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You are unable to set your desktop wallpaper to a picture. You can access the Desktop settings in Display Properties, but the Background list is disabled. If you right-click a picture and select Set as Desktop Background, nothing happens.

This problem often occurs after a virus or spyware maliciously changes Windows security settings.
Solution

Method

This describes how to manually perform the same actions carried out by the file downloaded above.

* Click Start, Run and enter regedit
* Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Policies
* If folder Policies contains a folder named ActiveDesktop, select and delete it.
* Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
* If folder Policies contains a folder named ActiveDesktop, select and delete it.

Applies to

* Microsoft Windows XP