Background Display not working??

[Guest]

I am having trouble displaying a background on my desktop. When I go to the
display properties it want let me even choose a background. The backgound
section, browse button, and position button are all frozen and want allow me
to use. The only background I am able to choose is the color. Any advise
would be helpful. Thanks.

 

[Malke]

I am having trouble displaying a background on my desktop. When I go to
the
display properties it want let me even choose a background. The backgound
section, browse button, and position button are all frozen and want allow
me
to use. The only background I am able to choose is the color. Any advise
would be helpful. Thanks.

Assuming that the computer is virus/malware-free:

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".

Naturally, you will want to make sure the computer is clean:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Malke