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wallpaper problem
Name: minime Date: April 15, 2006 at 02:40:12 Pacific OS: XP home SP2 CPU/Ram: P4, 1GB RAM
Comment:
hi, im having a strange desktop wallpaper problem. a few days ago i changed my wallpaper as i normally would, everything worked fine. but since then i havent been able to change it. right click -> properties -> desktop wont let me change it : the preview only shows the desktop color, even though my wallpaper is actually on, and the only thing i can change is the desktop color. everything else is disabled. PLEASE HELP !!
Name: Tufenuf Date: April 15, 2006 at 03:27:49 Pacific
Reply:
minime, It's possible that Active Desktop is enabled. To Disable Active Desktop. Open the Control Panel. Open Display Properties. Click the Desktop tab. Click the Customize Desktop button. Click the Web tab in the Desktop Items window. Make sure all checkboxes in this window are un-checked including My Current Homepage. Restart your computer.
If that doesn't correct the problem go to the link below and under the letter "W"--"Wallpaper - Desktop - Disable Changing" click on "Allow Wallpaper/Background Changes" to download a reg file fix. Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it and answer yes to the import prompt.
Name: minime Date: April 15, 2006 at 03:40:08 Pacific
Reply:
tutenuf, i tried everything you said, and everything they said on kellys-korner-xp, but it hasnt changed anything... the reg file doesnt change anything, and i manually checked the reg files, their value was 0. so it doesnt come from the reg files i guess. any other ideas? thanks
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Response Number 3
Name: Tufenuf Date: April 15, 2006 at 04:08:07 Pacific
Reply:
minime, See my Response Number 3 in the thread at the link below.
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