Thanks Sharon I tried those fixes....Malke's solution worked in five
minutes...Paul

"Sharon F" wrote:

> On Thu, 5 Jan 2006 09:22:06 -0800, Magnum99 wrote:
>
> > While surfing the web I received a message warning of a spyware infection
> > occurring and was prompted to download and run anti-spyware software. A
> > banner advising me of the potential infection appeared in the center of the
> > desktop. After running Microsoft Antisoftware the taskbar notification of
> > infection stopped appearing and daily runnings of the software show no
> > further infection but the banner on the desktop does not leave and all
> > attempts to change the background are without success. The scroll bar in the
> > display icon is inactive as are the few selections that show. How can I
> > delete the current and distracting background.
>
> Try Display Properties> Desktop> Customize Desktop> Web. Uncheck everything
> on the web page and hit Apply. Did the banner disappear from the desktop?
>
> --
> Sharon F
> MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User
>