problem w/ changing my desktop background:(

[kermit]

I go to Control Panel, Appearance and Themes, Change the Desktop Background,
and then the Display Properties window pops up, I select Desktop then go to
select a picture from my hard drive except it won't let me select a
background. Any ideas as to what is going on?

[WTC]

"kermit" > wrote in message
...
>I go to Control Panel, Appearance and Themes, Change the Desktop
>Background,
> and then the Display Properties window pops up, I select Desktop then go
> to
> select a picture from my hard drive except it won't let me select a
> background. Any ideas as to what is going on?

Run a scan for malware first then edit the registry.

Adaware SE (free)
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download

Spybot - search and destroy (free)
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

Trend Micro - Housecall (free)
http://housecall.trendmicro.com

Kasperky Web Scanner
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner

Edit the registry at the following locations, if applicable.

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Pol icies\ActiveDesktop]
and/or
[HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Pol icies\ActiveDesktop]
In the right-hand pane, delete "NoChangingWallPaper" or change the value
to 0.

[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Pol icies\System]
and/or
[HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Pol icies\System]
In the right-hand pane, delete "Wallpaper" and "WallpaperStyle".

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William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User