I can't choose folder for background slide show

[Yautja Hunter]

Hello!

I don't know when and why it happened, but now I can't choose my own folder with wallpapers for background slideshow. I am talking about Control Panel -> Personalization -> Desktop Background -> Picture Location -> Browse. When choosing my folder in Browse I click OK and... NOTHING HAPPENS. The Browse window just closes and I DO NOT see thumbnails from the selected folder. I just see previous selection of thumbnails.

Attached please find a screenshot to better understand what I mean.

Any ideas?
Thanks!

 

[rsvr85]

Welcome to SevenForums Yautja Hunter

Do you have permission to use the folder?
Maybe try and select the parent folder instead (Game Wallpaper New unseen)?
Failing those, try and copy the images to the Public Images folder and then select them through "Pictures Library"

 

[Yautja Hunter]

Thanks for quick response!
First of all, let me tell you that earlier everything worked fine, and I really don't know know what caused it to stop working proprely.

I do have permission to that folder, and Public Images folder is not opening either. Moreover, I've tried different folders with pictures on different drives. It's all the same story: I chose the folder, click OK, and the browsing window simply closes without any effect (no errors whatsoever).

Certainly, I can copy my wallpapers to a folder in C:\Windows\Web\Wallpapers, then I can select them in "Windows Desktop Backgrounds" under Picture Location. But this means duplicating all my wallpapers. I really would like to be able to actually choose certain exisiting folder with pictures and have Windows show pictures from there, the way this feature was designed to work and USED to work.

Also, do you know where in the registry I can find the location of folder listed under "Picture Location" (see screenshot)?

 

[rsvr85]

It's a strange one!
I'm out of suggestions really, maybe a system restore if it has only started happening earlier?????

 

[Yautja Hunter]

Screenshot

 

[Yautja Hunter]

Yeah, system restore might be an option, but I have installed a lot for programs since then. If a apply system restore, is there an option to undo it and to return to my current config?

 

[rsvr85]

No, unfortunately not, System Restore cannot be undone. I'm gonna have to hand this one over to someone a bit more knowledgeable......sorry i couldn't help on this occasion Yautja

 

[Yautja Hunter]

SOLVED!!!

Researching the internet for solution, I came across the registry file below which openes wallpapers for all regions. Somehow importing these registry settings fixed my problem.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\InstalledThemes\MCT]
"C:\\windows\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-AU\\Theme\\AU.theme"=""
"C:\\windows\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-CA\\Theme\\CA.theme"=""
"C:\\windows\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-DE\\Theme\\DE.theme"=""
"C:\\windows\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-GB\\Theme\\GB.theme"=""
"C:\\windows\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-JP\\Theme\\JP.theme"=""
"C:\\windows\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-US\\Theme\\US.theme"=""
"C:\\windows\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-ZA\\Theme\\ZA.theme"=""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Wallpapers\KnownFolders\0\Windows Wallpapers\MergeFolders]
"C:\\windows\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-AU\\Wallpaper"=""
"C:\\windows\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-CA\\Wallpaper"=""
"C:\\windows\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-DE\\Wallpaper"=""
"C:\\windows\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-GB\\Wallpaper"=""
"C:\\windows\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-JP\\Wallpaper"=""
"C:\\windows\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-US\\Wallpaper"=""
"C:\\windows\\Globalization\\MCT\\MCT-ZA\\Wallpaper"=""

 

[rsvr85]

Nice job!!
Thanks for sharing the solution

 

[rolie]

Awseome!!!! This fixed it perfectly!

 

[4eert5e]

I'm currently having the same problem as the OP, however the registry values did not fix it. I've restarted countless times, used a different reg hack to reset the paths in the drop down menu, and tried system restoring. NOTHING. What caused the problem (I think) was that while my desktop was displaying backgrounds from a folder, I moved that folder to a different location. Thats when I tried to select the folders new location and it stopped working. Not just for that folder either, for every folder. I've searched everywhere for a solution but so far nothing. Any ideas guys?

 

[NinjaKitteh]

I have the same problem as the first poster in this thread.

1. I click "browse..." to find the folder with images for the background slideshow.
2. Select the folder i want to use.
3. Click "Ok".
(see the steps screenshot)

It then closes the 'Browse For Folder' window but nothing else happens. (see the result screenshot)

I have tried adding the registry entries but this does not help.
A system restore isn't an option because it has been a while since i first noticed it.
I have tried sfc /scannow but this reported that there were no problems.

Thanks in advance for any help

 

[NinjaKitteh]

I have found the fix to my problem.

On another forum i found one sentence which i tried and it worked.

Simply "Restore Default Libraries" in windows explorer. (see the attachment)

 

[PackersFTW]

I'm also having this problem. I don't understand what is meant in the post about the registry. Do I copy paste all of those into the registry? What type of key/value do I add? Do I delete something?

 

[Yurasagi]

Further assistance requested, Please!

I'm also having this problem. I don't understand what is meant in the post about the registry. Do I copy paste all of those into the registry? What type of key/value do I add? Do I delete something?

I second this sentiment exactly, I have no experience in Registry editing, and I am wary to do so, but this issue is vexing me enough to want to look into it. If perhaps a tutorial or crash-course of some kind were made available, or even better an alternative solution to the Slideshow-Library issue were presented, there would be much rejoicing.