Right Click On Desktop - Properties Not Available
Jul 12, 2005Winxp OS. When I right click on my desktop to go to properties, "NOTHING" happens. Why is this appening and canI fix this ?
View 6 RepliesWinxp OS. When I right click on my desktop to go to properties, "NOTHING" happens. Why is this appening and canI fix this ?
View 6 RepliesWhen I click on desktop and select properties to change the desktop wallpaper I have a list of family photographs!I still have the desktop wallpaper folder in windows web folder but how do I put it back into the desktop and remove the ones that are mysteriously there.
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View 3 Replies View RelatedI've lost the ability to right click on my desktop and bring up "display properties". Does anyone know where to find this utility in XP? I'm not quite sure how I lost it, but I'd like to get it back!
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not "rename, delete, etc."
I was wondering if it is possible to make a specific user (such as Guest) and change it's user permissions. For instance, right now, Guest can do the usual stuff but not access any folders other than its own My Documents. What I want to do is configure it so it is not able to use certain applications, click properties for the desktop, etc
View 6 Replies View RelatedWhen I double-click an icon on the desktop, the program doesn't start, instead the properties window for that program opens. I can start the program through the start menu.
Once the program starts, the keyboard works only on the DOS commands. For example, if I try to type a "F", instead of an "F" appearing in the text, the file menu drops down from the top.
I am unable to change desktop wallpaper going through properties then desktop. I right click on desktop, select properties, click on desktop tab i then go to try and browse wallpapers but am unable as the box and scroll are frozen. I also have a problem when i type into run. "regedit" as soon as the registry opens it closes again so i am unable to edit the registry or look through it? This picture is of what my desktop wallpapers looks like..
View 14 Replies View Relatedi have windows xp and i can't click or right click on any icon's on desktop.
View 3 Replies View RelatedTurned on other computer this morning. The desktop wallpaper showed. There were no icons or taskbar. I right click on the desktop and nothing happens. I can do a ctrl+alt+del and access the task manager but have no idea on how to restore my desktop. When I startup in safe mode all I get is a black screen.
View 4 Replies View Relatedi am runnings windows xp sp2 with an amd 1200 . all of a sudden when i right click the desktop my system freezes up. Right click work and everything else works the freeze only happens when right click the desktop for the menu.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI cannot change desktop wallpaper.The Desktop tab under Display Properties has all of the available options for wallpaper in gray. I also cannot click "Browse."Also I cannot choose a picture to "set as Desktop Background."
View 14 Replies View RelatedAfter it found all the double files, i asked it to delete the first copy of each double, simple. right?
Unfortunately, it changed my desktop back to the old classic windows style. I went to properties to get back the windows XP style. Ya know, the one that it comes with, soft round edges, microsoft blue. Unfortunately it won't change back, even though I keep choosing that style and hitting apply
When I right-click on the desktop and choose Properties, all I get is a drop-down box to select a theme - no tabs for screen saver, etc. I tried the "Restore All Display Tabs" solution at kellys-korner-xp.com, didn't work. The tabs do appear if I boot in safe mode, but changes aren't saved. I've run virus and spyware scans (including the scans at ewido.net), nothing picked up.
View 9 Replies View RelatedAnother problem, I've had it for a while, and it's not huge, but it would be interesting to see if anyone knows a fix for it.My desktop tab in display properties has gone missing. I've tried various regentries (downloaded off the net mostly) to try and work this back in, but none of them work.i've also looked at the current user registry settings, and all are in shape. i'm running XP Home and so there's no group settings from the run menu, :s i can't imagine what it cuold be :S
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View 1 Replies View RelatedI have tried soooo many things and none of them have worked. I even ask Yahoo! Answers and I didn't even get an answer. I have been to that kelly's corner website that has xp registry tweaks, and they didn't help.
View 3 Replies View Relatedmy problem is i have no control panel and cant get my desktop propertise also my clock in the bottom right hand corner of my toolbar cant be changed when i try to get desktop propertise i get this error message "this operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. please cantact your system administrator
View 5 Replies View RelatedWhen I right click on desktop and choose Properties, nothing happens.When I go to control panel/appearance and themes and click on anything,nothing opens (except folder options and "Taskbar and Start Menu" ) The
only way I can change wallpaper is by right clicking on an image and selecting set as wallpaper, but I cant do anything else without properties.
I Cannot Change My Desktop Background. I Have A Blue Screen. When I Click In Properties, Then Click Desktop My Brouse Button And Stretch Buttons Are Gray. How Can I Fix This Problem
View 3 Replies View RelatedBut now, just relizing this, my "Desktop" tab is missing from my Display Properties. I am running XP SP2I have entered "gpedit.msc" after i clicked run from the start menu, i just get an error. So i couldn't follow http://www.theeldergeek.com/desktop_...om_display.htmIts jsut very sad as i just got 150 Themes for my computer and i wanna use them! but i can't since the Desktop Tab is missing.
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View 2 Replies View RelatedSometimes when I double click my shortcuts on my desktop the program doesn't open up. Instead the properties window pops up. This is not happening with just one of my shortcuts this is happening with all of them.I usually do a restart to fix this problem and it doesn't happen any more but that is only a temporary fix because it often happens again when I startup my computer. What is the reason for this? Is anybody else having this problem?
View 5 Replies View RelatedA first with the wallpaper. a have installed one that i can not remove. I've tried to find it in the add/remove but is not there also looked in the properties, nothing
View 14 Replies View RelatedI'm having a problem with my desktop. I keep placing my icons where I want them on the desktop and every time I either reboot or refresh the desktop they jumble up again. The only thing I have checked in the properties menu is "Show Desktop Icons". I have installed "Icon Restore" and it works until I run a program, open a browser, or even open "My Computer". When I close whatever I am working on and return to the desktop, everything is jumbled again. In addition, the taskbar properties keep changing on reboot. On the Properties menu I have "Keep the taskbar on top" etc., "Group similar" etc., and "Show Quick Launch" checked. I also have several items in the notifications area set to "always show". On reboot, the "Show Quick Launch" becomes unchecked, and the notification area items either change to "hide when inactive" or become part of the "Past Items" list.
View 3 Replies View Relatedi have a dilemma with changing my wallpaper.I click on display properties->desktop tab->no response, just freezes.i click on the red cross to get out and comes up with message saying can't run rundll32.exe as app. I've tried looking for solutions but no one seems to know.I can set wallpaper by clicking on a photo then 'set as wallpaper' but i can't center them as the option is in the display properties desktop tab.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI have installed pictures from my old computer and they went into my desktop choices. How do a get rid of them under display properties>desktop so that they are not part of the choice.
View 2 Replies View Relatedi'm slightly puzzled to why my XP pro themes are missing. The Themes service is running but the option to select XP themes is missing in the appearence tab via desktop properties. I have no third party software running on boot and as i said before im puzzled.
View 1 Replies View RelatedCame home tonight and notice my wallpaper had changed from the sand to just a plain blue. When I go to display and then desktop properties I see that all the choices are grey out or I can not access them. Can some one help me out with this one? I did a scan and found nothing.
View 14 Replies View RelatedThe 'browse' and 'position' buttons in the desktop tag under display properties, have become Gray! now i cant 'stretch' or 'center' my wallpapers, nor can i change the wallpapers from there.
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