microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize

none of them worked :-( i have no idea whats going on with it!!!

"Claymore" wrote:

> On Oct 12, 6:14 pm, helllp me plzzzz > plz...@discussions.microsoft.com> 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.!!
>
> Hello,
>
> You don't say what you've tried, but here are three possibilities:
>
> Number 1
>
> Copy the text below between the dotted lines, but not the dotted lines
> themselves. Open Notepad and paste it in. Save the result in a
> suitable location as wallpaper.reg - making sure that the default .txt
> extension doesn't appear in the file name (Save as type = All Files).
> Double-click on the saved .reg file to merge the contents.
> Restart.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
> \ActiveDesktop]
> "NoChangingWallPaper"=dword:00000000
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
> \ActiveDesktop]
> "NoChangingWallPaper"=dword:00000000
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
> \Explorer]
> "NoActiveDesktopChanges"=dword:00000001
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
> \System]
> "NoDispBackgroundPage"=dword:00000000
> "Wallpaper"=-
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Number 2
>
> Right-click anywhere on your desktop and select 'Properties'.
> Click the 'Desktop' tab and click the 'Customize Desktop' tab.
> Click the 'Web' tab and delete everything except "My current Home
> page"
> Uncheck (clear) 'My current Home page'.
> Click OK and retry a Desktop background.
>
> Number 3
>
> Download this fix:
> Kelly's Korner - line 142 right
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
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