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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Customization / September 2006background
I recently got a virus and now I can't change my desktop background. It is gray all the time, and when I go to properties, I can't click on any of the previous themes to try and change it. The only time I see the picture that I have selected is when I start or shut down my computer for a split second. Any help would be great. I would suggest as step one to remove the virus. Are you certain it's a virus? There are many other types of malicious software. --- Ted Zieglar "Backup is a computer user's best friend." > I recently got a virus and now I can't change my desktop background. It is > gray all the time, and when I go to properties, I can't click on any of the > previous themes to try and change it. The only time I see the picture that I > have selected is when I start or shut down my computer for a split second. > Any help would be great. I'm not sure. I've been running spyware and virus cleaners all day, and I quarantined and deleted many files that had trojans in them. ANy suggestions for after i remove them? > I would suggest as step one to remove the virus. > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > have selected is when I start or shut down my computer for a split second. > > Any help would be great. Click Start, Run, and type in "regedit" (without the ""'s) and press enter. Go to and delete the following key (ActiveDesktop) located: HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software>Microsoft>Windows>CurrentVersion>Policies>ActiveDesktop Try it again. > I'm not sure. I've been running spyware and virus cleaners all day, and I > quarantined and deleted many files that had trojans in them. ANy suggestions [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > > have selected is when I start or shut down my computer for a split second. > > > Any help would be great. |
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