Display Properties Tabs Missing

[lewis]

When I open Display Properties via Control Panel -Display, The only Tab that shows is Themes. Previously, the tabs for Desktop, ScreenSaver, Appearance and Settings would show. Any suggestions for restoring the original display?
Lewis

 

[WTC]

When I open Display Properties via Control Panel -Display,
The only Tab that shows is Themes. Previously, the tabs for
Desktop, ScreenSaver, Appearance and Settings would show.
Any suggestions for restoring the original display?

Scan your system for malware and other parasites that caused the tabs to be
removed.

Here are a couple of free programs:

Remember to update the defintions before performing a full system scan.

Adaware SE (free)
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download

Spybot - search and destroy (free)
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

Trend Micro - Housecall (free)
http://housecall.trendmicro.com

Kasperky Web Scanner
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner

Once you are sure you are free of theses pests then download the
"shw_dsply_tabs.reg" from my site to your desktop.

http://www.lprf.ca/files/shw_dsply_tabs.reg

Right-click the file and select MERGE.

Note: You can view the file by right-clicking the file to select EDIT.

 

[lewis]

Bill,
I have all the scanning tools for viruses and malware and verify daily. I
added your program to my desktop, right clicked and selected Merge. However,
tabs were still missing when I reran Display Properties - even after reboot!
I had found that I could get the other boxes for Screen Saver, Appearance
etc. to pop up if I repeatedly pressed CTRL+TAB while the Theme box was
displayed. but I still would like to have them appearas they should. Any
other thougts? Thanks for your interest.
Lewis

When I open Display Properties via Control Panel -Display,
The only Tab that shows is Themes. Previously, the tabs for
Desktop, ScreenSaver, Appearance and Settings would show.
Any suggestions for restoring the original display?

Scan your system for malware and other parasites that caused the tabs to be
removed.

Here are a couple of free programs:

Remember to update the defintions before performing a full system scan.

Adaware SE (free)
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download

Spybot - search and destroy (free)
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

Trend Micro - Housecall (free)
http://housecall.trendmicro.com

Kasperky Web Scanner
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner

Once you are sure you are free of theses pests then download the
"shw_dsply_tabs.reg" from my site to your desktop.

http://www.lprf.ca/files/shw_dsply_tabs.reg

Right-click the file and select MERGE.

Note: You can view the file by right-clicking the file to select EDIT.

 

[WTC]

Could you verify these registration entries are NOT there:

To open regedit: Start > Run > regedit.exe

Navigate to the following key:

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
Delete the following or change the value to 0 (if applicable):

"NoDispAppearancePage"
"NoDispBackgroundPage
"NoDispScrSavPage"
"NoDispSettingsPage"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
Delete the following or change the value to 0 (if applicable):

"NoThemesTab"

[HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
Delete the following or change the value to 0 (if applicable):

"NoDispAppearancePage"
"NoDispBackgroundPage"
"NoDispScrSavPage"
"NoDispSettingsPage"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
Delete the following or change the value to 0 (if applicable):

"NoThemesTab"

 

[lewis]

Bill,
Even though I am 85 I am too much of a neophye with a PC to fool with the
registry by myself! I'll save your instructions and wait for a more adept
PCer than I am to help me do it. I'll let you know the result!
Thanks Lewis
Could you verify these registration entries are NOT there:

To open regedit: Start > Run > regedit.exe

Navigate to the following key:

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
Delete the following or change the value to 0 (if applicable):

"NoDispAppearancePage"
"NoDispBackgroundPage
"NoDispScrSavPage"
"NoDispSettingsPage"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
Delete the following or change the value to 0 (if applicable):

"NoThemesTab"

[HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
Delete the following or change the value to 0 (if applicable):

"NoDispAppearancePage"
"NoDispBackgroundPage"
"NoDispScrSavPage"
"NoDispSettingsPage"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
Delete the following or change the value to 0 (if applicable):

