I CANT GET ANY WALLPAPER/BACKRGROUND TO DISPLAY ON MY DESKTOP?

[Guest]

IN WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION, IVE GONE TO MY DISPLAY PROPORTIES AND INTO
DESKTOP, TO TRY TO GET A BACKROUND BUT IT WONT LET ME PICK ANY. AND IVE TRIED
TO SELECT A PICTURE BUT IT DOSENT APPEAR UNLESS MY COMPUTER IS RESTARTING.

PLEASEHELP.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

IN WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION, IVE GONE TO MY DISPLAY PROPORTIES AND
INTO DESKTOP, TO TRY TO GET A BACKROUND BUT IT WONT LET ME PICK
ANY. AND IVE TRIED TO SELECT A PICTURE BUT IT DOSENT APPEAR UNLESS
MY COMPUTER IS RESTARTING.

PLEASEHELP.

What is with the all uppercase lettering? Do your newspapers, magazines,
web sites you frequent or any publication you read have everything in all
upper case letters - always? There is likely a reason for that. I'd go for
readability.

Anyway...

You have Windows XP Home Edition.
You say you cannot get a background image to set.

Have you tried with multiple users?
With your own images?
Can you change the color of the background?

 

[Ayush]

[ANN-MARIE AND BRAD] wrote-:

IN WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION, IVE GONE TO MY DISPLAY PROPORTIES AND INTO
DESKTOP, TO TRY TO GET A BACKROUND BUT IT WONT LET ME PICK ANY. AND IVE TRIED
TO SELECT A PICTURE BUT IT DOSENT APPEAR UNLESS MY COMPUTER IS RESTARTING.

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a) Registry fix-Automated :
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/wallpaperenable.reg

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b) Manually (XP -Pro) :
1. Start > Run > gpedit.msc
2. Under User configuration > Click [Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Display\]
3. There will be a value named "Prevent changing wallpaper" > Set it to "Not Configured"

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c) Manually (XP -Any) :
1. Open Regedit
2. [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop]
3. Double click the value named "NoChangingWallpaper" > Set it to 0
4. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop]
5. Repeat Step 3
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If the above fails :
<url:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921049/>


Good Luck, Ayush.