Try right clicking a vacant area of the Desktop and select Properties.
Heirloom, old and works for me


"kkys" <kkys@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F496EB78-F2FB-488B-A17C-944D79470382@microsoft.com...
>I have always had a customised desktop display, usually of a personal
>picture
> from my files and a matching colour background. I have recently gone to
> change this and I can't seem to get to the display properties dialogue
> boxes.
> I click on Control Panel from the Start menu and then when I double click
> the Display icon as per usual in Control Panel, nothing happens...nothing.
> Have I inadvertently switched something off that prevents me from
> accessing
> this area? I am so not a tech head and I am so confused!
>
> HELP and TIA to any helpers
>