Oops. Desktop Properties Disabled...

[(Shovel)]

Not sure how I managed this but, erm, I've managed to disable the "change background image" controls in XP (Home Ed.)

It must have been some tweak or something, but I really don't know how to fix it or what it was. I go to the "Desktop" tab the list of wallpapers is greyed out, as is the "Browse" button. I can still mess about with the "Stetch/Tile/Centre" Drop down box, but it doesn't work all the time.

I can change background still using the "Set as Background" button on an image context menu, but with the tiling/stretching broked it's all gone a bit... odd.

Anyone know how/where to reenable the Desktop controls?

 

[PR.]

Sounds like group policy settings?

Start Run > gpedit.msc

Take a look through there...

 

[(Shovel)]

Doesn't look like I get that in Home Edition.

 

[Dr_Weasel]

On win 2k you could disable people from modfying their backgrounds with the folliwng reg key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\NoDispBackgroundPage

a REG_DWORD with value 1 means you cant select the background tab.

Dunno if this is still the same in XP though....

 

[Chameleon]

It's probably something you disabled in 'services'. If you right click on my computer and go to 'manage', you probably need to re-enable something under 'services'.

 

[(Shovel)]

Thanks Dr. Weasle.

XP Home doesn't have the same key, but in almost the same place (Windows/CurrentVersion/Policies/ActiveDesktop)
was "NoChangingWallpaper" set to 1. Set it to 0 and lo, it works again.

Thanks very much.