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.
Cannot change desktop background in Windows 7 Home Premium
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I noticed that someone else had this problem. Does anyone know how to fix it?
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Anonymous
2010-02-07T13:43:37+00:00 i had same problem with background not changing found that also certain programs like adobe acrobat would not install went tohttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/886549 and used fix it myself because micosoft fix it which is one of the options was a program that would not install correctly. i hate messing with the registery but this worked check all your key values like it say's and follow the instructions. i had one value that was incorrect after changing this theme changed when i restarted on its own and adobe installed and works fine
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Anonymous
2010-02-13T08:00:17+00:00 right click on ur desktop
right click on gadgets
at the bottom click get more gadgets online
click on create your own theme :)
it actually pretty badass you can change way more than just ur friggin desktop!!
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Anonymous
2010-02-17T20:27:31+00:00 i tried all of the suggestions i could find, regedit keys, etc etc etc. NOTHING WORKS! Still cannot change desktop background.
this is so stupid and typical of Microsoft
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Anonymous
2010-02-18T16:12:48+00:00 Same problem here with my brand new Acer laptop and Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit. Tried to change my theme but the wallpaper wont change. I did a system restore from the restoredisks and everything worked again. Then i did all the current Windows updates. Tried again to change the wallpaper and it worked. After next reboot the background was black!!! A new sytem restore and almost the same but the desktop isnt black but I could not change the wallpaper. Come on Microsoft which of your updates affecting my ability to change wallpaper?