Registry Hack for Desktop Background

[ShekharPalash]

Help me with this grayed out desktop background problem.
I don't remember how it disabled... I know there's a Windows Registry Location to fix this.... but I wasn't able to find it... please help!

See the picture attached for problem.



Thanks.

-Shekhar

[alib_i]

# Open "gpedit.msc" from Run dialogue box
# Migrate to User Config. -> Admin. Template -> Control Panel -> Display
# Disable "Prevent Changing Wallpaper"

# If this doesnt work .. then migrate to User Config. -> Admin. Template -> Desktop -> Active Desktop
Now one of the entries there could be the culprit .. cant say which one.
try ..
enable 'enable active desktop'
disable 'prohibit changes'
disable 'allow only bitmapped wallpaper' , etc
use your head

[OFFTOPIC] I would love to have your wallpaper , please point me to it's location on the internet/deviantart space[/OFFTOPIC]

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alibi

[theraven]

thats scotts wall

visit him at http://scott-evo.deviantart.com/
i think thats angelina II or angelina IV wallpaper. .
check his gallery out

[yash]

wow u can prohibit people from changing your wallpaper

[Quiz_Master]

Originally Posted by yash

wow u can prohibit people from changing your wallpaper

Dont u know that?

Look at gpedit.msc and u will find more things...

[ShekharPalash]

Thnx Alibi.

BUT The BIGProblem... is that, that

It's on Windows XP Home Edition which doesn't have GPEDIT.MSC
I think there must be some trick from REGEDIT.... HELP!!!

[alib_i]

Oops .. I would never understand why people install winxp home !!

anyways ..
this must work

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\System]
"NoDispBackgroundPage"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoActiveDesktopChanges"=dword:00000000

But I'm quite certain that there are other ways of doing it .. So may be some other reg. entry needs to be changed.

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alibi

[Vishal Gupta]

In Regedit nevigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop

And in right-side panel, change the value of

NoChangingWallPaper

to 0 or simply delete the key!