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Wallpaper still won't show
writer24
post Jan 22 2006, 08:08 PM
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I read and followed a post that was just completed, but the registry editor didn't fix my problem -- my background isn't displaying... any ideas??? helpsmilie.gif

btw... nothing is checked on the Web tab either.

The post was for samanthafrost.

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post Jan 22 2006, 08:11 PM
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Hi writer24! Welcome to G2G!

What exactly is it showing for the wallpaper?

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post Jan 22 2006, 08:12 PM
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just a color... although before i cleaned my system it was showing that i had some spyware, that's all gone now-- it should be at least.
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post Jan 22 2006, 08:16 PM
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In the DESKTOP tab of DISPLAY properties, are the items grayed out or are you able to change them but when you click APPLY nothing changes?

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post Jan 22 2006, 08:21 PM
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it's grayed out. but i can change the color,
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post Jan 22 2006, 08:23 PM
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Please right click this LINK, choose SAVE LINK AS or SAVE TARGET AS, and save it somewhere on your computer where you will remember where it is located. Then find the file on your computer and double-click it to run it. Click YES to the warning: Are you sure you want to add the information in FILE LOCATION HERE\restorealldisplaytabs.reg to the registry? Then reboot your computer and see if you can't change the background now.

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post Jan 22 2006, 08:25 PM
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still not working. the window where you select wallpapers is still grayed out. along with the everything else except the color tab.
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post Jan 22 2006, 08:26 PM
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No possible way that you rebooted your computer after running it. Even my computer isn't that fast. Lol

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post Jan 22 2006, 08:27 PM
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yea. oops hang on! I'm a moron -- forgot that part!
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post Jan 22 2006, 08:31 PM
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rebooted -- still not working! sad.gif
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post Jan 22 2006, 08:31 PM
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If that doesn't work, then please try the solution in THIS post, specifically downloading and running the fixreg.zip file which can be found in post #5 of that topic.

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post Jan 22 2006, 08:39 PM
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MY HERO!!!! thank you soooooooo much! biggrin.gif
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post Jan 22 2006, 08:41 PM
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That file has worked for everyone that has tried it. biggrin.gif gerryf is a god for coming up with that fix!

Glad to see everything is back to normal now.

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post Jun 12 2008, 12:46 PM
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Im afraid it didnt work for me and niether did the wallpaperenabl file im still left with just colour on my desktop. Any suggestions?
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