Restoring All Display Properties

My background, Desktop and Screen Savers are stuck. It's been this way for a
while, not sure when or why it might have started. Any suggestions on how to
unlock these and put them all back to a default?

Troygi wrote:
> My background, Desktop and Screen Savers are stuck. It's been this
> way for a while, not sure when or why it might have started. Any
> suggestions on how to unlock these and put them all back to a
> default?

Can you be more descriptive by what you mean by 'stuck'?

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"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> Troygi wrote:
> > My background, Desktop and Screen Savers are stuck. It's been this
> > way for a while, not sure when or why it might have started. Any
> > suggestions on how to unlock these and put them all back to a
> > default?
>
> Can you be more descriptive by what you mean by 'stuck'?
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>
I am unable to change my Display properties. I try, but nothing
happens...Desktop, Backgrong, ScreenSaver, nothing can be changed.

Troygi wrote:
> My background, Desktop and Screen Savers are stuck. It's been
> this way for a while, not sure when or why it might have started.
> Any suggestions on how to unlock these and put them all back to a
> default?

Shenan Stanley wrote:
> Can you be more descriptive by what you mean by 'stuck'?

Troygi wrote:
> I am unable to change my Display properties. I try, but nothing
> happens...Desktop, Backgrong, ScreenSaver, nothing can be changed.

Descriptive - as in "What do you *see*?"

- Are you able to actually get into display properties and make changes to
said settings but they do not work?
Are you able to actually get into display properties and make changes to
said settings and they do work but reset upon reboot?
- Are you unable to change the settings because the place where you would is
locked in such a way you cannot actually change anything? (Grayed out...)
- Are you unable to make said changes because you cannot even get to the
place where you would normally do this because the options are missing?

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> Troygi wrote:
> > My background, Desktop and Screen Savers are stuck. It's been
> > this way for a while, not sure when or why it might have started.
> > Any suggestions on how to unlock these and put them all back to a
> > default?
>
> Shenan Stanley wrote:
> > Can you be more descriptive by what you mean by 'stuck'?
>
> Troygi wrote:
> > I am unable to change my Display properties. I try, but nothing
> > happens...Desktop, Backgrong, ScreenSaver, nothing can be changed.
>
> Descriptive - as in "What do you *see*?"
>
> - Are you able to actually get into display properties and make changes to
> said settings but they do not work?
> Are you able to actually get into display properties and make changes to
> said settings and they do work but reset upon reboot?
> - Are you unable to change the settings because the place where you would is
> locked in such a way you cannot actually change anything? (Grayed out...)
> - Are you unable to make said changes because you cannot even get to the
> place where you would normally do this because the options are missing?
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>
I am able to actually get into display properties and make changes to
said settings, but they do not work.

Are you on a domain or working in a workgroup?

Could be a user rights issue here. You may not have sufficient privileges to
change the desktop features.

Have you tried a system restore?

Have you ran anti-virus\spyware\malware - sometimes if you have an
infestation they can cause issues with your control panel functions - might
be worth it if you sweep your system for any virus's.

"Troygi" wrote:

>
>
> "Shenan Stanley" wrote:
>
> > Troygi wrote:
> > > My background, Desktop and Screen Savers are stuck. It's been
> > > this way for a while, not sure when or why it might have started.
> > > Any suggestions on how to unlock these and put them all back to a
> > > default?
> >
> > Shenan Stanley wrote:
> > > Can you be more descriptive by what you mean by 'stuck'?
> >
> > Troygi wrote:
> > > I am unable to change my Display properties. I try, but nothing
> > > happens...Desktop, Backgrong, ScreenSaver, nothing can be changed.
> >
> > Descriptive - as in "What do you *see*?"
> >
> > - Are you able to actually get into display properties and make changes to
> > said settings but they do not work?
> > Are you able to actually get into display properties and make changes to
> > said settings and they do work but reset upon reboot?
> > - Are you unable to change the settings because the place where you would is
> > locked in such a way you cannot actually change anything? (Grayed out...)
> > - Are you unable to make said changes because you cannot even get to the
> > place where you would normally do this because the options are missing?
> >
> > --
> > Shenan Stanley
> > MS-MVP
> > --
> > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> >
> >
> >
> I am able to actually get into display properties and make changes to
> said settings, but they do not work.

"Nanny" wrote:

