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No Wallpaper in Display Properties
in my display properties under desktop i cannot preview my wallpaper in c:\windows\web\wallpaper. the files are there just cannot view them under display properties. any ideas?
been working good since clean install on 1/4/05
Toshiba Notebook
Windows XP Pro SP2 + updates
installed hardware drivers/software = rebooted after each install
Installed progams in this order:
Net Framework 1.1 + SP + SDK
Office XP Professional w/Frontpage [v2002] + SP + updates
Adobe Acrobat 6 Professional [licesnsed] + updates
Norton Internet Security 2005 + updates
Download Accelerator v7.2
Mindsoft Evidence Eraser
Registry Mechanic 4
Rand McNally Streets & Trips
MSN Messneger 7 Beta
WinRar Archiver
all was fine til today. anyone have any suggestions?
XP Pro SP2
IC7MAX3
P4 2.8E@3.5 [fsb/250][v1.5x][1.1]
BallistiX DDR500 [2x512][2.5,4,4,8][v2.8]
9600XT[BBA][500/300@535/320(640DDR)
Antec TC 550w PS
2 WD Raptor X 150 GB SATA [Raid 0+1]
WD Caviar SE16 500 GB SATA
Plextor DL DVD±R/RW
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i also replaced the desk.cpl file in c:\windows\system32 as possible solution just a couple minutes ago. and that didn't work.
XP Pro SP2
IC7MAX3
P4 2.8E@3.5 [fsb/250][v1.5x][1.1]
BallistiX DDR500 [2x512][2.5,4,4,8][v2.8]
9600XT[BBA][500/300@535/320(640DDR)
Antec TC 550w PS
2 WD Raptor X 150 GB SATA [Raid 0+1]
WD Caviar SE16 500 GB SATA
Plextor DL DVD±R/RW
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Ultimate Member
Open REGEDT32 and look in HKLM | Software | Microsoft | Windows | CurrentVersion
There should be a line near or at the bottom of the list that reads:
WallPaperDir : REG_EXPAND_SZ : %SystemRoot%\Web\Wallpaper
If it is not there, go to EDIT and add this Value.
Always backup your Registry before you monkey with it.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256986/EN-US/
You might try a System Restore first.
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tried restore it said unable to restore to previos restore point. go figure.
the entry shows up in the registry. guess i'll live with it or keep searching through registry for invalid entries. or just re-do all again.
XP Pro SP2
IC7MAX3
P4 2.8E@3.5 [fsb/250][v1.5x][1.1]
BallistiX DDR500 [2x512][2.5,4,4,8][v2.8]
9600XT[BBA][500/300@535/320(640DDR)
Antec TC 550w PS
2 WD Raptor X 150 GB SATA [Raid 0+1]
WD Caviar SE16 500 GB SATA
Plextor DL DVD±R/RW
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EX Moderator-May He Rest in Peace
Do you mean one pic imparticularly or all of them? What about your view if you are in classic mode or web style, trying one or the other.
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i can't view any bmp,gif or jpg through the backgtound preview in display properties. i can go to the to the web\wallpaper and see them all just fine. but through display properties all i see is a blue screen. XP ot Classic pc starts with blue screen for background too.
XP Pro SP2
IC7MAX3
P4 2.8E@3.5 [fsb/250][v1.5x][1.1]
BallistiX DDR500 [2x512][2.5,4,4,8][v2.8]
9600XT[BBA][500/300@535/320(640DDR)
Antec TC 550w PS
2 WD Raptor X 150 GB SATA [Raid 0+1]
WD Caviar SE16 500 GB SATA
Plextor DL DVD±R/RW
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EX Moderator-May He Rest in Peace
Try reloading your graphics driver, did a machine that had a garbled first screen among a myriad of other problems. Might have to go with a re-install of the OS if it isn't the drivers.
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He might of got a worm or viurus that put a regkey prevents changing wallpaper, hey "badboy" is it "greyed out" or just you can see any thing?
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just can't see them. check all no reg keys and reset all none broswer resets. just gonna re-install and go from there.
XP Pro SP2
IC7MAX3
P4 2.8E@3.5 [fsb/250][v1.5x][1.1]
BallistiX DDR500 [2x512][2.5,4,4,8][v2.8]
9600XT[BBA][500/300@535/320(640DDR)
Antec TC 550w PS
2 WD Raptor X 150 GB SATA [Raid 0+1]
WD Caviar SE16 500 GB SATA
Plextor DL DVD±R/RW
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