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Trouble with my desktop

ReveilleReveille Member Posts: 42
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For some reason all of a sudden I cant change my background from the blue background it is now to something different.  sorry but thats the best way i could possibly explain it.

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  • VercadesVercades Member Posts: 1,065
    What OS (operating system) are you using?  Usually rebooting will fix problems like that.
  • ReveilleReveille Member Posts: 42
    Im using Windows XP Home Edition currently.  And I have done many restarts due to deleting some Spyware type stuff and its not working.
  • VercadesVercades Member Posts: 1,065

    Its probably a virus if you can locate the file path of the virus you can kill it with Kill Box, a good tool for cleaning out your pc's problem areas, free too.  All you gotta do is put the file path in and delete.

    You can get it at the link below.

    http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/files/killbox.php

    Let me know if this helps any.

  • ReveilleReveille Member Posts: 42
    Know of any good spyware scanning tools.
  • ReveilleReveille Member Posts: 42
    Its still not working.
  • Ice_FireIce_Fire Member Posts: 31
    Try Norton Antivirues

    Ice

  • ReveilleReveille Member Posts: 42

    i had that but i deleted that now I have Spy Sweeper from Webroot. If this helps any heres a pic of my Display Prop. menu thing.

    http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y161/Reveille22/prob.jpg

  • OrccOrcc Member Posts: 3,043

    Im not sure how to help but I couldnt help but notice herbie fully loaded... ::::07::

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  • ReveilleReveille Member Posts: 42
    I dont care if its a Lindsay Lohan movie and Im still in the process of downloading it.
  • Takai001Takai001 Member Posts: 248

    Originally posted by Reveille
    I dont care if its a Lindsay Lohan movie and Im still in the process of downloading it.
    Stop downloading and maybe your computer won't be as fucked up.

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    That has to go to the vet
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  • ReveilleReveille Member Posts: 42

    The only person to tell me what to do is my mom or dad not you so stfu.

  • VercadesVercades Member Posts: 1,065

    Have you updated your windows any?  If not, just open browser click tools and windows update rest should be self explainitory.

    If you want a decent spyware/adware scanner just get the M$ anti-spyware software.

    http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

    It works good.  Other spyware/adware scans are

    Adaware

    http://www.cybertechhelp.com/download.php?aaw6.exe

    Spybot

    http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

    Hope this helped some, let me know if it worked or not.

     

  • ReveilleReveille Member Posts: 42

    I have updated my system but didnt update to SP2 since it kinda messes with ur games and stuff.  And I fixed it by doing prolly the stupidest thing but it worked, I did a system restore.

  • VercadesVercades Member Posts: 1,065


    Originally posted by Reveille

    I have updated my system but didnt update to SP2 since it kinda messes with ur games and stuff.  And I fixed it by doing prolly the stupidest thing but it worked, I did a system restore.

    I hope your parents didn't have anything on there that they needed but, probably no big deal glad it worked you.  Anyways, SP2 works fine w/games on WinXP professional. image
  • ReveilleReveille Member Posts: 42
    Umm this is my computer noone else uses it.
  • ChopesChopes Member Posts: 297

    Originally posted by Reveille
    Umm this is my computer noone else uses it.


    Ok I know exactly what is wrong, and if you follow these steps it should fix it.


    Firstly, you will need to goto Control Pannel, and then tools.
    Then folder options, then click on the view tab.
    Then uncheck the box for hiding file extensions.

    Now, go to your c: or whatever drive you have, and create a .txt file

    Now it should be New Text Document.txt

    Open this file and type the following into it word for word

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesActiveDesktop]
    "NoChangingWallPaper"=dword:00000000
    "NoHTMLWallPaper"=dword:00000001

    Now after you have done that, save it and rename the file to a .reg

    Then double click it and merge.

    Restart your computer and you should be fine.


    EDIT: just relized that I was too late...meh.

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  • FaintFaint Member Posts: 82

    Originally posted by Reveille
    The only person to tell me what to do is my mom or dad not you so stfu.


    Stop bitching he's right.

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  • ScarisScaris Member UncommonPosts: 5,332

    Originally posted by Reveille
    I have updated my system but didnt update to SP2 since it kinda messes with ur games and stuff. And I fixed it by doing prolly the stupidest thing but it worked, I did a system restore.

    It messes with what games? News to me, I have had zero problems with SP 2.

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