need help in activating this option up. cant see how to unlock itHP Pavilion a1268c with windows xp. can seem to change desktop wallpaper. option and%26quot;set img as%26quot;are locked out
That sounds like Smitfraud malware. Check out this link, especially the second entry, for details.
SmitFraudFix:
http://gladiator-antivirus.com/forum/ind
Good luck.
HP Pavilion a1268c with windows xp. can seem to change desktop wallpaper. option and%26quot;set img as%26quot;are locked out
Is this a work system, or do you own it yourself? If it is a work station then Group Policy may be interfering in this capability. Group Policy can strip a system of all sorts of features and functionality. Changing the wall paper is one of these. There are literally several hundred options to alter how users interact with XP or Vista with Group Policy.
In addition, there is another option that parents or those who provide systems for the public's use, to strip away functionality and features which I remember as the Shared Computer Toolkit, but may be now called something else. Actually, I just went and looked and this is now called SteadyState. If you are interested in it here is a link to its download page, and yes, it is free for anyone who wishes to use it as long as they have a valid copy of Windows.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/detai
There is a great deal of explanation of what it is on the download page, plus at the bottom of the page are links to even more information, such as the Read Me file, and instructions.
If this is your personal computer you well may have a virus. If this only occurred recently you could attempt System Restore to get rid of it. Just make sure you pick a date before you believe you became infected. If you are unsure of the date, then you can join a HijackThis forum and receive step by step instructions on how to clean up the infection. It will take a few days, you will need to download a few utilities, such as HijackThis, what these forums are named after, and create and upload logs. Just do not attempt to delete anything reported as possible malware without first receiving instructions from an expert because many system files and other program files can show up as possible malware and if you delete them you could need to reinstall your OS, or at the very least the application whom you deleted a critical file from.
Good luck and much success figuring out what is going on. It does sound like you are locked out of making changes though, so perhaps you could speak to the administrator, or the system owner. Of course, I could be wrong, and it may be a virus or other malware. Please have a nice day.HP Pavilion a1268c with windows xp. can seem to change desktop wallpaper. option and%26quot;set img as%26quot;are locked out
If you are unable to change the desktop background, that would me you are infected with spyware. This happen to me a few years ago.
Download spybot to remove the infection.