> Are you on a domain or working in a workgroup?
>
> Could be a user rights issue here. You may not have sufficient privileges to
> change the desktop features.
>
> Have you tried a system restore?
>
> Have you ran anti-virus\spyware\malware - sometimes if you have an
> infestation they can cause issues with your control panel functions - might
> be worth it if you sweep your system for any virus's.
>
> "Troygi" wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > "Shenan Stanley" wrote:
> >
> > > Troygi wrote:
> > > > My background, Desktop and Screen Savers are stuck. It's been
> > > > this way for a while, not sure when or why it might have started.
> > > > Any suggestions on how to unlock these and put them all back to a
> > > > default?
> > >
> > > Shenan Stanley wrote:
> > > > Can you be more descriptive by what you mean by 'stuck'?
> > >
> > > Troygi wrote:
> > > > I am unable to change my Display properties. I try, but nothing
> > > > happens...Desktop, Backgrong, ScreenSaver, nothing can be changed.
> > >
> > > Descriptive - as in "What do you *see*?"
> > >
> > > - Are you able to actually get into display properties and make changes to
> > > said settings but they do not work?
> > > Are you able to actually get into display properties and make changes to
> > > said settings and they do work but reset upon reboot?
> > > - Are you unable to change the settings because the place where you would is
> > > locked in such a way you cannot actually change anything? (Grayed out...)
> > > - Are you unable to make said changes because you cannot even get to the
> > > place where you would normally do this because the options are missing?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Shenan Stanley
> > > MS-MVP
> > > --
> > > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> > > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > I am able to actually get into display properties and make changes to
> > said settings, but they do not work.
> > >
> > >
> > >
>>hey i got alomst the same problem but i cant go in display properties or even click on it cant acess anything in control panel i click or right click then go properties it does nothing i cant even go on my properties on my background thats how bad it is i think everything is locked. i need to bring it back to default cause its in very low and it looks like am useing a computer with the graphiques of a computer from 1993 lol...can u help please its been like this for a long time thanks

"RealSeb" <RealSeb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:58A6C8D3-60DA-4A1C-87F5-FD1188D132BD@microsoft.com...
>
>
> "Nanny" wrote:
>
>> Are you on a domain or working in a workgroup?
>>
>> Could be a user rights issue here. You may not have sufficient privileges
>> to
>> change the desktop features.
>>
>> Have you tried a system restore?
>>
>> Have you ran anti-virus\spyware\malware - sometimes if you have an
>> infestation they can cause issues with your control panel functions -
>> might
>> be worth it if you sweep your system for any virus's.
>>
>> "Troygi" wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > "Shenan Stanley" wrote:
>> >
>> > > Troygi wrote:
>> > > > My background, Desktop and Screen Savers are stuck. It's been
>> > > > this way for a while, not sure when or why it might have started.
>> > > > Any suggestions on how to unlock these and put them all back to a
>> > > > default?
>> > >
>> > > Shenan Stanley wrote:
>> > > > Can you be more descriptive by what you mean by 'stuck'?
>> > >
>> > > Troygi wrote:
>> > > > I am unable to change my Display properties. I try, but nothing
>> > > > happens...Desktop, Backgrong, ScreenSaver, nothing can be changed.
>> > >
>> > > Descriptive - as in "What do you *see*?"
>> > >
>> > > - Are you able to actually get into display properties and make
>> > > changes to
>> > > said settings but they do not work?
>> > > Are you able to actually get into display properties and make changes
>> > > to
>> > > said settings and they do work but reset upon reboot?
>> > > - Are you unable to change the settings because the place where you
>> > > would is
>> > > locked in such a way you cannot actually change anything? (Grayed
>> > > out...)
>> > > - Are you unable to make said changes because you cannot even get to
>> > > the
>> > > place where you would normally do this because the options are
>> > > missing?
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > Shenan Stanley
>> > > MS-MVP
>> > > --
>> > > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
>> > > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > I am able to actually get into display properties and make changes to
>> > said settings, but they do not work.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>>>hey i got alomst the same problem but i cant go in display properties or
>>>even click on it cant acess anything in control panel i click or right
>>>click then go properties it does nothing i cant even go on my properties
>>>on my background thats how bad it is i think everything is locked. i need
>>>to bring it back to default cause its in very low and it looks like am
>>>useing a computer with the graphiques of a computer from 1993 lol...can u
>>>help please its been like this for a long time thanks

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma_%28punctuation%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_stop

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_letters

I would like a resolution to the problem and NOT a response in usage of
english and punctuations.
--
Philip LS


"Olórin" wrote:

