Guest TKHaw Posted November 15, 2007 Posted November 15, 2007 All of a sudden my W2k is acting funny. My background is a picture from a digital folder. When I go to Control Panel - Display, on the background menu there are no options that I can use. I can change nothing. All other portions of Display seem to be operable, all except Background. In addition the icon that were previously to the right of the Start icon on the screen are gone. Any assistance would be appreciated.
Guest Meinolf Weber Posted November 15, 2007 Posted November 15, 2007 Re: Control panel - Display Hello TKHaw, Is the computer a domain member? Then talk to the admins, if they have implemented some policies. Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm > All of a sudden my W2k is acting funny. My background is a picture > from a digital folder. When I go to Control Panel - Display, on the > background menu there are no options that I can use. I can change > nothing. All other portions of Display seem to be operable, all except > Background. In addition the icon that were previously to the right of > the Start icon on the screen are gone. > > Any assistance would be appreciated. >
Guest TKHaw Posted November 15, 2007 Posted November 15, 2007 Re: Control panel - Display No not a domain member, just my home computer. TK "Meinolf Weber" wrote: > Hello TKHaw, > > Is the computer a domain member? Then talk to the admins, if they have implemented > some policies. > > Best regards > > Meinolf Weber > Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers > no rights. > ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups > ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm > > > All of a sudden my W2k is acting funny. My background is a picture > > from a digital folder. When I go to Control Panel - Display, on the > > background menu there are no options that I can use. I can change > > nothing. All other portions of Display seem to be operable, all except > > Background. In addition the icon that were previously to the right of > > the Start icon on the screen are gone. > > > > Any assistance would be appreciated. > > > > >
Guest Meinolf Weber Posted November 16, 2007 Posted November 16, 2007 Re: Control panel - Display Hello TKHaw, In a run line type gpedit.msc and check the settings, maybe something is configured there. Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm > No not a domain member, just my home computer. > > TK > > "Meinolf Weber" wrote: > >> Hello TKHaw, >> >> Is the computer a domain member? Then talk to the admins, if they >> have implemented some policies. >> >> Best regards >> >> Meinolf Weber >> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and >> confers >> no rights. >> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups >> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm >>> All of a sudden my W2k is acting funny. My background is a picture >>> from a digital folder. When I go to Control Panel - Display, on the >>> background menu there are no options that I can use. I can change >>> nothing. All other portions of Display seem to be operable, all >>> except Background. In addition the icon that were previously to the >>> right of the Start icon on the screen are gone. >>> >>> Any assistance would be appreciated. >>>
Guest phantom Posted November 17, 2007 Posted November 17, 2007 Re: Control panel - Display On Nov 15, 9:38 am, TKHaw <TK...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > All of a sudden my W2k is acting funny. My background is a picture from a > digital folder. When I go to Control Panel - Display, on the background menu > there are no options that I can use. I can change nothing. All other portions > of Display seem to be operable, all except Background. In addition the icon > that were previously to the right of the Start icon on the screen are gone. > > Any assistance would be appreciated. Sounds like someone in your house is pulling a prank on you.. But I've never seen it have the Background tab still there but everything in it disabled. I can tell you how to get the tab back if it's actually gone.. To get the Background tab back, go to start | run and type in gpedit.msc, under "User Configuration" go to "Administrative Templates", "Control Panel", "Display" and double click on "Hide Background tab", and select "Disabled". For the Quick Launch icons, it's easier. Right click on your taskbar (not start button or a program button) and go to "toolbars" and click on "Quick Launch".
Guest TKHaw Posted November 19, 2007 Posted November 19, 2007 Re: Control panel - Display All the item under DISPLAY say Not Configured. I clicked on Disable and this made no change, Background still does not let me do anything and the options that are given (but unavailable) are different than those I have had for years. Puzzling, any other suggestions ? TK "phantom" wrote: > On Nov 15, 9:38 am, TKHaw <TK...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > All of a sudden my W2k is acting funny. My background is a picture from a > > digital folder. When I go to Control Panel - Display, on the background menu > > there are no options that I can use. I can change nothing. All other portions > > of Display seem to be operable, all except Background. In addition the icon > > that were previously to the right of the Start icon on the screen are gone. > > > > Any assistance would be appreciated. > > Sounds like someone in your house is pulling a prank on you.. But I've > never seen it have the Background tab still there but everything in it > disabled. I can tell you how to get the tab back if it's actually > gone.. To get the Background tab back, go to start | run and type in > gpedit.msc, under "User Configuration" go to "Administrative > Templates", "Control Panel", "Display" and double click on "Hide > Background tab", and select "Disabled". > > For the Quick Launch icons, it's easier. Right click on your taskbar > (not start button or a program button) and go to "toolbars" and click > on "Quick Launch". >
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