Getting Wallpaper tab back in the Display Properties panel.

[Guest sawyer4444]

Hello,

 

I was at a friends home today helping her with a virus problem. One of the

things the virus did was replace the wallpaper with one that has a fake

program message box.

 

I right clicked on the desktop to get the Display Properties dialog box so

that I could pick a new wallpaper file but the Wallpaper tab and the Screen

Saver tab were missing. This prevented me from choosing a new wallpaper file.

 

How do I get those tabs back so that I can change the wallpaper and screen

saver settings?

 

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Thanks,

 

Tom

[Guest Nepatsfan]

Re: Getting Wallpaper tab back in the Display Properties panel.

 

"sawyer4444" <sawyer4444@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:600CB112-ABD7-4F52-8C41-0F4A530FD431@microsoft.com...

> Hello,

>

> I was at a friends home today helping her with a virus problem. One of the

> things the virus did was replace the wallpaper with one that has a fake

> program message box.

>

> I right clicked on the desktop to get the Display Properties dialog box so

> that I could pick a new wallpaper file but the Wallpaper tab and the Screen

> Saver tab were missing. This prevented me from choosing a new wallpaper file.

>

> How do I get those tabs back so that I can change the wallpaper and screen

> saver settings?

>

> -

> Thanks,

>

> Tom

 

 

See if one of the registry fixes from this web site helps.

 

Courtesy of Kelly Theriot, MS-MVP

Line 128, right hand column, Restore Desktop and Screensaver Tabs

Line 285, right hand column, Restore All Display Tabs

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

 

You might also want to download the registry fix on line 142, right hand column,

Allow Wallpaper/Background Changes.

 

Good luck

 

Nepatsfan

[Guest Elmo]

Re: Getting Wallpaper tab back in the Display Properties panel.

 

sawyer4444 wrote:

> Hello,

>

> I was at a friends home today helping her with a virus problem. One of the

> things the virus did was replace the wallpaper with one that has a fake

> program message box.

>

> I right-clicked on the Desktop to get the Display Properties dialog box so

> that I could pick a new wallpaper file but the Wallpaper tab and the Screen

> Saver tab were missing. This prevented me from choosing a new wallpaper file.

>

> How do I get those tabs back so that I can change the wallpaper and screen

> saver settings?

>

> -

> Thanks,

>

> Tom

 

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Line 51. ScreenSaver Disable/Enable or Tab Missing

Line 128. (r-h column) Restore Desktop and Screensaver Tabs

Line 227. (r-h column) Restore/Enable Screensaver Tab Settings/Display

 

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Joe =o)