Display Background

[Guest]

i have xp pro on my laptop. i am trying to change to background to one of my
pictures, or any background. when i go to change, all the backgrounds are
grayed out. i have tried changing themes, still cant choose a background, it
is just the plain blue one now. any ideas ?

Thx,
Steve

 

[Elmo]

I have xp pro on my laptop. I am trying to change the background to one of my
pictures, or any background. When I go to change, all the backgrounds are
grayed out. I have tried changing themes, still can't choose a background; it
is just the plain blue one now. Any ideas?

Thx,
Steve

This might help.

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 142. (r-h column) Allow Wallpaper/Background Changes - Disable