Adding Reply Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Locked out Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post Ayien Posted at 7:43 am on Dec. 19, 2006 I cannot seem to change my wallpaper. It has locked me out of it. Windows Defender is also claiming some virus is present in my system. I remove it, but it comes back. Assistance?

Replies Ayien Posted at 4:44 pm on Dec. 22, 2006 Worked like a charm. Thanks mate. AlwaysAr0und Posted at 2:33 am on Dec. 20, 2006 I copyed those instructions off of a site try them out. AlwaysAr0und Posted at 2:32 am on Dec. 20, 2006 2. The problem you describe is a symptom of the SpySheriff/Smitfraud group of infections; here's the specific fix for regaining full functionality of your desktop properties: Download the smitfraud.reg file by right-clicking on this link and choosing "Save link as..." or "Save target as..." from the resulting pop-up menu. Save the file to your desktop. - Double-click the smitfraud.reg file you saved, and when it asks if you want to merge with the registry, click YES. - Reboot your computer; your display properties should be returned to normal. Ayien Posted at 11:34 am on Dec. 19, 2006 I did and it didn't work. Everything is running the way it should; but I'm still locked out of my wallpaper options. AlwaysAr0und Posted at 9:32 am on Dec. 19, 2006 O then follow my instructions. Ayien Posted at 8:13 am on Dec. 19, 2006 No, I meant by it being the actual wallpaper. The image in the background of the desktop. AlwaysAr0und Posted at 7:52 am on Dec. 19, 2006 By wallpaper did you meen screensaver?.. AlwaysAr0und Posted at 7:51 am on Dec. 19, 2006 Something might be messing with it in the background.. press ctrl alt delete, Hit all three of them at same time.. Then go to processes, Look where it says cpu if it is in the 70-100% then it means you could have a virus. Look for the program that is running up the cpu, Right click on it and select "End Process tree". After you do that see if it lets you pick a screensaver or whatever it is you were getting. Ayien Posted at 7:48 am on Dec. 19, 2006 Quote: from The Dalai Lama at 7:46 am on Dec. 19, 2006 AVG Free Edition of Antivirus and Anti-spyware should sort you out. Right-o. Thanks mate. The Dalai Lama Posted at 7:46 am on Dec. 19, 2006 AVG Free Edition of Antivirus and Anti-spyware should sort you out. Ayien Posted at 7:46 am on Dec. 19, 2006 Its also infected system restore and turned it off. Ech. spacemac Posted at 7:45 am on Dec. 19, 2006 reformat as a last resort.. otherwise, do a full system check.. antivirus check.. Ayien Posted at 7:44 am on Dec. 19, 2006 Quote: from Winstaford at 7:43 am on Dec. 19, 2006 A nice hard reformat solves all problems. Perhaps so. However I don't have the time at the moment for it to complete. Winstaford Posted at 7:43 am on Dec. 19, 2006 A nice hard reformat solves all problems. All 14 previous replies displayed.