Applying A background to my desktop

I have problems applying a background to my desktop. If I open the display
properties and select the wallpaper tab it opens but I am unable to choose
any of the available wallpapers. I can only change the colour of the
background. It also doesn't work when I right click on an image and click
apply as desktop backgound.

Any help will be appreciated please!!!

I am having the same problem. One day, my background picture was gone;
however, I do see it for a second while the computer is booting up. Then it
disappears and goes back to the bllue screen. The background options box is
somehow disabled.

"Morne" wrote:

I have problems applying a background to my desktop. If I open the display
properties and select the wallpaper tab it opens but I am unable to choose
any of the available wallpapers. I can only change the colour of the
background. It also doesn't work when I right click on an image and click
apply as desktop backgound.

Any help will be appreciated please!!!

Well this makes three! This morning I turned the computer on and the same
exact thing happened here. When the system is powering up I can see my
background wallpaper when it finishes the power up cycle the background turns
blue. I go to the control panel and display tool and try to correct the issue
but the scroll box does not work. I can see my many wallpapers just can't
select them, it is like the mouse does not know it is in a scroll box. The
mouse pointer does not change to the select pointer. I can change colors just
not wallpaper. Hope someone is listening! Seems to just happened!

Mike -

"tanishasm" wrote:

I am having the same problem. One day, my background picture was gone;
however, I do see it for a second while the computer is booting up. Then it
disappears and goes back to the bllue screen. The background options box is
somehow disabled.

"Morne" wrote:

I have problems applying a background to my desktop. If I open the display
properties and select the wallpaper tab it opens but I am unable to choose
any of the available wallpapers. I can only change the colour of the
background. It also doesn't work when I right click on an image and click
apply as desktop backgound.

Any help will be appreciated please!!!

I am having the same problem with my computer and i can't seem tog et any
help, but if you get a resolution and don't mind sharing, you could email me
at i would appreciate it very much.
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lorrie


"Morne" wrote:

I have problems applying a background to my desktop. If I open the display
properties and select the wallpaper tab it opens but I am unable to choose
any of the available wallpapers. I can only change the colour of the
background. It also doesn't work when I right click on an image and click
apply as desktop backgound.

Any help will be appreciated please!!!

"Lorraine" wrote:

I am having the same problem with my computer and i can't seem tog et any
help, but if you get a resolution and don't mind sharing, you could email me
at i would appreciate it very much.
--
lorrie


"Morne" wrote:

I have problems applying a background to my desktop. If I open the display
properties and select the wallpaper tab it opens but I am unable to choose
any of the available wallpapers. I can only change the colour of the
background. It also doesn't work when I right click on an image and click
apply as desktop backgound.

Any help will be appreciated please!!!

i also have the same problem. My desktop background image seems to be stuck
or something. I can't change it at all. If I open the display properties I'm
not able to see the wallpaper tab. I need help because this is annoying, I'm
stuck with a blurry pic as my background. Greatly appreciated if anyone can
help me out, . You can e-mail or reply here so I can solve
this problem.

i've been having the same problem too. I was wondering if you were ever able
to fix your background?

"tanishasm" wrote:

I am having the same problem. One day, my background picture was gone;
however, I do see it for a second while the computer is booting up. Then it
disappears and goes back to the bllue screen. The background options box is
somehow disabled.

"Morne" wrote:

I have problems applying a background to my desktop. If I open the display
properties and select the wallpaper tab it opens but I am unable to choose
any of the available wallpapers. I can only change the colour of the
background. It also doesn't work when I right click on an image and click
apply as desktop backgound.

Any help will be appreciated please!!!

what did you do to fix the prob???? please contact me at eather
or

"tanishasm" wrote:

I am having the same problem. One day, my background picture was gone;
however, I do see it for a second while the computer is booting up. Then it
disappears and goes back to the bllue screen. The background options box is
somehow disabled.

"Morne" wrote:

I have problems applying a background to my desktop. If I open the display
properties and select the wallpaper tab it opens but I am unable to choose
any of the available wallpapers. I can only change the colour of the
background. It also doesn't work when I right click on an image and click
apply as desktop backgound.

Any help will be appreciated please!!!

I am also experiencing the same problem. Can anyone shed some light here on
how they managed to fix this problem? Much appreciated.

"Morne" wrote:

I have problems applying a background to my desktop. If I open the display
properties and select the wallpaper tab it opens but I am unable to choose
any of the available wallpapers. I can only change the colour of the
background. It also doesn't work when I right click on an image and click
apply as desktop backgound.

Any help will be appreciated please!!!

Hi there,
I also have this problem. Will you kindly help me fix the problem if you
have any solutions for this problem? Thanks I can really use a solution...

"pbjnut-n-collector1812" wrote:

I am also experiencing the same problem. Can anyone shed some light here on
how they managed to fix this problem? Much appreciated.

"Morne" wrote:

I have problems applying a background to my desktop. If I open the display
properties and select the wallpaper tab it opens but I am unable to choose
any of the available wallpapers. I can only change the colour of the
background. It also doesn't work when I right click on an image and click
apply as desktop backgound.

Any help will be appreciated please!!!

Hey folks! I can't figure out the cause for this either. If anyone has a fix
for this that they can share, I would greatly appreciate it!!!!

"clark007" wrote:

Hi there,
I also have this problem. Will you kindly help me fix the problem if you
have any solutions for this problem? Thanks I can really use a solution...

