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cannot change wallpaper - please help - thanks
Desktop background [xp pro] is now white and flashes to a
light grey. Right click/Properties on desktop and only get a general tab - no options to change anything. The address [url] is file://C:\WINDOWS\Web\desktop.html. This is the name of a file that I deleted after my pc was infected by several files containing trojan viruses etc [e.g. mstasks2.exe, system.exe, wintime.exe etc...] and my desktop was taken over by this desktop.html and made up of circa 20 gifs that had been created in c:\windows\web directory. Try to change desktop background via control panel/Appearance and Themes - the Display Properties/Desktop tab is available and indeed shows my desired background picture, the name is highlighted but the apply function is greyed out. Selecting ok does not change the desktop background. Also my desired desktop background is monentarily visible during windows shutdown. Searching in the registry for desktop.html reveals the following:- In hive My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Inte rnet Explorer\Desktop\Components\0 , the keys Source and SubscribedURL both contain the values c:\WINDOWS\Web\desktop.html . Question is - is it safe [or correct]to change these values to point to the location of desired desktop background bitmap ? Also are the values stored in any of the other keys in this hive siginificant - i.e. Deafult, Current State, Flags, Friendly Name, Orininal State Info, Position, Restored State Info ? Finally does anyone know what the registry hives Search Assistant\ACMru\5603 & Search Assistant\ACMru\5604 are - they look very dodgy to me and include keys such as 000 thru to 024 with values of mstasks, desktop.html, dkdial, wintime, system.exe - all infected files that I have removed during the recent clean up. |
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cannot change wallpaper - please help - thanks
Hi Tony,
If your system is clean, run the edit on line 142 (right hand side) http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm -- All the Best, Kelly Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP 2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award Troubleshooting Windows XP http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm "Tony" wrote in message ... Desktop background [xp pro] is now white and flashes to a light grey. Right click/Properties on desktop and only get a general tab - no options to change anything. The address [url] is file://C:\WINDOWS\Web\desktop.html. This is the name of a file that I deleted after my pc was infected by several files containing trojan viruses etc [e.g. mstasks2.exe, system.exe, wintime.exe etc...] and my desktop was taken over by this desktop.html and made up of circa 20 gifs that had been created in c:\windows\web directory. Try to change desktop background via control panel/Appearance and Themes - the Display Properties/Desktop tab is available and indeed shows my desired background picture, the name is highlighted but the apply function is greyed out. Selecting ok does not change the desktop background. Also my desired desktop background is monentarily visible during windows shutdown. Searching in the registry for desktop.html reveals the following:- In hive My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Inte rnet Explorer\Desktop\Components\0 , the keys Source and SubscribedURL both contain the values c:\WINDOWS\Web\desktop.html . Question is - is it safe [or correct]to change these values to point to the location of desired desktop background bitmap ? Also are the values stored in any of the other keys in this hive siginificant - i.e. Deafult, Current State, Flags, Friendly Name, Orininal State Info, Position, Restored State Info ? Finally does anyone know what the registry hives Search Assistant\ACMru\5603 & Search Assistant\ACMru\5604 are - they look very dodgy to me and include keys such as 000 thru to 024 with values of mstasks, desktop.html, dkdial, wintime, system.exe - all infected files that I have removed during the recent clean up. |
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