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desktop disabled?


Question Posted Sunday June 17 2007, 11:37 pm

when i right click the desktop and try to change my desktop under the "desktop" tab (of course), basically everything is disabled in grey.

facts about the problem:
- the only things i can do are pick a color (which is what my whole desktop is), and use the "customize desktop" feature, which doesn't help anything.
- i've tried scanning for possible viruses, and searched around for a solution, because i'm pretty computer-knowledgeable, but couldn't find anything.
- the desktops don't show up when i try to choose a "theme", either.

anyone know what i can do to get my desktop back?


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theymos answered Monday June 18 2007, 5:39 am:
Download and run this file:
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click "yes" at the prompt. If this doesn't fix it right away, restart. If it still doesn't work, ask me a private question.

This problem sometimes indicates malware, so I'd do another scan with:
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