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
    2010-09-24T01:43:32+00:00

    exactly same problem slideshow setting in power plan had been changed to paused somehow

    http://www.sevenforums.com/themes-styles/112152-wallpaper-slideshow-doesnt-work.html

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  2. Anonymous
    2010-09-13T01:34:39+00:00

    This worked for me, but I just went to the directory

    %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Themes

    itself and deleted the picture.

    Thanks

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-09-12T21:48:09+00:00

    hi

    i am using hp mini 2040 model. i am having the same problem and i tried everything above.

    i am using windows 7 ultimate and its only showing black screen on wallpaper. and it is not changing. i tried everything but not solved. so can anyone tell me how to fix it. when i was using windows 7 ultimate N then it was ok but when i installed this version i am not able to change my wallpaper....

    thankss

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  4. Anonymous
    2010-09-07T13:46:54+00:00

    I put the following in the run command:

    %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Themes

    then deleted the bad picture, then everything worked fine after that.  It was a corrupted picture.

    This the only solution worked, thank you very much.

    Yes!  I tried the various solutions in this thread, and this was the one solution that "unstuck" my desktop wallpaper so it could be changed.

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