

then delete them.

 

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System. If "GroupPolicyRefreshTime"

and/or "GroupPolicyRefreshTimeOffset" are there, then delete them and then

run the reg fix from Kelly's page.

 

A default wallpaper called wp.bmp may be set in

HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System created by the smitfraud.c

virus. Remove that and you will be able to choose different wallpapers.

 

For inability to change wallpaper after malware, here is another key:

Hkey_Current_User/software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Policies/Explorer,

 

Bogus values will be set to 0. Delete or set to 1.

 

Malke

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