Display properties wallpaper troubleshooting

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• Display properties now includes 'My images' as Wallpaper (?)

  Control Panel > Display Properties > [Tab] Desktop > background: underneath, used to be Microsoft

  by default, list choices of wallpaper. But recently, ALL 'My pictures' were somehow sent there.

  How can I fix that I don't want all my personal pictures listed as choice of wallpaper.

  Thank you very much
  xelorwatch

  Hi xelorwatch,

  The images that appear under display properties, the Office located in
  These folders:

  C:\Documents and Settings\nom utilisateur\Mes Documents\My Pictures
  C:\WINDOWS\Web\Wallpaper
  C:\Windows\Resources\Themes

  Here are some steps that you can try.

  Step 1:

  a. create another folder (under your user profile), remove pictures of 'my
  Photos' you want listed under background and photos of my
  folder, create a shortcut to the new folder.

  b. or create subfolders in "my pictures".

  Step 2:
  
  Do a System Restore to the point before the issue.

  Aziz Nadeem - Microsoft Support
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• The Desktop tab in the display properties freezes computer

  I have Windows XP, SP3. When I try to change the wallpaper by clicking on the Office tab lock. Nothing happens. If I try to close the display properties, I get a message saying that he does not, with RunDLL32.exe in the title bar. The other tabs in display properties work fine. I've run several virus and malware detection programs and they found nothing. No idea what's happening, and how can I solve this problem?

  I had the same problem. Finally I started to think: why did this happen? I searched the registry for "Wallpaper" and maybe one of the proposed mentions it's a timeout to 20000 in relationship with the module property of the wallpaper (which units I don't know), so I left the display properties > Desktop tab in the State "suspended" over lunch. When I came back to it the destop by bike through the regular options (so you can choose one of them). I then went through and find my own picture of a hummingbird bird, and it works fine now. Without doubt, I deleted the picture bird Hummingbird long ago and had forgotten this is the desktop wallpaper.

  I hope this helps.

  Patrick Montgomery

• Problem with display properties.

  Original title: internet explorer 8, windows xp, hdmi connection works. Cannot get parameters with two screens no. 1 and 2 more.

  I sent this problem recently, I got a response that has not fixed the problem as I don't think that they read my question properly. I sent a reply thank you and said what is the current problem.

  I get the same email back me time and time again.

  PROBLEM. When I go to view/settings. I no longer get the icon with two blue screens, numbered 1 and 2. If I did, I could fix my problem.

  Instead, I get a box entitled display properties, which deals with the screen resolution and color quality.

  where is my box with two blue screens went, how do for her?

  Thank you for any input,

  Jerry.

  Hi Jerry,

  I'm sorry for the inconvenience that has happened. I will certainly help the question of fixing.

  I may need a few more details to better understand the issue.

  1. What is the number of brands and models of computer?

  2. did you of recent changes on the computer before this problem?

  Method 1:
  I suggest you to update the latest display drivers on the manufacturer's Web site and check if it helps.

  Method 2:
  If the problem is not resolved, you can try to create a new user account and check if you are faced with the same question.

  How to create and configure user accounts in Windows XP
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/279783

  If the problem is resolved in the new user account, you may have corrupted user profile. See link below for troubleshooting a corrupted profile.

  How to copy data from a corrupted to a new profile in Windows XP user profile: http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/811151

  Get back to us and let us know the State of the question, I'll be happy to help you. We, at tender Microsoft to excellence.

• Cannot delete the "window text" frozen window Active, themes, display properties

  Scanned 8 1/2 x 11 document saved as an Active window "Window text".  In properties/themes/active window shown in "Windows"text.  I am unable to run the commands in the Active window to remove the document from type screen saver. Help!

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_other-desktop/display-properties-active-window-wont-allow/166db979-3a5a-4dfb-af2c-1d9baa051610

  A digitized 8 1/2 x 11 pages has been sent to the Active window in display as a text of the window properties. How to remove this window Active "window text"?

  Hello

  1. don't you make changes on the computer before the show?
  2. you receive an error message on the computer?

  Method 1:
  You can perform a clean boot and check if it helps:
  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135
  Note: After a repair, be sure to set the computer to start as usual as mentioned in step 7 in the Knowledge Base article.

  Method 2:

  You can also create a new profile for the user, because they can be corrupted:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/811151

• Why can't I select my background display properties?

  When I shut down my PC the other day it was working fine. When I restarted the next morning my wallpaper was all white. I was still able to display icons. but was not able to change the background. If I go into the display properties and select the Desktop tab, I can't select any of the circles, could anyone help please, thank you...

  Hi rajmandalia,

  • Did you the latest changes on the computer?

  See the Microsoft article below and try the steps mentioned, check if it helps.

  Options to change the desktop wallpaper may be missing or unavailable on a Windows XP-based computer

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/921049

• How to remove images or themes from the list of display properties for selected wallpapers?

