Wallpaper will not change

[Guest]

I cannot change my desktop wallpaper. When I go to display properties, then
desktop, " background" is not highlighted.
Also When I go to themes I have 'my current theme' and 'modified theme'
neither of which will delete permanently.

 

[Rich Barry]

Andrea, check at Kelly's http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm Select
T and scroll to Themes.

Background Tab is Missing Compliments to Kelly's.

Go to Start/Run type: regedit and click Ok. Then, navigate to this key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

Look in the right pane for a value called: NoDispBackgroundPage If it
exists, double click it and set the value to 0. If it doesn't exist, right
click in the right pane and select New, DWord value, and name it
NoDispBackgroundPage. Leave the value at 0.

 

[Guest]

Editing the registry is not recommended if you are not familiar with. The
easiest way could be going through Group Policy Editor. Check the following:

1. Click Start - Run - type GPEDIT.MSC and Press Enter
2. Expand to User Configuration - Administrative Templates - Control Panel -
Display

Here check the settings "Prevent changing wallpaper". If it is set "Not
Configured" or "Enable" then set it "Disable".

Also check the settings of Desktop Themes under Display.

Let us know if the information is useful.

 

[Guest]

I don't have a GPEDIT.MSC file
but thanks for trying.

 

[Guest]

Sorry, still not able to change my wallpaper, but thanks.

 

[Guest]

If you can not run GPEDIT.MSC then right-click on My Computer - click Manage

then follow the procedure describe in previous post

Let us know.!

 

[Brad]

Do you have Active Desktop On?


Brad
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