I have windows xp, and cant change my screensaver or background. i did the display opt. throught cont. panel,?

Question

but dont have the screen saver or background tabs if anyone could help me it would be greatly appreciated

Answer 1

To resolve this problem, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.

2. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\W...

3. In the right-pane, right-click the NoDispAppearancePage value if the value exists, and then click Delete.

4. Repeat step 3 for the following registry values if these values exist in the registry:• NoDispCPL

• NoDispBackgroundPage

• NoDispScrSavPage

• NoDispSettingsPage

Note Locate any registry value that says "Wallpaper" if it exists. In the right pane, right-click the registry value, click Delete, and then click OK.

5. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE_\Software\Microsoft...

6. In the right-pane, right-click the NoDispAppearancePage value if the value exists, and then click Delete.

7. Repeat step 6 for the following registry values if these values exist in the registry:• NoDispCPL

• NoDispBackgroundPage

• NoDispScrSavPage

• NoDispSettingsPage

Note Locate any registry value that says "Wallpaper" if it exists. In the right pane, right-click the registry value, click Delete, and then click OK.

8. For the changes to take effect, you may have to restart the computer after you delete these registry values.

Answer 2

right click on your background or screen saver

chose or put in what you want .

don't forget to click apply.

Answer 3

This might help:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921049

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