I decided to change my wallpaper for the holidays and I noticed that the area where the wallpapers are listed ["Display Properties"/Background tab - "Select an HTML document or a picture"] as well as the small Display dropdown menu [where you can tile, center, or stretch the wallpaper] are no longer working?

Whenever I try to click in either one of them, nothing happens. I can still change wallpaper on my desktop by right-clicking any image and selecting "Set as Background", but I can no longer choose images through the "Display Properties"/"Background" tab, nor can I tile, center, or stretch them.

Is there any way to correct this? It seemed like it was working fine a while ago, although I haven't changed my wallpaper for a few weeks and just noticed this problem today.

Here's my OS info... Win98SE, 500 MHz Athlon, 128 MB RAM, 3dfx Voodoo3 display. Thanks for any suggestions. :)

** UPDATE -- 11/25/05 **

Already fixed the problem myself! :cool: :rolleyes:

Can you tell us how you fixed this problem for the benefit of others who might be experiencing it?

Can you tell us how you fixed this problem for the benefit of others who might be experiencing it?
I updated Spybot S&D http://www.safer-networking.org/en/ yesterday and in that update there was a new detection for the "Windows.ActiveDesktop" crap/sleaze-ware.

After running Spybot and double checking (with RegEdit) to make sure that the changes remained after thoroughly cleaning my system, my desktop returned to normal. I have most of my ActiveX controls either disabled, or set to prompt, Flash/Macromedia ads disabled by using "No!Flash"... http://www.bbshare.com/noflash/ and I never log on without WebWasher Classic 3.4 enabled... http://www.cyberguard.com/products/webwasher/... so the sleazeware didn't compromise my PC as deeply as it could have.

Here's the log report summary from Spybot...

Windows.ActiveDesktop: User settings (Registry change, fixed)
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Cur rentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop\NoHTMLWallPaper !=W=1

Windows.ActiveDesktop: User settings (Registry change, fixed)
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Cur rentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop\NoChangingWallp aper!=W=0

:)

Hi,
Thanks for telling us what you did. I didn't realize that SpyBot could fix this, and that it was spyware of some sort.
I was going to suggest using the C:/>scanreg /fix. cause most of these types of issues is with the Registry.
Thanks again.

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thanks man I just did it and it worked! thnks a bunch!

You're welcome littledan1. Glad I could help.