Windows XP desktop

[Jerry]

Just recently the only thing I can change on my desk top background is the
color. I can not change it to a wall paper back ground of my choosing or to a
picture. It will not allow me to use the up & down arrows to make choices.
This happened at the same time I somehow down loaded MalWareAlarm. I got rid
of it by using Spyware Doctor. This appears to have done the trick. However,
I still have the problem of controling my desktop background. Any ideas?

 

[RajKohli]

For Windows XP Professional
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1. Click Start - Run - type GPEDIT.MSC and press Enter
2. Expand to User Configuration - Administrative Templates - Control Panel -
Display
3. On the right-side pane double-click the entry "Prevent Changing Wallpaper"
4. If the value is set to "Not Configured" or "Enable" then set it to
"Disable"

For both Home & Professional edition
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1. Click Start - Run - type REGEDIT and press Enter
2. Expand to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer\ActiveDesktop
3. On the right side pane - check if there is an entry
"NoChangingWallpaper". Set its value to 0 by double-clicking or delete the
entry.

Also check the following link, see if this helps you:
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http://www.mindyourbrain.1gig.biz/Troubleshooting/displayprop.htm

If that doesn't help then read what Microsoft has to say about this and
resolution:

Article published by Microsoft regarding the problem:
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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921049/


You can try if neither of above works:
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A key in your registry is probably pointing to a deleted file refered to as
desktop.html

If you go into your regedit and follow this path: HKEY_CURRENT
USER/SOFTWARE/MICROSOFT/WINDOWS/CURRENTVERSION/POLICIES/SYSTEM

In there you may see a key that points to the C:\Windows\Web\desktop.html

If you see that key DELETE IT. Your virus software probably found this
hijack desktop viruz and deleted the infected file already.

Hope this help, let us know!