Can't change background since Trojan.desktophijack

[SepticTank]

I removed this Trojan, and merged the correct registry settings to
re-display the correct tabs in the Display Properties. However, I
sitll cannot change the background image. It appears to be a security
settings. Anyone know the correct registry entry for this?

 

[Steve N.]

I removed this Trojan, and merged the correct registry settings to
re-display the correct tabs in the Display Properties. However, I
sitll cannot change the background image. It appears to be a security
settings. Anyone know the correct registry entry for this?

Check for these keys:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\ActiveDesktop]
"NoChangingWallpaper"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop]
"NoChangingWallpaper"=dword:00000001

If they exist change dword value to 0. I think you can also just simply
delete them but export them first just in case.

Steve

 

[SepticTank]

Thanks, Steve. Deleting the entries did the trick.

I removed this Trojan, and merged the correct registry settings to
re-display the correct tabs in the Display Properties. However, I
sitll cannot change the background image. It appears to be a security
settings. Anyone know the correct registry entry for this?

Check for these keys:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\ActiveDesktop]
"NoChangingWallpaper"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop]
"NoChangingWallpaper"=dword:00000001

If they exist change dword value to 0. I think you can also just simply
delete them but export them first just in case.

Steve

 

[Steve N.]

Thanks, Steve. Deleting the entries did the trick.

Excellent. Glad to have helped.

Steve

SepticTank wrote:

I removed this Trojan, and merged the correct registry settings to
re-display the correct tabs in the Display Properties. However, I
sitll cannot change the background image. It appears to be a security
settings. Anyone know the correct registry entry for this?

Check for these keys:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\ActiveDesktop]
"NoChangingWallpaper"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop]
"NoChangingWallpaper"=dword:00000001

If they exist change dword value to 0. I think you can also just simply
delete them but export them first just in case.

Steve