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Display Properties Desktop and Setting Tabs Missing

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exceeeduus75

IS-IT--Management
Jun 6, 2005
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Hi Everyone,

A user's computer was hit by the antivirusxp 2008 virus/malware, which disrupted the computer screen. The virus has been removed and the computer seems to be free of any infections. However, when I go to the display properties, only three tabs can be seen. Missing from the Display Properties are the Desktop and Settings tabs. I have tried using the gpedit.msc to try and restore these but no luck. One option I am contemplating is renaming the user's profile.Reason is if a different user logs into the same computer, all the five tabs shows.
Any ideas what else to check?

Thanks in adanvce
exceeeduus75
 
see if these are any help:

thread760-1492354
thread760-1491574
thread608-1303467


Ben

"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."
 
are you running windows xp? if so is your account set up as the administrator?
 
Hi guys, sorry I have been away and just returned. The issue was actually a registry corruption caused by the Antivirusxp 2008 malware, and had to be fixed in the registry and this is what I did.
I downloaded a file called "restorerealdisplaytabs" from a site called kellys-korner.com
Once the file was ran, bingo, it worked like a charm.

exceeeduus75
 
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