Windows XP - Desktop reverts to solid color once user logs in
I have a user that has custom wallpaper. When the laptop boots the wallpaper is present. Once he logs on the wallpapaer goes to a solid color. According to the display properties it should be showing, as it shows the image in the preview screen.
Any help is appreciated, Thanks experts and Happy Holidays!
Any help is appreciated, Thanks experts and Happy Holidays!
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Theres also something in memory I wanna say, regarding the ability to have multiple backgrounds. Not a feature really, but if you set one as a Right Click>Set as background, on an image, it is the first one that pops up when logging in, before the descktop loads, and loads the current background.....
One is the standard background, the other is the Internet Explorer Wallpaper....
If they set this via the Rt Click method, have them set it via Display Properties>Background.....
One is the standard background, the other is the Internet Explorer Wallpaper....
If they set this via the Rt Click method, have them set it via Display Properties>Background.....
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Nope, I managed to get the job done with a 4-line batch file, which I'm going to
throw into my Startup folder so that the era of manually changing my
wallpaper settings every morning will end.
The command
RUNDLL32.EXE user32.dll,UpdatePerUserSy
was instrumental, 'cause after finding out at
http://commandwindows.com/reg.htm
how to change registry entries by command line (using the /f switch in the
batch file to get past the are-you-sure overwrite prompt), I suspected and
then confirmed I could change what my wallpaper was designated as all day
long but wouldn't see the results unless I did some kind of refresh to effect
the change.
So here's how the batch file goes, for anyone else this might help:
reg add "hkcu\control panel\desktop" /v wallpaper /t REG_SZ /d "" /f
RUNDLL32.EXE user32.dll,UpdatePerUserSy
reg add "hkcu\control panel\desktop" /v wallpaper /t REG_SZ /d "C:\[INSERT
PATH TO IMAGE FILE HERE]\Mars Rover wallpaper 1280x1024.bmp" /f
RUNDLL32.EXE user32.dll,UpdatePerUserSy
throw into my Startup folder so that the era of manually changing my
wallpaper settings every morning will end.
The command
RUNDLL32.EXE user32.dll,UpdatePerUserSy
was instrumental, 'cause after finding out at
http://commandwindows.com/reg.htm
how to change registry entries by command line (using the /f switch in the
batch file to get past the are-you-sure overwrite prompt), I suspected and
then confirmed I could change what my wallpaper was designated as all day
long but wouldn't see the results unless I did some kind of refresh to effect
the change.
So here's how the batch file goes, for anyone else this might help:
reg add "hkcu\control panel\desktop" /v wallpaper /t REG_SZ /d "" /f
RUNDLL32.EXE user32.dll,UpdatePerUserSy
reg add "hkcu\control panel\desktop" /v wallpaper /t REG_SZ /d "C:\[INSERT
PATH TO IMAGE FILE HERE]\Mars Rover wallpaper 1280x1024.bmp" /f
RUNDLL32.EXE user32.dll,UpdatePerUserSy
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While I found a way to resolve this, I believe each one of the expert answers were valid in possible solutions. Great Job Experts! Points to all!
Glad you found it.....
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Active desktop is not enabled.