The display properties on the desktop or the appearance and theme in the
control panel will not bring up the display screen so that changes can be
made. I have tried the system restore and it did not fix this issue. Are
there any fixes for this problem?

Charles Schwindt wrote:

> The display properties on the desktop or the appearance and theme in
> the control panel will not bring up the display screen so that changes
> can be made. I have tried the system restore and it did not fix this
> issue. Are there any fixes for this problem?

Is the computer virus/malware-free? Make sure your computer is clean:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware

If you can't enable desktop backgrounds after a virus, MVP Kelly Theriot
has a fix. Look under Wallpaper-Desktop-Disable Changing here:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_w.htm

If Display tabs are missing, run Kelly's registry edit on line 285,
right-hand side "Restore all display tabs".

Malke
--
MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"

IN addition, if you cannot change a theme, make sure the theme service is
running (you can check under control panel -> performance and maintenance ->
administrative tools -> services). If you want to use themes, it should be
set to start automatically.


"Malke" <notreally@invalid.com> wrote in message
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> Charles Schwindt wrote:
>
>> The display properties on the desktop or the appearance and theme in
>> the control panel will not bring up the display screen so that changes
>> can be made. I have tried the system restore and it did not fix this
>> issue. Are there any fixes for this problem?
>
> Is the computer virus/malware-free? Make sure your computer is clean:
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware
>
> If you can't enable desktop backgrounds after a virus, MVP Kelly Theriot
> has a fix. Look under Wallpaper-Desktop-Disable Changing here:
>
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_w.htm
>
> If Display tabs are missing, run Kelly's registry edit on line 285,
> right-hand side "Restore all display tabs".
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic"

"Charles Schwindt" <res0r9wo@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> The display properties on the desktop or the appearance and theme in the
> control panel will not bring up the display screen so that changes can be
> made. I have tried the system restore and it did not fix this issue. Are
> there any fixes for this problem?
Is this a recent problem? Is it a new or S/H pc? I had this problem on a
pair of pc's recently on which the previous owner had run "gpedit.msc" and
configured the desktop display, wallpaper etc., so it couldn't be changed.
MH