Daniel said:
I can't set any pictures on my desktop, because my desktop-background was
disabled. The browse and position icon also disabled. Does anyone know how
to fix it ? Please let me know, you can send me an email
(e-mail address removed), just in case i don't check here. Thank you
Sorry, no free email support. Asked here, answered here for the benefit of
all. I hope that is a throwaway email account since you publicly posted it
ready to be harvested by spambots.
First, is the computer completely virus/malware free? Be sure:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
Include the removal steps here:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Smitfraud_Trojan
If you computer was infected and everything is fine after you clean it up,
then you're done. If not, then see:
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. Click Apply and OK out when you've made your
changes.
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".
Malke
