BleepingComputer.com: Can't change background

I changed my desktop background to a picture a long time ago. I want to change it to something that is not a picture, like one of the backgrounds that come on the computer. However, when I go to Display Properties > Desktop, all of the background options are grey. When I click Customize Desktop, there is nothing under "web" except "My current homepage" which is unchecked. Is there anything I can do to get my background options back?

Hi

All the Windows wallpapers are in the C:\Windows folder. Click on the Desktop tab of Display properties then click on Browse and navigate to C:\Windows and you will see all the wallpaper bmp files.

Sometimes this works.

Try overwriting the existing background wallpaper by going to a website with a picture, right clicking on that picture and choose 'set as background'.

Then go into display properties again and see if previously greyed out options are available.

I changed the picture, but the background options are still gray.

have there been any changes made lately to registry or group policies on your PC?

Options to change wallpaper may be missing or unavailable on a Windows XP-based computer :
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921049

Romeo29, on Mar 16 2009, 01:03 AM, said:

That's a new one on me. You live and learn! Thanks for the tip