No Desktop Background Pic

[Dicko]

Hi, can anyone tell me why I can not load a desktop picture. The desktop stays with the black backdrop no matter what I do..

thanks in advance for your kind help

cheers

Dick

 

[septprince]

it could be that windows is booting in safe mode. Is there any text on screen written safe mode?

And have you used any patch or something???

 

[Dicko]

No not in safe mode that I can see, have only installed version 6.1.7100. Touched nothing since then.

 

[septprince]

No not in safe mode that I can see, have only installed version 6.1.7100. Touched nothing since then.

have you activated the windows????

 

[Dicko]

yep, it says it is activated. hey I appreciate your help. As windows is shutting down, my loaded desktop picture flashes on the screen for a couple of seconds before the puta turns off.

 

[Dicko]

Is there any way of putting win7 back to default settings, as knowing me, I may have changed something without even knowing it.

 

[septprince]

Try system restore..
are you using Beta keys?

 

[Dicko]

yep, using beta, will give sys restore a try.

 

[septprince]

yep, using beta, will give sys restore a try.

Beta keys had expired some weeks ago.
That is why you Desktop is pitch black. And your computer will shutdown in every two hour.

System restore wont work.

use a RC key to activate. That should fix your problem.

 

[Dicko]

ok, all falling into place. many thanks

 

[Dicko]

Have my key, sorry, but how do I activate windows 7?

 

[Dicko]

went in to activate windows, it says windows allready activated

 

[Dinesh]

If its already activated then you need not activate it again.

 

[septprince]

If its already activated then you need not activate it again.

He is using a beta key...

 

[Dinesh]

He is using a beta key...

Still why does he want to activate windows if its already activated?
He can also try rearming windows as a temporary fix.

 

[septprince]

went in to activate windows, it says windows allready activated

In an elevated command promt enter this commands in the same sequence:
slmgr.vbs -upk

slmgr.vbs -cpky

slmgr.vbs -ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX(XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXXis your product key)

slmgr.vbs -ato

after entering each command wait a bit for the conformation to appear..

 

[septprince]

Still why does he want to activate windows if its already activated?
He can also try rearming windows as a temporary fix.

Beta keys has expired and his desktop background is black.

 

[Dicko]

Put in new key septprince, restarted computer, still black desktop. Thought about system restore, but can not go back far enough.

 

[Dinesh]

did you manually try changing the desktop background?

 

[Dicko]

Yes, found another pic, and tried to install that, but keeps opening up with a black background.