Guest Dollface1280 Posted August 18, 2007 Posted August 18, 2007 So this thing was fine yesterday. Now the picture I had on my desktop is gone. When I go into the Control Panel to choose a different one, the desktop section is grayed out and locked. I cant even scroll down the list; the only thing it will let me change is the desktop color. Going to Documents-MyPictures- Selecting a picture, right-clicking and choosing "Set as Wallpaper" does nothing. But the picture I had comes up, briefly, when the computer is shutting down or booting up. WHY?!?! PLEASE make it stop!
Guest Devil_Himself Posted August 18, 2007 Posted August 18, 2007 RE: Desktop screwed "Dollface1280" wrote: > So this thing was fine yesterday. Now the picture I had on my desktop is > gone. When I go into the Control Panel to choose a different one, the desktop > section is grayed out and locked. I cant even scroll down the list; the only > thing it will let me change is the desktop color. Going to > Documents-MyPictures- Selecting a picture, right-clicking and choosing "Set > as Wallpaper" does nothing. But the picture I had comes up, briefly, when the > computer is shutting down or booting up. > WHY?!?! PLEASE make it stop! Line 195. Restore Wallpaper Views http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Guest Gerry Posted August 18, 2007 Posted August 18, 2007 Re: Desktop screwed What are your anti-virus and anti-spyware arrangements? -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dollface1280 wrote: > So this thing was fine yesterday. Now the picture I had on my desktop > is gone. When I go into the Control Panel to choose a different one, > the desktop section is grayed out and locked. I cant even scroll down > the list; the only thing it will let me change is the desktop color. > Going to Documents-MyPictures- Selecting a picture, right-clicking > and choosing "Set as Wallpaper" does nothing. But the picture I had > comes up, briefly, when the computer is shutting down or booting up. > WHY?!?! PLEASE make it stop!
Guest Dollface1280 Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 Re: Desktop screwed I have AOl Safety and Security with McAfee anti-virus and firewall. Virus protection high, firewall medium. I did have a trojan horse the other day, but it was immediately detected and got cleaned up. I also tried "Devil_Himself"'s suggestion about line 195. It did nothing. Again, the picture flashed briefly as the desktop reset itself, but it doesnt allow me to make any wallpaper changes. What should I do, besides buy a new computer? "Gerry" wrote: > What are your anti-virus and anti-spyware arrangements? > > > -- > > > > Hope this helps. > > Gerry > ~~~~ > FCA > Stourport, England > Enquire, plan and execute > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Dollface1280 wrote: > > So this thing was fine yesterday. Now the picture I had on my desktop > > is gone. When I go into the Control Panel to choose a different one, > > the desktop section is grayed out and locked. I cant even scroll down > > the list; the only thing it will let me change is the desktop color. > > Going to Documents-MyPictures- Selecting a picture, right-clicking > > and choosing "Set as Wallpaper" does nothing. But the picture I had > > comes up, briefly, when the computer is shutting down or booting up. > > WHY?!?! PLEASE make it stop! > > >
Guest Gerry Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 Re: Desktop screwed http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware -- Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dollface1280 wrote: > I have AOl Safety and Security with McAfee anti-virus and firewall. > Virus protection high, firewall medium. I did have a trojan horse the > other day, but it was immediately detected and got cleaned up. > > I also tried "Devil_Himself"'s suggestion about line 195. It did > nothing. Again, the picture flashed briefly as the desktop reset > itself, but it doesnt allow me to make any wallpaper changes. > > What should I do, besides buy a new computer? > > "Gerry" wrote: > >> What are your anti-virus and anti-spyware arrangements? >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> Gerry >> ~~~~ >> FCA >> Stourport, England >> Enquire, plan and execute >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> Dollface1280 wrote: >>> So this thing was fine yesterday. Now the picture I had on my >>> desktop is gone. When I go into the Control Panel to choose a >>> different one, the desktop section is grayed out and locked. I cant >>> even scroll down the list; the only thing it will let me change is >>> the desktop color. Going to Documents-MyPictures- Selecting a >>> picture, right-clicking and choosing "Set as Wallpaper" does >>> nothing. But the picture I had comes up, briefly, when the computer >>> is shutting down or booting up. WHY?!?! PLEASE make it stop!
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