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User Account Picture Problem
Name: Samrulez91 (by Samrulez07) Date: June 23, 2007 at 10:58:58 Pacific OS: Windows Vista Ultimate CPU/Ram: P4 2.6 GHz,1032 Ram Product: eMachines 820
Comment:
For some reason, my user account picture changed to the default 'orange flower' and I can't change it back. The log-in picture is unaffected (still my custom picture), but the start menu and welcome centre picture is the orange flower.
I was using a custom picture fine, until it just changed for no reason. How do I get it back to normal?
Name: Sabertooth Date: June 23, 2007 at 12:19:02 Pacific
Reply:
Why can't you change it?
Control Panel >> User Account >> Change Your Picture.
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Response Number 2
Name: Samrulez91 (by Samrulez07) Date: June 23, 2007 at 12:27:12 Pacific
Reply:
I know how to change the picture, problem is, it won't let me use any picture but the orange flower, when I select any other picture (defaults and custom) but that, it just doesn't work. The preview thing on the right just goes white (it shows default pictures but still doesn't change).
It changes the log-in picture though, but not the picture shown in the start menu and welcome centre.
VIDEOGAMES RULE!
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Response Number 3
Name: Sabertooth Date: June 23, 2007 at 12:37:35 Pacific
Reply:
I don't know why it is doing that on your end .... everything works like it should here.
What about doing it from safe mode?
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Response Number 4
Name: Samrulez91 (by Samrulez07) Date: June 23, 2007 at 12:42:18 Pacific
Reply:
Never thought of doing it in safe mode, i'l try that now and give feedback of if it was successful or not.
VIDEOGAMES RULE!
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Response Number 5
Name: Samrulez91 (by Samrulez07) Date: June 23, 2007 at 12:54:55 Pacific
Reply:
OK, no, that did not work, it did the same thing.
VIDEOGAMES RULE!
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Response Number 6
Name: Sabertooth Date: June 23, 2007 at 15:01:33 Pacific
Reply:
If you recall when the initial change took place - try System Restore & revert the machine state back to before that event transpired.
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Response Number 7
Name: XpUser Date: June 23, 2007 at 15:33:00 Pacific
Name: frankiekp Date: July 10, 2007 at 11:07:14 Pacific
Reply:
Try gpedit.msc and check to make sure the key Administrative Templates > Control Panel > User Accounts > Apply the Default User Logon Picture .... is set to disable.
Restart your machine and you should be good to go!
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