Can't change the theme on the desktop!

I used several beautiful scenes on my desk for years without problems. Suddenly he is stuck on a terrible picture of a barren desert and will not let me select ANY group of scene or slide show no matter what I do. I turned off my computer, tried the plain Windows theme, etc, but nothing like this ugly picture! What do you suggest me then? It's a laptop with Windows 7 Ultimate edition.

If the TranscodedWallpaper.jpg file has been corrupted, you may be unable to change the screen background image. To resolve this issue, remove the TranscodedWallpaper.jpg file. To delete the TranscodedWallpaper.jpg file, follow these steps.

  1. Click Start, paste the following text in the search box and press enter

    %UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\

  2. Right-click the TranscodedWallpaper.jpg file, and then click Rename.
  3. Replace the TranscodedWallpaper.old file name, and then click Yes when you are prompted.
  4. If slideshow.ini is listed, double-click this file. Slideshow.ini should open in Notepad. Select all the text in slideshow.ini if there and click delete on the keyboard.
  5. On the file menu, click Save.
  6. Close Notepad.
  7. Close the Windows Explorer window, and then navigate to the image that will be set as the background image.
  8. Try to apply a background image again.

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