>
> "RealSeb" <RealSeb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:58A6C8D3-60DA-4A1C-87F5-FD1188D132BD@microsoft.com...
> >
> >
> > "Nanny" wrote:
> >
> >> Are you on a domain or working in a workgroup?
> >>
> >> Could be a user rights issue here. You may not have sufficient privileges
> >> to
> >> change the desktop features.
> >>
> >> Have you tried a system restore?
> >>
> >> Have you ran anti-virus\spyware\malware - sometimes if you have an
> >> infestation they can cause issues with your control panel functions -
> >> might
> >> be worth it if you sweep your system for any virus's.
> >>
> >> "Troygi" wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Shenan Stanley" wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > Troygi wrote:
> >> > > > My background, Desktop and Screen Savers are stuck. It's been
> >> > > > this way for a while, not sure when or why it might have started.
> >> > > > Any suggestions on how to unlock these and put them all back to a
> >> > > > default?
> >> > >
> >> > > Shenan Stanley wrote:
> >> > > > Can you be more descriptive by what you mean by 'stuck'?
> >> > >
> >> > > Troygi wrote:
> >> > > > I am unable to change my Display properties. I try, but nothing
> >> > > > happens...Desktop, Backgrong, ScreenSaver, nothing can be changed.
> >> > >
> >> > > Descriptive - as in "What do you *see*?"
> >> > >
> >> > > - Are you able to actually get into display properties and make
> >> > > changes to
> >> > > said settings but they do not work?
> >> > > Are you able to actually get into display properties and make changes
> >> > > to
> >> > > said settings and they do work but reset upon reboot?
> >> > > - Are you unable to change the settings because the place where you
> >> > > would is
> >> > > locked in such a way you cannot actually change anything? (Grayed
> >> > > out...)
> >> > > - Are you unable to make said changes because you cannot even get to
> >> > > the
> >> > > place where you would normally do this because the options are
> >> > > missing?
> >> > >
> >> > > --
> >> > > Shenan Stanley
> >> > > MS-MVP
> >> > > --
> >> > > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> >> > > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > I am able to actually get into display properties and make changes to
> >> > said settings, but they do not work.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >>>hey i got alomst the same problem but i cant go in display properties or
> >>>even click on it cant acess anything in control panel i click or right
> >>>click then go properties it does nothing i cant even go on my properties
> >>>on my background thats how bad it is i think everything is locked. i need
> >>>to bring it back to default cause its in very low and it looks like am
> >>>useing a computer with the graphiques of a computer from 1993 lol...can u
> >>>help please its been like this for a long time thanks
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma_%28punctuation%29
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_stop
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_letters
>
>
>

"Philip" <Philip@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news60160DB-CFA9-4EB8-815A-557FD970B8A1@microsoft.com...
>I would like a resolution to the problem and NOT a response in usage of
> english and punctuations.
> --
> Philip LS
>
>
> "Olórin" wrote:
>
>>
>> "RealSeb" <RealSeb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:58A6C8D3-60DA-4A1C-87F5-FD1188D132BD@microsoft.com...
>> >
>> >
>> > "Nanny" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Are you on a domain or working in a workgroup?
>> >>
>> >> Could be a user rights issue here. You may not have sufficient
>> >> privileges
>> >> to
>> >> change the desktop features.
>> >>
>> >> Have you tried a system restore?
>> >>
>> >> Have you ran anti-virus\spyware\malware - sometimes if you have an
>> >> infestation they can cause issues with your control panel functions -
>> >> might
>> >> be worth it if you sweep your system for any virus's.
>> >>
>> >> "Troygi" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Shenan Stanley" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > > Troygi wrote:
>> >> > > > My background, Desktop and Screen Savers are stuck. It's been
>> >> > > > this way for a while, not sure when or why it might have
>> >> > > > started.
>> >> > > > Any suggestions on how to unlock these and put them all back to
>> >> > > > a
>> >> > > > default?
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Shenan Stanley wrote:
>> >> > > > Can you be more descriptive by what you mean by 'stuck'?
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Troygi wrote:
>> >> > > > I am unable to change my Display properties. I try, but nothing
>> >> > > > happens...Desktop, Backgrong, ScreenSaver, nothing can be
>> >> > > > changed.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Descriptive - as in "What do you *see*?"
>> >> > >
>> >> > > - Are you able to actually get into display properties and make
>> >> > > changes to
>> >> > > said settings but they do not work?
>> >> > > Are you able to actually get into display properties and make
>> >> > > changes
>> >> > > to
>> >> > > said settings and they do work but reset upon reboot?
>> >> > > - Are you unable to change the settings because the place where
>> >> > > you
>> >> > > would is
>> >> > > locked in such a way you cannot actually change anything? (Grayed
>> >> > > out...)
>> >> > > - Are you unable to make said changes because you cannot even get
>> >> > > to
>> >> > > the
>> >> > > place where you would normally do this because the options are
>> >> > > missing?
>> >> > >
>> >> > > --
>> >> > > Shenan Stanley
>> >> > > MS-MVP
>> >> > > --
>> >> > > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
>> >> > > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >> > I am able to actually get into display properties and make changes
>> >> > to
>> >> > said settings, but they do not work.
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >>>hey i got alomst the same problem but i cant go in display properties
>> >>>or
>> >>>even click on it cant acess anything in control panel i click or right
>> >>>click then go properties it does nothing i cant even go on my
>> >>>properties
>> >>>on my background thats how bad it is i think everything is locked. i
>> >>>need
>> >>>to bring it back to default cause its in very low and it looks like am
>> >>>useing a computer with the graphiques of a computer from 1993
>> >>>lol...can u
>> >>>help please its been like this for a long time thanks
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma_%28punctuation%29
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_stop
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_letters
>>
>>
>>

....he replied eight weeks after the last post in the thread....

I was responding to the post that started "hey i got alomst the same problem
but i cant go in..." by "RealSeb" - is that you? It doesn't sound like it
is, but *if* it is:

- don't piggyback, but start a new thread for a new problem (and yours is
by no means "alomst the same" as the OP's).

- reading up on how to make a good (and at least semi-literate) post will
help us to help you. Many people who could help won't bother wading through
unpunctuated and uncapitalised over-long sentences with poor spelling. We're
not after perfection, but at least make an effort before posting. See the
link in Shenan's signature.