Background

[tonycard1170]

I have a computer not connected to a network and the background has changed to an Internet wallpaper. All the icons are gone. I went to display properties and I change the background. But upon rebooting the background changes back to a web page that says Download trailer click here. Now I scanned the computer and didn't find any viruses, spyware, or rouge programs. I am really stumped. Any and all help will be appreciated.

 

[linney]

In Display Properties/ Desktop/ Web, do you have anything in there selected?

 

[tonycard1170]

No there is nothing there. It has the option for My Home Page, but it is not checked.

 

[linney]

Lots of ideas come forward in these threads, maybe you should try System Restore first as it will save you reading the long threads?

Wallpaper is "not on top"
thread779-955023

Desktop Icons
thread779-790645

Inactive desktop and contols.
thread779-1244056

 

[tonycard1170]

I have checked the show icons on desktop and they are all checked. So what I did I went to safe mode and the icons are not there. I switched to the administrator profile in safe mode and the icons are there. So what I did I created a new account and when I restarted the computer and logged into the new account all the icons are present. I did try system restore and no fix. I was able to change the background but now I need to fix the icon problem. One more thing I copied and exe file and pasted on desktop and the icon never appeared on the desktop, so I did it again and then I got the message if wanted to replace existing file with the new one I was trying to add. No icon still. This is really weird.

 

[linney]

You could try and fix what seems like a corrupted profile concerning your username.

811151 - How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811151

What do things look like in your original user's folders?

C:\Documents and Settings\Usernamexxxx\Desktop, have you any icons in that folder? Can you access the folder?