Cannot change desktop background in Windows 7 Home Premium

Anonymous
2009-11-08T14:17:39+00:00

I noticed that someone else had this problem.  Does anyone know how to fix it?

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Anonymous
2009-11-20T23:21:17+00:00

I drove my self crazy trying to remedy this dilema for two days. I finally downloaded a program from Stardock called Windows Blinds. That solved my problem.

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  1. Anonymous
    2009-12-07T23:55:07+00:00

    Hi Guys,

    Just wanted to share what worked for me.

    I am using Dell XPS 1330 with Windows 7 Ultimate. I had the same problem of Desktop background not being changed. I went to:

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Policies\system

    There were two keys available there:

    Wallpaper

    WallpaperStyle

    Deleted the two keys and I was able to change my desktop background.

    Before you endeavour to edit registry, make sure to create a System Restore point or take a valid registry backup.

    To edit registry, write regedit.exe in Run. 

    Hope this helps--

    Rehman Gul

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  2. Anonymous
    2009-11-18T17:35:12+00:00

    Thank you for your reply.

    Yes thats exactly the process i am using, however after i have chosen and clicked on the desktop background i would like, and pressed 'save changes', the background does not change and remains the background it was before. As i said it worked when i first upgraded to windows home premium for the first day but hasn't since. The only chnage i can think of that i have made is that i installed the latest version of messenger which installed some msn live software.

    Please advise?

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  3. Anonymous
    2009-11-09T00:16:21+00:00

    If I select a new desktop background, the button at the bottom doesn't say "Save Changes", it just says "OK" and when I click on "OK", it just goes back to whatever background it had originally.  I don't get any error messages.

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  4. Ramesh 181.2K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2009-11-08T15:14:06+00:00

    Hi JMcKelvey.

    What happens when you try to change the desktop background? Any errors, or is the option missing altogether?

    Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Desktop Experience]

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