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Windows 7 - Cannot change desktop background
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| 04-25-2010 | #1 |
| | Cannot change desktop background I don't know how long it has been going on but for some time now I can get the wallpaper to change. I know how to do it, but it will not change on my account or my wife's. We are both admin's. This annoying as all get out. Please somebody help me.  |
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| 04-26-2010 | #2 |
| | Hello Zmturner, and welcome to Seven Forums. Are you getting any error messages? Is your Windows 7 showing as activated? You might also check to see if any of these may the issue as well. Desktop Background - Specify and Prevent Change Desktop Background - Allow or Prevent Changing Remove Background Images (where available) Hope this helps for now, Shawn |
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| 04-26-2010 | #3 |
| | No I am not getting any error messages The wallpaper simply will not change. |
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| 04-26-2010 | #4 |
| | Have you checked at the other tutorial links to see if one of them may the issue with it being disabled? Do you have the Windows 7 Starter edition? Desktop Background - Change in Windows 7 Starter |
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| 04-26-2010 | #5 |
| | I have windows 7 home premium. I have tried the 3 suggestions you made plus I have searched this site and Microsoft's website for help but to no avail. |
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| 04-26-2010 | #6 |
| | Run a sfc /scannow to see if it may be able to find and repair any bad or corrupted system files that may be causing this. If that does not help, then as a test, try specifying the wallpaper you want to use with the tutorial below to see if it will change it afterwards. Desktop Background - Specify and Prevent Change As an alternative test to the specifying one above, create a new administrator account to see if you are able to change the desktop background in it. |
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| 04-26-2010 | #7 |
| | I completed the scan and it was ok. I will try creating a new account to see if that works. If not what next?? Should I do a install repair? |
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| 04-26-2010 | #8 |
| | Yeah, if it does not work in a new account as well, then a repair install will be next since you do not know how far back this started for a system restore instead. |
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| 04-27-2010 | #9 |
| | Well I tried the install repair and that didn't work. My desktop is blank and my wife's still has the wallpaper from before the repair. ??  ?? |
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| 04-27-2010 | #10 |
| | Look like you may need to bite the bullet and do a clean install.  |
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