Display Desktop

I started this in the Windows XP forum and since have run the HJT and have posted the results.
Notes from Windows XP Thread are here:
Under Control Panel - Display my Desktop Tab is not responding. All hte other tabs work fine. I have just re-installed Windows XP Home SP3. Any idea why this tab is not responding?

I had someone at my local computer repair shop re-install Windows. This was after a couple of hours trying to fix a sound problem. After everything failed that is was windows was reloaded.
So far I have run SpyDoctor and Superantisyware and nothing was found. I will run Malwarebytes and then Trend Micro and see if anything is found.

I ran Malwarebytes and it found a Heuristics issue. I saw that is was a desktop wallpaper I saved. It was an Explorer wallpaper with a small windows logo in the right corner and had a telescope over a map of the world in a beige color. I have deleted the jpeg I had saved and also deleted from Malwarebytes. I am running that scan again now. I have also saved a log from Hijack this.

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 9:36:00 AM, on 5/26/2009
Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18702)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SOUNDMAN.EXE
C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\pctsTray.exe
C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD\PDVDServ.exe
C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe
C:\Program Files\Logitech\Video\LogiTray.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\E_FATIBPA.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\LVComS.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 7.0\PhotoshopElementsFileAgent.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe
C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\pctsAuxs.exe
C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\pctsSvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wdfmgr.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\SearchIndexer.exe
C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\alg.exe
C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\TFEngine\TFService.exe
C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbam.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\SearchProtocolHost.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\SearchProtocolHost.exe

R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyOverride = *.local
O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Link Helper - {18DF081C-E8AD-4283-A596-FA578C2EBDC3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelperShim.dll
O2 - BHO: Skype add-on (mastermind) - {22BF413B-C6D2-4d91-82A9-A0F997BA588C} - C:\Program Files\Skype\Toolbars\Internet Explorer\SkypeIEPlugin.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {7E853D72-626A-48EC-A868-BA8D5E23E045} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: WOT Helper - {C920E44A-7F78-4E64-BDD7-A57026E7FEB7} - C:\Program Files\WOT\WOT.dll
O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: JQSIEStartDetectorImpl - {E7E6F031-17CE-4C07-BC86-EABFE594F69C} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\deploy\jqs\ie\jqs_plugin.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\yt.dll
O3 - Toolbar: WOT - {71576546-354D-41c9-AAE8-31F2EC22BF0D} - C:\Program Files\WOT\WOT.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SoundMan] SOUNDMAN.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ISTray] "C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\pctsTray.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RemoteControl] "C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD\PDVDServ.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LogitechVideoTray] C:\Program Files\Logitech\Video\LogiTray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [EPSON Stylus Photo RX580 Series] C:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\E_FATIBPA.EXE /FU "C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\E_SA3.tmp" /EF "HKCU"
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\Office12\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra button: Skype - {77BF5300-1474-4EC7-9980-D32B190E9B07} - C:\Program Files\Skype\Toolbars\Internet Explorer\SkypeIEPlugin.dll
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\Office12\REFIEBAR.DLL
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O16 - DPF: {215B8138-A3CF-44C5-803F-8226143CFC0A} (Trend Micro ActiveX Scan Agent 6.6) - http://housecall65.trendmicro.com/ho...vex/hcImpl.cab
O16 - DPF: {5ED80217-570B-4DA9-BF44-BE107C0EC166} (Windows Live Safety Center Base Module) - http://cdn.scan.onecare.live.com/res...scbase5483.cab
O16 - DPF: {8AD9C840-044E-11D1-B3E9-00805F499D93} (Java Runtime Environment 1.6.0) - http://sdlc-esd.sun.com/ESD7/JSCDL/j...javadl.sun.com
O18 - Protocol: skype4com - {FFC8B962-9B40-4DFF-9458-1830C7DD7F5D} - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\Skype\SKYPE4~1.DLL
O18 - Protocol: wot - {C2A44D6B-CB9F-4663-88A6-DF2F26E4D952} - C:\Program Files\WOT\WOT.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: !SASWinLogon - C:\Program Files\SUPERAntiSpyware\SASWINLO.dll
O23 - Service: Adobe Active File Monitor V7 (AdobeActiveFileMonitor7.0) - Adobe Systems Incorporated - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 7.0\PhotoshopElementsFileAgent.exe
O23 - Service: Apple Mobile Device - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
O23 - Service: Bonjour Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
O23 - Service: FLEXnet Licensing Service - Macrovision Europe Ltd. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Macrovision Shared\FLEXnet Publisher\FNPLicensingService.exe
O23 - Service: getPlus(R) Helper - NOS Microsystems Ltd. - C:\Program Files\NOS\bin\getPlus_HelperSvc.exe
O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
O23 - Service: Java Quick Starter (JavaQuickStarterService) - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe
O23 - Service: PCLEPCI - Pinnacle Systems GmbH - C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\pclepci.sys
O23 - Service: PC Tools Auxiliary Service (sdAuxService) - PC Tools - C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\pctsAuxs.exe
O23 - Service: PC Tools Security Service (sdCoreService) - PC Tools - C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\pctsSvc.exe
O23 - Service: ThreatFire - PC Tools - C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\TFEngine\TFService.exe