"pbjnut-n-collector1812" wrote:

I am also experiencing the same problem. Can anyone shed some light here on
how they managed to fix this problem? Much appreciated.

"Morne" wrote:

I have problems applying a background to my desktop. If I open the display
properties and select the wallpaper tab it opens but I am unable to choose
any of the available wallpapers. I can only change the colour of the
background. It also doesn't work when I right click on an image and click
apply as desktop backgound.

Any help will be appreciated please!!!

okay!!! seems to me that there are a few people with this prob. I am one of
them...not only CAN'T i put a desktop picture on, but my icons and text are
all blurry too. I've been trying to figure this problem out for a few weeks
now, if you can help me please contact me at:
, or .

thanks!!!

"Morne" wrote:

I have problems applying a background to my desktop. If I open the display
properties and select the wallpaper tab it opens but I am unable to choose
any of the available wallpapers. I can only change the colour of the
background. It also doesn't work when I right click on an image and click
apply as desktop backgound.

Any help will be appreciated please!!!

I'm also having the same problem. I notived that not only can I not
apply a wallpaper to my background, but the background shows for a
milli-second when I apply solid colors. I'm wondering if this problem is
somehow related to why I can't seem to get Warcraft-3 to play. Sure
it'll install fine, but you can't play it.

I think this is some sort of video glich. My video card drivers are all
up to date (updated), and I'm basically at a loss of ideas at this
point.

If you have an answer contact me at (no spam
or solicitations of any kind will be allowed). I'm almost to the point
of calling Microsoft's Redmond-Washington campus and asking tech support
but I hate talking to tech support.


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I'm also having the same problem. I notived that not only can I not
apply a wallpaper to my background, but the background shows for a
milli-second when I apply solid colors. I'm wondering if this problem is
somehow related to why I can't seem to get Warcraft-3 to play. Sure
it'll install fine, but you can't play it.

I think this is some sort of video glich. My video card drivers are all
up to date (updated), and I'm basically at a loss of ideas at this
point.

If you have an answer contact me at (no spam
or solicitations of any kind will be allowed). I'm almost to the point
of calling Microsoft's Redmond-Washington campus and asking tech support
but I hate talking to tech support.


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Well here's how far I was able to get on mine:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\

There is no \ActiveDesktop branch after policies for me. Least none
that I can see. I even tried to expand but of course there's nothing to
expand. I then called tech support from microsoft (Yes scary I know) and
stayed on hold for an hour and 55 minutes! Finally an american tech got
back to me and said: "This is quite surprising and yet quite alarming.
You did say you found a virus on your computer as well correct?" I
responded: "Yes, but Windows Live OneCare was unable to remove it. All
it could do at best was try to lock it down in some areas but it somehow
escapes the hold and continues to crash my computer. This wasn't the
reason for the background to stop working for wallpapers." Tech: "hmm..
well after allowing me a direct connection to your p.c. sir, the best
course of action I can only recommend now since anti-virus programs
aren't healing the infection, and your reg editor doesn't find 'Active
Desktop' in the policies string - is to re-install Vista. I'm sorry
about this."

I thanked him for his service and dis-connected my call. So - I went
looking through my original box that my Lenovo Computer came in when I
bought it from Fry's Electronics with my dad a few months back. Well
what do you know? They didn't include the install disk for vista. Not
even a recovery disk! The only piece of software was the drivers for
Vista. So now i'm out 120 dollars tomorrow since now I have to buy
Windows vista Home Premium x32 and re-install the OS. Hopefully that
should fix everything. If not - I'm going to just void my waranty with
lenovo and go back to XP where everything is normal. I can't help but
laugh at microsoft for bringing us an O.S. that has so many problems and
yet there about to release windows 7 soon which i've had the displeasure
of testing at their campus in Redmond, WA and let me tell you something
- it's not that better from vista! Stick with XP for the love of god!


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Well here's how far I was able to get on mine:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\

There is no \ActiveDesktop branch after policies for me. Least none
that I can see. I even tried to expand but of course there's nothing to
expand. I then called tech support from microsoft (Yes scary I know) and
stayed on hold for an hour and 55 minutes! Finally an american tech got
back to me and said: "This is quite surprising and yet quite alarming.
You did say you found a virus on your computer as well correct?" I
responded: "Yes, but Windows Live OneCare was unable to remove it. All
it could do at best was try to lock it down in some areas but it somehow
escapes the hold and continues to crash my computer. This wasn't the
reason for the background to stop working for wallpapers." Tech: "hmm..
well after allowing me a direct connection to your p.c. sir, the best
course of action I can only recommend now since anti-virus programs
aren't healing the infection, and your reg editor doesn't find 'Active
Desktop' in the policies string - is to re-install Vista. I'm sorry
about this."

I thanked him for his service and dis-connected my call. So - I went
looking through my original box that my Lenovo Computer came in when I
bought it from Fry's Electronics with my dad a few months back. Well
what do you know? They didn't include the install disk for vista. Not
even a recovery disk! The only piece of software was the drivers for
Vista. So now i'm out 120 dollars tomorrow since now I have to buy
Windows vista Home Premium x32 and re-install the OS. Hopefully that
should fix everything. If not - I'm going to just void my waranty with
lenovo and go back to XP where everything is normal. I can't help but
laugh at microsoft for bringing us an O.S. that has so many problems and
yet there about to release windows 7 soon which i've had the displeasure
of testing at their campus in Redmond, WA and let me tell you something
- it's not that better from vista! Stick with XP for the love of god!


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