  Well they are. When I go into the Control Panel, click or select the display icon, I come to the display properties.  Kind of dumb pictures obtained in the list of display properties.  I want to remove them from the list.  I n my ending is never trying to clean my computer, I want to delete these images and selected icons.  I really don't remember adding photos to the list of display properties for desktop. But they are there

  You must move the image files where they are now (probably in my pictures). Windows XP retrieves files image from the following paths:

  C:\WINDOWS BMP files

  The files BMP, JPG, GIF, JPE, DIB, PNG, HTM from the following locations:

  C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper
  C:\Documents and Settings\photos \My Documents\My [& ALL THE sub FOLDERS]
  C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet explore
  C:\Program Files\Plus! \Themes [* & ALL subfolders *]

  So for example, if the 'silent pictures' are in your My Documents\My Pictures folder (or a folder in my pictures) and you want to keep them, just move them to the folder My Documents of parent instead. If you don't want to keep them, just delete the files.

  MS - MVP - Elephant Boy computers - don't panic!

• Additional tabs are missing from the display properties

  original title: display problems (broken display properties window)

  Well, I have a truckload of display problems, many of them are probably related, but I will address these one at a time. I'll start with my display properties.

  When I open the display properties, I get this little window:

  http://img.Photobucket.com/albums/V371/battousaiofnphiles/screencaps/BrokenControlpanel1.jpg

  Look at it carefully, it is supposed to look like this:

  http://img.Photobucket.com/albums/V371/battousaiofnphiles/screencaps/BrokenControlpanel2.jpg

  Now, whenever I start the computer I have to reinstall my display driver and reset my display properties. When you reset my 600x800px at 1440 x 900 screen, I have to select one click on the theme 'Apply' before I give myself the tabs to set different individual elements of the screen and click 'Apply' to effectively apply my desired settings.

  Now I have a Vid card for replacement in the mail which I think should solve the forced back on the display driver, but I'm confident that's not going to solve the problem of display properties broke.

  * EDIT *.
  I'm running on Windows XP Professional SP3.

  Original question is resolved. I open a prompt of commands and regsvr32 /i shell32 then restarted and enter regsvr32 themeui. My gfx card is always failing to start, but once started, the tabs are back where they belong.

• How can I change the menus of fonts, size of the items listed in the display properties (and others)

  I went through all the font size changes allowed in this menu and none of this changes the font size of the words on and in the display properties it auto box.  Win XP SP3

  Hi JohnAlaska,

  If necessary, change on the computer before see you the change? Have you installed new hardware, software or updates? Given that this problem occurred a few says ago, System Restore can help to restore the settings.

• My screen Display Properties lack the screen saver tab?

  Recently, I installed XP on a new drive hard and now when I go to Display Properties screen by right-clicking on the desktop, there is no screen saver tab that allows the selection of a screen saver. What can I do to fix this?

  Try the fix of Ramesh Srinivasan:

  Restore missing tabs in the display properties dialog box
  http://www.Winhelponline.com/articles/38/1/restore-missing-tabs-to-the-display-properties-dialog.html
  Download: showalldisplaytabs - xp.vbs

• I lost my laptop screen after trying to set my display properties. I get the Dell logo and Microsoft Windows XP, then a blue black screen... but I can hear loader behind it. What gives?

  I lost my laptop screen after trying to set my display properties. I reformatted recently, everything seemed to work, I loaded SP2 who gave me the poor quality screen while trying to fix it. Now, I get the Dell logo and Microsoft Windows XP, then a blue black screen... but I can hear loader behind it.  What gives?

  "Ineedafix" wrote in message News: * e-mail address is removed from the privacy * .com...

  I lost my laptop screen after trying to set my display properties. I reformatted recently, everything seemed to work, I loaded SP2 who gave me the poor quality screen while trying to fix it. Now, I get the Dell logo and Microsoft Windows XP, then a blue black screen... but I can hear loader behind it.  What gives?

  Start the computer in safe mode (press F8 continuously immediately after power and don't worry beeps when you press the button) and let it boot without a network.  Once there right click on the desktop and then click Properties.  Click settings and the value of the monitor mode (640 X 480) VGA or SVGA (800 X 600).  Accept the changes and restart the computer.  You should have a mediocre screen, but you should see it now.  Download and install the appropriate drivers for your video card in the laptop to the web site of the manufacturer of the laptop.  Install the drivers and then you should be able to set the display of the laptop to the correct native resolution for your computer monitor (must be in the documentation of the laptop).

• Display properties

  How do we display properties so we can change sizes etc.. Info, just, do not cut the mustard.

  Bob

  You may be looking for the Transform palette (see window menu)?

• my wallpaper changed and is locked in display properties, how do I fix / change?

  not sure hiw happened but a picture just popped up on my desktop and when I rt click on the desktop and try to change, the scroll is locked. I also went to Controll Panel-still the same.

