Cannot Change themes in window 7 professional

[dwc143]

I am having trouble trying to change the windows theme, or even the wallpaper for that matter, in my personalization screen. The themes are all in gray! I have checked the group policies in the user configuration and they are listed as not configured and disabled. Please help me figure out a way to fix this? I am the system administrator! Thanks

 

[koolkat77]

Start off with http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html restart and post back.

 

[dwc143]

did the scan and said that windows resource protection ddid not find andy integrity problems

 

[Brink]

Hello DWC, and welcome to Seven Forums.


In addition to the Group Policy setting, also double check using the registry settings in the tutorials below to make sure that they are enabled.

• How to Allow or Prevent Changing Theme
• How to Allow or Prevent Changing Desktop Background in Windows 7
• How to Allow or Prevent Changing Screen Saver in Windows 7
• How to Allow or Prevent Changing Sounds in Windows 7
• How to Allow or Prevent Changing Window Color and Appearance in Windows 7

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[dwc143]

@ Shawn, I did all that before posting here. But thanks anyway!

 

[koolkat77]

Have you made changes to your computer recently? Try a: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/700-system-restore.html

Also post a screen shot: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html

 

[dwc143]

Crap Kat! I knew you were going to say that! lol

 

[koolkat77]

Crap Kat! I knew you were going to say that! lol

So, did you or did you not make any changes to your computer?

 

[chris1neji]

How long has this behavoir been accuring, any new software that was recently installed?
If you go online and try and set a picture as your background what happens?

 

[dwc143]

@ kat, no i havent done anything with the system. But I have a co-worker that may have F'ed with it! but the restore did not work.

 

[dwc143]

chris, I just discovered it, when I got tired of looking at the same theme screen for the last week

 

[koolkat77]

@ kat, no i havent done anything with the system. But I have a co-worker that may have F'ed with it! but the restore did not work.

Have you tried troubleshooting: rb: Start > Type Find and Fix problems with transparency and other visual effects.

 

[chris1neji]

This co-worker what program did he download? Install? IS your computer infected?
Have you tried going online finding a picture and trying to set it as your desktop wallpaper? DId anything happen?

if you check all the settings that where mention in earlier post, and system restore wont help, I can only think that there may be system files that are possible corrupted
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/139810-sfc-scannow-run-command-prompt-boot.html

 

[dwc143]

here are the screen shots

 

[dwc143]

@chris, all he did that i know of, was installed an update to previously installed company reporting software. When trying to select a picture from the net, the option to select "set as background" wont highlite.

 

[Arc]

Is it an office computer ?

 

[dwc143]

it is a company computer. But I still retain full admin rights.

 

[dwc143]

I have never had this problem with this computer in the past! It is not on any corporate network of any sort!

 

[Arc]

Inform the IT stuff ... if it is centrally disabled or not.

If centrally disabled (most probably), no fixes will work.

 

[dwc143]

OK, some better detail! I work for an independent company, this is a typical dell computer with a reporting software and outlook configured for company email. There is no IT, there are no corporate intranet lines. There is no, admin sign in. This would be the same as if it were purchased right of the shelf. This is why I said, I have FULL admin rights to this computer.