microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize

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.


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You can also try this:

http://www.mindyourbrain.1gig.biz/Troubleshooting/displayprop.htm

click on:

Display Background List is Grey Out
or
Enable Display Background List

and run the registry fix.

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!

"helllp me plzzzz" wrote:

> it wont let me change, or choose a wallpaper, only change the colour of the
> plain back ground, ive tried so many of your solutions on here, but none are
> working, i looked at some tweat thing, but again, unsuccessfull!! please
> someone help me.!!