Desktop picture

groucho10 · 10-12-2009, 05:02 AM

Hi,

On my desktop a picture from a bike website I was checking somehow has got 'stuck' on the desktop. Left or right clicking on it doesn't have any effect. I am using Internet Explorer. Can't find it in My pictures to clear it. Have tried rebooting but it's still there. Would appreciate any assistance,

Thanks

**CCT** · 10-12-2009, 08:47 AM

Click Start, Run, type regedit and press enter.

Navigate to HKCU, Control panel, click on the + sign, and click on Desktop.

In the right hand column under Wallpaper is the path to the image file. Make a note of that.

If you scroll upward to Original Wallpaper, right click on that, click on modify, then put your cursor over that line (it's in blue) and right click and click copy, you can then scroll down to Wallpaper, right click on it, click modify, put your cursor over that line (blue) and click paste.

Now click on the X to leave regedit.

Reboot and see if you got it gone. If so, then delete that image file.

techbytes · 10-12-2009, 09:12 AM

If you are an experience computer user, then go ahead and edit the registry with caution.

If not, you can just go to Start/Settings/Control Panel, double click Display then click on the "Desktop" tab and choose the background you want then click "OK".

groucho10 · 10-12-2009, 01:18 PM

Thanks for that.

10-12-2009, 05:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
groucho10 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 18 OS: winxp	Desktop picture Hi, On my desktop a picture from a bike website I was checking somehow has got 'stuck' on the desktop. Left or right clicking on it doesn't have any effect. I am using Internet Explorer. Can't find it in My pictures to clear it. Have tried rebooting but it's still there. Would appreciate any assistance, Thanks

10-12-2009, 08:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
CCT Helper Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 1,869 OS: XP SP3, XP Pro SP3, Vista Home Basic SP2	Re: Desktop picture Click Start, Run, type regedit and press enter. Navigate to HKCU, Control panel, click on the + sign, and click on Desktop. In the right hand column under Wallpaper is the path to the image file. Make a note of that. If you scroll upward to Original Wallpaper, right click on that, click on modify, then put your cursor over that line (it's in blue) and right click and click copy, you can then scroll down to Wallpaper, right click on it, click modify, put your cursor over that line (blue) and click paste. Now click on the X to leave regedit. Reboot and see if you got it gone. If so, then delete that image file. __________________ ..... caveat utilitor

10-12-2009, 09:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
techbytes Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 112 OS: Vista	Re: Desktop picture If you are an experience computer user, then go ahead and edit the registry with caution. If not, you can just go to Start/Settings/Control Panel, double click Display then click on the "Desktop" tab and choose the background you want then click "OK". __________________ Techbytes.info

10-12-2009, 01:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
groucho10 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 18 OS: winxp	Re: Desktop picture Thanks for that.