[nyunim]

I cannot change desktop wallpaper.
The Desktop tab under Display Properties has all of the available options for wallpaper in gray. I also cannot click "Browse."
Also I cannot choose a picture to "set as Desktop Background."

Any help would greatly be appreciated. Thanks

[frankjohn]

GO to search,all files and folders, type in wallpaper

[Jag11]

See here:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Line 128 - "Restore Desktop and Screensaver Tabs"

[bwamser]

I have the same problem as you. I tried the fix suggested and it didn't work. Let me know if you find a solution and will contact you if I find one.

BW

[nyunim]

I tried the obove solutions as well ... none of them worked, please let me know if you find a solution, thanks.

[Cheeseball81]

Were you recently infected with spyware?

2 things you can try...

Save the following REG File to your hard disk. Double click it and answer yes to the import prompt.

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs...aperenable.reg

OR

Download and save Cleandesktop to your computer from this link: http://www.thespykiller.co.uk/files/cleandesktop.exe and double click on the cleandesktop.exe

It will automatically extract to c:\desktopclean where it needs to be to run and will automatically run the cleandesktop.vbs script

If it doesn't open then go to c:\desktopclean and double click on the cleandesktop.vbs Do not run any other file from there please unless asked to

If you have script blocking enabled you will get a warning about a malicious script wanting to run. Please allow this script to run. It is not malicious.

If you get a message when you first run it "Can not find script file "blah blah blah" then don't worry just doubleclick the cleandesktop.vbs script again you sometimes get that message when a script blocker blocks the script

It will then kill Explorer. You will lose your taskbar and desktop. It will repair the registry entries returning your normal desktop and context menu functions.

It will restart Explorer.

Once you have performed the big cleanup, each of the other Users on the System needs to be signed in to clean up their desktop and regain the right click.

I have included another vbs to do this. It is named Other Profiles Regfix.vbs

Have each User sign in and run Other Profiles Regfix.vbs
Open C:\ (Go to Start>Run and type C: Press enter) and Open the c:\desktopclean folder. Double click on Other Profiles Regfix.vbs

Explorer will be ended and that user's active desktop registry entries will be repaired. Explorer will be restarted.

To restore the desktop to whatever picture you normally have right click on a blank part of desktop & select properties/desktop & select your prefered picture press apply & then ok to exit and then press F5

You will need to do this step for every user account.

[nyunim]

finally a solution that works ... thank you so very much!

[Cheeseball81]

Great Which one worked for you?

[nyunim]

i downloaded the second method and it restarted explorer and fixed the glitch right away.

[Cheeseball81]

Excellent

You can mark your thread "Solved" from the Thread Tools drop down menu.

[hseamons]

I almost spent $99 to get this fixed by a "specialist." Option #2 took care of it in a flash. I did not have to deal with messing with the registry. YOU ROCK!

[Thanks]

I've been trying for days to find a solution for this and I've been going through a bunch of sites, only this one worked..
Awesome, thanks!

[ckuhter]

This is the only tool i could find that resolved this problem, thanks very much for end my frustration with this one.

[PedroAfonso]

Hi, i've done all that, but it didnt work out, and when i try to run Other Profiles Regfix.vbs it asks me which program do i want to use to open it. what do i do now?

[DBLewis1029]

Thank you SO MUCH for the link to cleandesktop. I have had the same problem with not being about to change the desktop wallpaper. (Is it possible that it may have had anything to do with the Microsoft Powertoy Virtual Desktop Manager? I installed it then uninstalled it and my inability to change the wallpaper started at about the same time.) Whatever the original cause, this is the ONLY place that I found a solution that actually worked. I had checked the registry entries for NoChangingWallper so many times, I was starting to go nuts. I don't know what "magic" is in that tool, but whatever it is, it worked for me. Perhaps an appearance in the next Harry Potter novel is in the making! :-) Thank you again!! Don