my desktop is white and whenever i go to properties, it won't let me change
any of my backgrounds. do you have any idea to fix this? p.s. my computer
uses Windows XP

gallade64 wrote:
> my desktop is white and whenever i go to properties, it won't let me change
> any of my backgrounds. do you have any idea to fix this? p.s. my computer
> uses Windows XP

You've posted in a newsgroup for the Vista operating system, not XP.
Here are a few suggestions for your problem but if you need more help,
then please post in an XP newsgroup.

http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm - this link will help you with what
details to include in your next post
http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups

For the problem, first make sure your computer is completely
virus/malware-free:

Go through these general malware removal steps systematically -
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware

If the machine is clean, see if any of the following suggestions helps:

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.

f 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".

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.

A default wallpaper called wp.bmp may be set in
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System created by the
smitfraud.c virus. Remove that and you will be able to choose different
wallpapers.

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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MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

i have the same problem exept mines blue and each time i try to change it,it
says background settings disabled

"gallade64" wrote:

> my desktop is white and whenever i go to properties, it won't let me change
> any of my backgrounds. do you have any idea to fix this? p.s. my computer
> uses Windows XP