  Something changed for me from change - as I changed it before (several times)

  Hi AlanDiDOnato,
   
  This problem occurs when a registry key is set to hide or lock the display settings on the computer. The registry key can be set by a policy of administration or by malicious software.
   
  Follow the steps listed in the article given below to resolve this issue:
  Options to change the desktop wallpaper may be missing or unavailable on a Windows XP-based computer

• My theme tab in display properties is unusable. How can I change the theme in a different way?

  How can I change a theme in a different way, not not not using the properties of display/theme?
  Because this tab is just lika a image - there is nothing clickable, none of the functions to work.
  I need for you to tell me how to change the themes in a different way, even if it is very complicated, or you could tell me where I can download a file that I need to replace the old works is not a (one that works on this theme unusable tab)

  I hope for a quick response,
  Thank you

  Hello

  Remember to make changes to the computer before this problem?

  There are no other methods to set the display settings.  However, you can try to solve the problem.

  
  Follow these methods.
  Method 1:

  Important: This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  How to back up and restore the registry in Windows: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756

  Perform these steps.

  a. copy then paste the content below into Notepad.

  b. above, click on "file save as" change the "save as type" to "All files" and name it anything with a .reg extension.

  c. Double click on it and choose "merge" see if that brings the display options of the properties.

   

  [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

  "NoActiveDesktopChanges" = hex: 00, 00, 00, 00

  "NoActiveDesktop" = DWORD: 00000000

  "NoSaveSettings" = DWORD: 00000000

  "ClassicShell" = DWORD: 00000000

  "NoThemesTab" = DWORD: 00000000

   

  [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]

  "NoDispAppearancePage" = DWORD: 00000000

  "NoColorChoice" = DWORD: 00000000

  "NoSizeChoice" = DWORD: 00000000

  "NoDispBackgroundPage" = DWORD: 00000000

  "NoDispScrSavPage" = DWORD: 00000000

  "NoDispCPL" = DWORD: 00000000

  "NoVisualStyleChoice" = DWORD: 00000000

  "NoDispSettingsPage" = DWORD: 00000000

  "NoDispScrSavPage" = DWORD: 00000000

  "NoVisualStyleChoice" = DWORD: 00000000

  "NoSizeChoice" = DWORD: 00000000

  'UnadviseClient ' = -.

   

  [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop]

  "NoChangingWallPaper" = DWORD: 00000000

   

  [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ThemeManager]

  'ThemeActive' = '1 '.

   

  "DllName" = hex (2): 25, 00, 53, 00, 79, 00, 73, 00, 74, 00, 65, 00, 6 d, 00, 52, 00, 6f, 00, 6f, 00,------.

  74,00,25,00 5 c 00, 72, 00, 65, 00, 73, 00, 6f, 00, 75, 00, 72, 00, 63, 00, 65, 00, 73, 00, 5 c,

  00,54,00,68,00,65,00, 6 D, 00, 65, 00, 73, 00, 5 C, 00, 6 C, 6F 75, 00, 00, 00, 61, 00, 5 C, 00,------.

  6 c, 00, 75, 00, 6F, 61, 00, 00, 2nd, 00, 6 d, 00, 73, 00, 73, 00, 74, 00, 79, 00, 6 c 00 65, 00, 73,------.

  00,00,00

  Method 2:   In addition, run the SFC (System File Checker) scan and check if there is any system of file corruptions. (You need the XP disc to run this method).
  a. to do this, click Start, click programs, on Accessoriesprincipally made, right click guestand then click run as administrator. If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password, or click allow.
  b. type the following command and press ENTER:
  sfc/scannow
  
  The sfc/scannow command analyzes all protected system files and replaces incorrect versions with appropriate Microsoft versions.
   
  More information on SFC scan found in this document:
  Description of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 System File Checker (Sfc.exe)
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310747

  Method 3: If the methods above do not help, you maytry to perform a system restore.
  The System Restore tool uses points of restore to return the system files and settings to an earlier point in time. You can use it to restore the operating system to a point in time where you have not experienced the problem.

  For users of XP system restore.
  How to restore Windows XP to a previous state
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/306084

• Is it possible to change my graphics or monitor to increase the brightness of the screen, Windows, but outside the display properties?

  Picture Dim
   
  Is it possible to change my chart or monitor to increase the brightness of the screen, Windows, but (outside), I realize I ask for much because my machine is a 10 inch netbook ca. 2008, and the bios has very few options available user. The computer runs on XP (SP3) with input would be welcome.
  I hope yours,.
  Paul R.

  Hi Paul R.

  ·         Did you do changes on the computer before the show?

  Follow these methods.

  Method 1: Run the fixit of the article.

  Troubleshoot Windows display the text on the monitor is not readable

  Method 2: Follow the steps in the article.

  Resources for troubleshooting problems in Windows XP