desktop

I lost my desktop tab, but re-installed it. Now, it won't let me select a new
background or anything.

The Desktop tab does not appear in the Display Properties dialog box in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922370

Restore Desktop Display Properties:-
Line 285 Right hand side - restore display tabs.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Start>Run, and type:
regsvr32 /i shell32
regsvr32 themeui

Reboot the computer.


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"momof2" <momof2@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3F67F4AF-A794-4DAC-9E4C-508B70E56A63@microsoft.com...
|I lost my desktop tab, but re-installed it. Now, it won't let me select a new
| background or anything.

Delete the values "Wallpaper" and "WallPaperStyle" registry values.

See:

Options to change wallpaper may be missing or unavailable on a Windows XP-based computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=921049

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Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
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"momof2" <momof2@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3F67F4AF-A794-4DAC-9E4C-508B70E56A63@microsoft.com...
I lost my desktop tab, but re-installed it. Now, it won't let me select a new
background or anything.