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[Guest]

Recently my computer was overrun by trojans, viruses, spyware the whole bit.
I now have virus scan and firewalls and I run them everyday. My computer is
much faster and better now. But I have one problem. When I try to customize
my desktop I cannot choose one of the default pix and I cannot set a pic as
the background. I cannot even scroll through the different pictures to use as
a background... The only thing I can do is change the color and half the time
that doesn't even work. What can I do to make it so I can have a picture as
the background?

 

[GreenieLeBrun]

Recently my computer was overrun by trojans, viruses, spyware the whole bit.
I now have virus scan and firewalls and I run them everyday. My computer is
much faster and better now. But I have one problem. When I try to customize
my desktop I cannot choose one of the default pix and I cannot set a pic as
the background. I cannot even scroll through the different pictures to use as
a background... The only thing I can do is change the color and half the time
that doesn't even work. What can I do to make it so I can have a picture as
the background?

Try doing a repair install (make sure you have your product key handy).

You can recover your key using the magical Jellybean key finder if you
have misplaced your Certificate of Authenticity
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Unlock Desktop / Remove Active Desktop restrictions:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/reg/unlockdesktop.reg

Download the REG file and save to Desktop. Right-click and choose "Merge".
Click Yes to confirm changes.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Recently my computer was overrun by trojans, viruses, spyware the whole bit.
I now have virus scan and firewalls and I run them everyday. My computer is
much faster and better now. But I have one problem. When I try to customize
my desktop I cannot choose one of the default pix and I cannot set a pic as
the background. I cannot even scroll through the different pictures to use
as
a background... The only thing I can do is change the color and half the
time
that doesn't even work. What can I do to make it so I can have a picture as
the background?