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overriding a white screen on the desktopI'm having trouble changing the desktop. I was using Webshots (have been for
a couple years) and just changed one of the pictures; next thing I know I have a totally white screen OVERTOP the photo. I know it's overtop because I see it when I shut down or start up, but as soon as the icons come up, the screen goes totally white. Going to the control panel to change the desktop doesn't work--it's frozen and won't allow any change whatsoever. I haven't downloaded anything, virus checks all fine, security wall up... I'm using Windows XP home edition. Anyone have an idea? perhaps you have an image as an active desktop?
control panel> display options> desktop tab> customize desktop button> web tab> make sure everything is unchecked in the list (web pages) there tell me if this solves the problem, if not tell me so I can think of something else Show quote "Dinah" <Di***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:121AEB8E-22C2-4F46-8C70-18802F6317CE@microsoft.com... > I'm having trouble changing the desktop. I was using Webshots (have been > for > a couple years) and just changed one of the pictures; next thing I know I > have a totally white screen OVERTOP the photo. I know it's overtop because > I > see it when I shut down or start up, but as soon as the icons come up, the > screen goes totally white. Going to the control panel to change the > desktop > doesn't work--it's frozen and won't allow any change whatsoever. I haven't > downloaded anything, virus checks all fine, security wall up... > > I'm using Windows XP home edition. > > Anyone have an idea? Hi there, and thanks for trying! Have tried this and went through again to
make sure, but still no go. Nothing is checked on that web tab-- and the two boxes under that heading are: My Current Home page and Internet Explorer Channel Bar (both unchecked. (I must have ghosts in the machine!) Any other ideas? Show quote "I eat vista" wrote: > perhaps you have an image as an active desktop? > > control panel> display options> desktop tab> customize desktop button> > web tab> make sure everything is unchecked in the list (web pages) there > tell me if this solves the problem, if not tell me so I can think of > something else > > > > "Dinah" <Di***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:121AEB8E-22C2-4F46-8C70-18802F6317CE@microsoft.com... > > I'm having trouble changing the desktop. I was using Webshots (have been > > for > > a couple years) and just changed one of the pictures; next thing I know I > > have a totally white screen OVERTOP the photo. I know it's overtop because > > I > > see it when I shut down or start up, but as soon as the icons come up, the > > screen goes totally white. Going to the control panel to change the > > desktop > > doesn't work--it's frozen and won't allow any change whatsoever. I haven't > > downloaded anything, virus checks all fine, security wall up... > > > > I'm using Windows XP home edition. > > > > Anyone have an idea? > > > go to this site: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
scroll down to line number 142 but look on the RIGHT column where it says: ALLOW WALLPAPER BACKGROUND CHANGES... (the link leads to this file) http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/wallpaperenable.reg Download it and double click on that reg file and do a restart... this should fix your problem.. tell me please if it does.. Show quote "Dinah" <Di***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F10E633C-476E-4044-BEC2-E4CE9FE9CCE4@microsoft.com... > Hi there, and thanks for trying! Have tried this and went through again > to > make sure, but still no go. Nothing is checked on that web tab-- and the > two > boxes under that heading are: My Current Home page and Internet Explorer > Channel Bar (both unchecked. (I must have ghosts in the machine!) Any > other > ideas? > > "I eat vista" wrote: > >> perhaps you have an image as an active desktop? >> >> control panel> display options> desktop tab> customize desktop button> >> web tab> make sure everything is unchecked in the list (web pages) there >> tell me if this solves the problem, if not tell me so I can think of >> something else >> >> >> >> "Dinah" <Di***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:121AEB8E-22C2-4F46-8C70-18802F6317CE@microsoft.com... >> > I'm having trouble changing the desktop. I was using Webshots (have >> > been >> > for >> > a couple years) and just changed one of the pictures; next thing I know >> > I >> > have a totally white screen OVERTOP the photo. I know it's overtop >> > because >> > I >> > see it when I shut down or start up, but as soon as the icons come up, >> > the >> > screen goes totally white. Going to the control panel to change the >> > desktop >> > doesn't work--it's frozen and won't allow any change whatsoever. I >> > haven't >> > downloaded anything, virus checks all fine, security wall up... >> > >> > I'm using Windows XP home edition. >> > >> > Anyone have an idea? >> >> >>
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> Hi there, and thanks for trying! Have tried this and went through again to > make sure, but still no go. Nothing is checked on that web tab-- and the two > boxes under that heading are: My Current Home page and Internet Explorer > Channel Bar (both unchecked. (I must have ghosts in the machine!) Any other > ideas? > > "I eat vista" wrote: > > > perhaps you have an image as an active desktop? > > > > control panel> display options> desktop tab> customize desktop button> > > web tab> make sure everything is unchecked in the list (web pages) there > > tell me if this solves the problem, if not tell me so I can think of > > something else > > > > > > > > "Dinah" <Di***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:121AEB8E-22C2-4F46-8C70-18802F6317CE@microsoft.com... > > > I'm having trouble changing the desktop. I was using Webshots (have been > > > for > > > a couple years) and just changed one of the pictures; next thing I know I > > > have a totally white screen OVERTOP the photo. I know it's overtop because > > > I > > > see it when I shut down or start up, but as soon as the icons come up, the > > > screen goes totally white. Going to the control panel to change the > > > desktop > > > doesn't work--it's frozen and won't allow any change whatsoever. I haven't > > > downloaded anything, virus checks all fine, security wall up... > > > > > > I'm using Windows XP home edition. > > > > > > Anyone have an idea? > > > > > > 1. Open Control Panel, double-click Display.
2. Click the Desktop tab, and choose "Customize Desktop". 3. Select the "Web" tab 4. Delete all the items except "My current Home page" 5. Uncheck "My current Home page" 6. Click OK, and now select your Desktop background 7. Click OK and close the dialog. See also: Options to change wallpaper may be missing or unavailable on a Windows XP-based computer: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=921049 -- Regards, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "Dinah" <Di***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:121AEB8E-22C2-4F46-8C70-18802F6317CE@microsoft.com... I'm having trouble changing the desktop. I was using Webshots (have been for a couple years) and just changed one of the pictures; next thing I know I have a totally white screen OVERTOP the photo. I know it's overtop because I see it when I shut down or start up, but as soon as the icons come up, the screen goes totally white. Going to the control panel to change the desktop doesn't work--it's frozen and won't allow any change whatsoever. I haven't downloaded anything, virus checks all fine, security wall up... I'm using Windows XP home edition. Anyone have an idea? I too have had this problem... Tried all the referanced suggestions above...
on my computer the background change area under desktop will not allow me to press any choices in the scroll down area.... only lets me change color... Browse & position are also not highlighted for use.... THis is getting bad.... I'm starting to hate this comutper more a& more... "sam" <s**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message To whom and about what are you talking?news:DAA83B87-091D-41BF-89D1-EA5A0DD79D4F@microsoft.com... >I too have had this problem... Tried all the referanced suggestions >above... > on my computer the background change area under desktop will not allow me > to > press any choices in the scroll down area.... only lets me change color... > Browse & position are also not highlighted for use.... > THis is getting bad.... I'm starting to hate this comutper more a& more... FYI this is NOT a "chat room", what you are doing is using a horrible web interface to post to a global Newsgroup. Please read the following: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html Thank you.  |
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