I lost my desktop background on image and I'm left with one blank screen other than the icons

I am a user of Skype and when I go on Skype I lose my background image the top desktop icons on the desktop are always there but except that I have now a screen empty, I had this back by a movement of system restore but I have now lost the image again using Skype again! How to solve this problem?

Hi RaymondManley,

1. did you of recent changes on the computer?

2 when was the last time it was working fine?

3 return the wallpaper if you close the Skype program on the computer?

4. do you have security software installed on the computer?

Method 1

It is possible that some third-party programs installed on the computer is causing the problem.

I suggest that you put the computer in a clean boot state and check if it helps.

To help resolve the error and other messages, you can start Windows XP by using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs. This type of boot is known as a "clean boot". A clean boot helps eliminate software conflicts.

See the link below to learn more about how to clean boot.

How to configure Windows XP to start in a "clean boot" State

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310353

Reset the computer to start as usual

When you are finished troubleshooting, follow these steps to reset the computer to start as usual:

(a) click Start, type msconfig in the search box and press ENTER.

(b) If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type your password or click on continue.

(c) under the general tab, click the Normal startup option, and then click OK.

(d) when you are prompted to restart the computer, click on restart.

Method 2

If the previous step fails, then I suggest that reduce you the hardware acceleration on your computer and check if it helps.

(a) click Start, click run, type desk.cpl, and then click OK.

(b) click on the settings tab and then click Advanced.

(c) in the performance tab or on the Troubleshooting tab, move the Hardware Acceleration slider to the left to reduce the acceleration.

(d) click OKand then click close.

(e) If you are prompted to restart your computer, click Yes.

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