BlazingSpeed Posted July 26, 2005 CID Share Posted July 26, 2005 when I try to change my resolution or wallpapers/ screensaver etc...I right click on mouse on the current wallpaper then scroll down to properties, it lets me click it but then it will act like its going to open the properties but does nothing. The little hour glass comes up but then just turns back into a cursor. I know they had these at my school for thier computers but im at home and im an administrator on this comp....any ideas...thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netmasta Posted July 26, 2005 CID Share Posted July 26, 2005 Another way to access those settings, is to go to the Control Panel and click on Display. Hopefully that works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazingSpeed Posted July 27, 2005 Author CID Share Posted July 27, 2005 just tried that.....and nope nothing....and its been a while so I wouldnt want to do system restore, and or install xp again.... or actually.....I still have all the set up disc that came with the pc....could I install some type of drivers again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptors892004 Posted July 31, 2005 CID Share Posted July 31, 2005 For wallpapers, open the image file in Microsoft Paint, go to File -> Set as Background. There are 2 options there.. Although I never did it this way except once, I think centered will work the best. If the access to the Display dialog was denied, then a message should come up saying that.. That's how it is in my school. Maybe it is a virus or spyware that does that, or windows just screwed up. For free online antivirus scan, try the Trend Micro website . Ad-aware is the best for spyware - both effective and user friendly. If you want a free antivirus program for your computer, you could download AVG free antivirus. I don't know if repair on windows would work, but I don't think it is a Video driver too.. Do other options in Control Panel still work (i.e.: System)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netmasta Posted July 31, 2005 CID Share Posted July 31, 2005 I agree with raptors. You may have a messed up file related to the display properties section, or it could be a virus. The hourglass icon isn't staying on, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazingSpeed Posted August 1, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 1, 2005 yea the other options in control panel work.....just i cant get in the display settings, to change anything....i'll run the avg app then let you know what comes up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptors892004 Posted August 1, 2005 CID Share Posted August 1, 2005 If you have the time or avg and ad-aware don't find anything that solves the problem, you may want to run the program Hijackthis. Open the .exe file and click on scan and save logfile.. After scanning post the log here, so we can see if there is any malicious program running in the background that may cause this problem with the display settings.. Hope AVG and ad-aware help though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted August 1, 2005 CID Share Posted August 1, 2005 I have seen something like this before.. Can you get to your ctrl+alt+del menu with out it closing? Back a little while ago my room mate had some wacked virus thing going on.. He couldnt get to the display screen, ctrl+alt+del wouldnt work, and couldnt edit the network adaptors... I would say start fresh.. you might end up tracking the problem down... but my guess is that the problem has created more problems that you dont even know about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humorman Posted August 1, 2005 CID Share Posted August 1, 2005 I have had same problem also before. And I think it is some kind of trojan or something. And alot of anti virus programs don't pick them up. I had one before and scanned with like 5 anti virus programs before it found it lol. But anyway I would reccomend running that program they said and see what it running thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hyperspace Posted August 3, 2005 CID Share Posted August 3, 2005 Maybe a Windows repair would do the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptors892004 Posted August 15, 2005 CID Share Posted August 15, 2005 No further reply, eh? .. Did you fix the problem, BlazingSpeed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazingSpeed Posted August 15, 2005 Author CID Share Posted August 15, 2005 nope, no such luck, i've tried hijack this and i've installed ad-aware but ad-aware did get rid of some other problems like that error box. Any more suggestions what about the window's repair, how do I do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptors892004 Posted August 21, 2005 CID Share Posted August 21, 2005 I don't really trust windows repair, so I format and re-install, but if you want to do repair visit this website guide on Windows repair and click on "How To Run a Repair Install".. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golferguy Posted February 2, 2007 CID Share Posted February 2, 2007 for anyone else http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm line 128 rt side worked for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granpa Posted February 2, 2007 CID Share Posted February 2, 2007 nope, no such luck, i've tried hijack this and i've installed ad-aware but ad-aware did get rid of some other problems like that error box. Any more suggestions what about the window's repair, how do I do that. I've had problems after installing and uninstalling programs and not realizing the buildup of junk in the registry. I now use a free reg cleaner along with the other protective apps. mentioned. Try http://www.tweaknow.com/RegCleaner.html , it may help your problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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