"NoThemesTab"

 

[WTC]

Hi Lewis,

Could you open a Command prompt window and type the following:

NOTE: The following command is all one line, watch for word wrapping.

reg export "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System"
"%userprofile%\Desktop\hkcusys.txt"

and

reg export
"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer"
"%userprofile%\Desktop\hkcuexe.txt"

and

reg export "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System"
"%userprofile%\Desktop\hklmsys.txt"

and

reg export
"HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer"
"%userprofile%\Desktop\hklmexe.txt"

Or you could download the following file to your desktop which will perform
the commands automatically for you:

http://www.lprf.ca/files/batch/policies2.cmd

Double-click the "policies2.cmd" on your desktop to export the Registry
information.

Now there should be 4 files on your desktop called "hkcusys.txt",
"hkcuexe.txt", "hklmsys.txt", and "hklmexe.txt". If you could email these
files as attachments to (e-mail address removed). Remove the NOSPAM in my
email address before emailing me..

--
William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

Bill,
Even though I am 85 I am too much of a neophye with a PC to fool with the
registry by myself! I'll save your instructions and wait for a more adept
PCer than I am to help me do it. I'll let you know the result!
Thanks Lewis
Could you verify these registration entries are NOT there:

To open regedit: Start > Run > regedit.exe

Navigate to the following key:

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
Delete the following or change the value to 0 (if applicable):

"NoDispAppearancePage"
"NoDispBackgroundPage
"NoDispScrSavPage"
"NoDispSettingsPage"

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
Delete the following or change the value to 0 (if applicable):

"NoThemesTab"

[HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
Delete the following or change the value to 0 (if applicable):

"NoDispAppearancePage"
"NoDispBackgroundPage"
"NoDispScrSavPage"
"NoDispSettingsPage"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
Delete the following or change the value to 0 (if applicable):

"NoThemesTab"

--
William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

Bill,
I have all the scanning tools for viruses and malware and verify daily.
I
added your program to my desktop, right clicked and selected Merge.
However,
tabs were still missing when I reran Display Properties - even after
reboot!
I had found that I could get the other boxes for Screen Saver, Appearance
etc. to pop up if I repeatedly pressed CTRL+TAB while the Theme box was
displayed. but I still would like to have them appearas they should. Any
other thougts? Thanks for your interest.
Lewis



Scan your system for malware and other parasites that caused the tabs to
be
removed.

Here are a couple of free programs:

Remember to update the defintions before performing a full system scan.

Adaware SE (free)
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download

Spybot - search and destroy (free)
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

Trend Micro - Housecall (free)
http://housecall.trendmicro.com

Kasperky Web Scanner
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner

Once you are sure you are free of theses pests then download the
"shw_dsply_tabs.reg" from my site to your desktop.

http://www.lprf.ca/files/shw_dsply_tabs.reg

Right-click the file and select MERGE.

Note: You can view the file by right-clicking the file to select EDIT.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Lewis,

See:

Restore missing tabs to the Display properties dialog:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articl...ng-tabs-to-the-Display-properties-dialog.html

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


When I open Display Properties via Control Panel -Display, The only Tab that
shows is Themes. Previously, the tabs for Desktop, ScreenSaver, Appearance
and Settings would show. Any suggestions for restoring the original display?
Lewis

 

[lewis]

It worked in seconds! Thanks! Lewis
Lewis,

See:

Restore missing tabs to the Display properties dialog:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articl...ng-tabs-to-the-Display-properties-dialog.html

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


When I open Display Properties via Control Panel -Display, The only Tab that
shows is Themes. Previously, the tabs for Desktop, ScreenSaver, Appearance
and Settings would show. Any suggestions for restoring the original display?
Lewis

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Glad to help, Lewis.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


It worked in seconds! Thanks! Lewis
Lewis,

See:

Restore missing tabs to the Display properties dialog:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articl...ng-tabs-to-the-Display-properties-dialog.html