accessing desktop backgrounds

[Guest]

Seems that I am frozen in Desktop backgrounds. I can get any solid color I
want. I just can't click on any of the dozen pics I have for backgrounds.
Help!

 

[Ayush]

philmac wrote ::

Seems that I am frozen in Desktop backgrounds. I can get any solid color I
want. I just can't click on any of the dozen pics I have for backgrounds.
Help!

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a) Registry fix-Automated :
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/wallpaperenable.reg

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b) Manually (XP -Pro) :
1. Start > Run > gpedit.msc
2. Under User configuration-Click [Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Display\]
3. There will be a value named "Prevent changing wallpaper" > Set it to "Not Configured"

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c) Manually (XP -Any) :
1. Open Regedit
2. [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop]
3. Double click the value named "NoChangingWallpaper" > Set it to 0
4. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop]
5. Repeat Step 3
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If the above fails :
Microsoft Method- <url:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921049/>

Good Luck, Ayush.

 

[Guest]

philmac wrote ::

Seems that I am frozen in Desktop backgrounds. I can get any solid color I
want. I just can't click on any of the dozen pics I have for backgrounds.
Help!

````````````````````
a) Registry fix-Automated :
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/wallpaperenable.reg

--- or ---

b) Manually (XP -Pro) :
1. Start > Run > gpedit.msc
2. Under User configuration-Click [Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Display\]
3. There will be a value named "Prevent changing wallpaper" > Set it to "Not Configured"

--- or ---

c) Manually (XP -Any) :
1. Open Regedit
2. [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop]
3. Double click the value named "NoChangingWallpaper" > Set it to 0
4. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop]
5. Repeat Step 3
````````````````````

If the above fails :
Microsoft Method- <url:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921049/>

Good Luck, Ayush.

I could not access the first option of yours. I did try manually with the
second.
I went through the steps above but now the desktop is not allowing any
backgrounds.
White screen. When I go into properties from the screen(right click) my
options to add different desktop backgrounds won't open. Even when I just
have one solid screen color, it is not allowing me to do that. Tis a
puzzlement.

 

[Ayush]

philmac wrote ::

I could not access the first option of yours. I did try manually with the
second.
I went through the steps above but now the desktop is not allowing any
backgrounds.
White screen.

Try running these commands from Start-Run:
regSvr32 /i shimGvw.dll
regSvr32 /i msHtml.dll

regSvr32 /i shell32.dll


Good Luck, Ayush.