Can't Change Desktop?

[Guest]

Hello, I have gone though many of the posts here, and I am still stuck. My
wallpaper is blue. I am the administrator on my computer. I did have my own
picture set as my wallpaper, then I came home one day, and my picture is gone
and it is only blue. When I am logging on, my old desktop breifly appears,
but quickly dissapears. the kids are not haveing any problems with their
desktop. just mine. I am not sure if my hubby downloaded something? any help
would be great.
Thanks!

 

[Claymore]

Hello, I have gone though many of the posts here, and I am still stuck. My
wallpaper is blue. I am the administrator on my computer. I did have my own
picture set as my wallpaper, then I came home one day, and my picture is gone
and it is only blue. When I am logging on, my old desktop breifly appears,
but quickly dissapears. the kids are not haveing any problems with their
desktop. just mine. I am not sure if my hubby downloaded something? any help
would be great.
Thanks!

Three methods, presuming you can't set your wallpaper background in
Display Properties

Kelly's Korner - line 142 right
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

or ....

Cannot change wallpaper

Open up the Registry editor by going to Start => Run and typing in
"regedit" {without the quotes}

Navigate to this key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Software
Microsoft
Windows
CurrentVersion
Policies
System

Look for a String in the right-hand pane called Wallpaper. If it's
there, probably pointing to the path to an image file, note down this
path so you can delete the file later. Now right-click on Wallpaper
and Delete it.

or ...

Another possiblty:

Right-click anywhere on your desktop and select 'Properties'.
Click the 'Desktop' tab and click the 'Customize Desktop' tab.
Click the 'Web' tab and delete everything except "My current Home
page"
Uncheck (clear) 'My current Home page'.
Click OK and retry a Desktop background.