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On my windows XP machine, I cant change my desktop, when I right click on my desktop and open the Desktop tab the blue back ground that is the one there now, but don’t allow me to change it, try to select any other background it wont respond, how can I change this. can some one help me with this problem? Thank you, -- Raghu Ollakal System Administrator Ollakal wrote:
> Hi I don't see how this is a networking problem, but:> On my windows XP machine, I cant change my desktop, when I right click > on my desktop and open the Desktop tab the blue back ground that is > the one there now, but don’t allow me to change it, try to select any > other background it wont respond, how can I change this. can some one > help me with this problem? 1. First make sure the computer is completely virus/malware-free: http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware 2. If you are quite sure the machine is clean, go to the Display applet in Control Panel and look on the Desktop tab. Click on Customize Desktop, and then click on the Web tab. You will see that there are checkmarks next to "My Current Home Page" and probably "Lock Desktop Items". Uncheck these, Apply/OK out. If you can't enable desktop backgrounds after a virus, MVP Kelly Theriot has a fix. Look under Wallpaper-Desktop-Disable Changing here: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_w.htm If Display tabs are missing, run Kelly's registry edit on line 285, right-hand side "Restore all display tabs". Malke sorry my bad, I post the quistion on the wrong group.
I am sorry. -- Show quoteHide quoteRaghu Ollakal System Administrator "Malke" wrote: > Ollakal wrote: > > > Hi > > On my windows XP machine, I cant change my desktop, when I right click > > on my desktop and open the Desktop tab the blue back ground that is > > the one there now, but don’t allow me to change it, try to select any > > other background it wont respond, how can I change this. can some one > > help me with this problem? > > I don't see how this is a networking problem, but: > > 1. First make sure the computer is completely virus/malware-free: > http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware > > 2. If you are quite sure the machine is clean, go to the Display applet > in Control Panel and look on the Desktop tab. Click on Customize > Desktop, and then click on the Web tab. You will see that there are > checkmarks next to "My Current Home Page" and probably "Lock Desktop > Items". Uncheck these, Apply/OK out. If you can't enable desktop > backgrounds after a virus, MVP Kelly Theriot has a fix. Look under > Wallpaper-Desktop-Disable Changing here: > > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_w.htm > > If Display tabs are missing, run Kelly's registry edit on line 285, > right-hand side "Restore all display tabs". > > Malke > -- > Elephant Boy Computers > www.elephantboycomputers.com > "Don't Panic!" > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User > Ollakal wrote:
> sorry my bad, I post the quistion on the wrong group. That's OK. Since you were here, I gave you the answer. Try it and if you> > I am sorry. have further questions you might as well keep in this thread. I saw that you multiposted in xp.general and told you to come back here since this is where we started. Malke This is a new laptop, once I installed
windows xp, after that the problem, it looks like some policy or local security is blocked the option to change the desktop and screen saver. I cant make any change uner the Desktop or Screen saver tabs. -- Show quoteHide quoteRaghu Ollakal System Administrator "Malke" wrote: > Ollakal wrote: > > > Hi > > On my windows XP machine, I cant change my desktop, when I right click > > on my desktop and open the Desktop tab the blue back ground that is > > the one there now, but don’t allow me to change it, try to select any > > other background it wont respond, how can I change this. can some one > > help me with this problem? > > I don't see how this is a networking problem, but: > > 1. First make sure the computer is completely virus/malware-free: > http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware > > 2. If you are quite sure the machine is clean, go to the Display applet > in Control Panel and look on the Desktop tab. Click on Customize > Desktop, and then click on the Web tab. You will see that there are > checkmarks next to "My Current Home Page" and probably "Lock Desktop > Items". Uncheck these, Apply/OK out. If you can't enable desktop > backgrounds after a virus, MVP Kelly Theriot has a fix. Look under > Wallpaper-Desktop-Disable Changing here: > > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_w.htm > > If Display tabs are missing, run Kelly's registry edit on line 285, > right-hand side "Restore all display tabs". > > Malke > -- > Elephant Boy Computers > www.elephantboycomputers.com > "Don't Panic!" > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User > Ollakal wrote:
> This is a new laptop, once I installed These things don't happen all by themselves. Is this a machine on a> windows xp, after that the problem, it looks like some policy or local > security is blocked the option to change the desktop and screen saver. > I cant make any change uner the Desktop or Screen saver tabs. domain? If so, talk to your IT Dept. because they have set some policy to disable this function. If this is a home machine, then look at these keys using regedit: Check to see if these Registry entries exist: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GroupPolicyobject\{21A7BE9D-5027-49C1-B6F7-757B707E1C94}User\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System If "GroupPolicyRefreshTime" and/or "GroupPolicyRefreshTimeOffset" are there, then delete them. HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System. If "GroupPolicyRefreshTime" and/or "GroupPolicyRefreshTimeOffset" are there, then delete them and then run the reg fix from Kelly's page. For inability to change wallpaper after malware, here is another key: Hkey_Current_User/software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Policies/Explorer, Bogus values will be set to 0. Delete or set to 1. Malke 
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