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Here is the Malwarebytes log that just completed. Let me know what would be next.

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.36
Database version: 2181
Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3

5/26/2009 11:04:34 AM
mbam-log-2009-05-26 (11-04-34).txt

Scan type: Full Scan (C:\|)
Objects scanned: 197850
Time elapsed: 50 minute(s), 21 second(s)

Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 0
Registry Values Infected: 0
Registry Data Items Infected: 0
Folders Infected: 0
Files Infected: 0

Memory Processes Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Memory Modules Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Keys Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Values Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Data Items Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Folders Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Files Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

I see nothing malicious.
Does your Spyware Doctor version include antivirus?

Quote:

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Under Control Panel - Display my Desktop Tab

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Where exactly is that located?

Yes Spyware Doctor does have Antivirus. I am currently running Superantispyware. When that is complete I will run Spydoctor. In the mean time I checked the Display tab again and it still does not open but the other tabs do.

http://discussions.virtualdr.com/sho...d.php?t=239093
Where it all started.

It is located under Control Panel - Display - There are 5 tabs - Themes - Desktop - Screensaver -Appearence - Settings. The second tab (Desktop) is the one not opening up. I have to go to TaskManager to stop Control Panel after clicking on the unresponsive Desktop Tab.

Another way to get there is to R-click the desktop and select properties.

Now does that work?

The window opened up but the Display Tab still hangs up and all the other tabs were OK

Display properties is hanging?

Never have seen a display tab. :confused:

http://www.lawfirmsoftware.com/free/...perties_xp.JPG

In your dispaly above it is the Desktop tab where yoo would go to change your desktop to another one. You can also make it streched or tiled. You have the correct area. This is the only tab that is not working.

Is it missing, doesn't open, when clicked on, or...?
Try this fix: http://www.tips4pc.com/images/restorealldisplaytabs.reg

No, it is not missing. The tab is there, just not responding. I will try the link you sent and see what happens.

I tried the link you supplied and it did not work. I see it was actually to restore all of the tabs if they are missing. As I said, I have all of the tabs it is just that the Desktop one is not responding.
I do see when I have to end it due to lack of response it says
End Program Rundll32.exe May that will help

When I open up Display under Control Panel the Themes tab is the one it is showing. I have clicked on the desktop tab and it just sits there.

OK, While I was typing this it finally opened. What I discovered is that alot of my photos from My Pictures got into the list of available wallpapers. And since they are big files it must take awhile to load. So basically it is fixed. I need to remove those.
What I did see is that the usual wallpapers are missing from the list. Is there a way to resore those?
Thanks for all of your help.

It appears that quite a few of my photos are incorporated into the desktop tab. When I click browse the file type is backround files. Under the Windows folder where the usual wallpapers are I do not see my photos there. The usual wallpapers are in the Windows folder. How can I get my photos out of this list?
I appreciate all of your help.

I was doing some checking on the photos from My Pictures showing up on the list of backgrounds and had this response and my response to that. I have looked in the Windows folder then the Web folder where backgrounds are stored and the only ones in there are the default walllpapers. Please resd these and let me know your thoughts.
Maybe this thread should go back to the Windows XP Thread.

Response to my question: Wallpaper files include My Pictures. If you do no want those images as choices for Wallpaper:

Right click on Start> Explore> My Pictures> click on right screen> File> New> Folder> name folder nowallpaper> drag images you don't want to be included in the Wallpaper to this folder.

My Response to that: I am more than confused, now. I am dumbfounded. I have never, in over 20 years, seen any file from "My Pictures" show up as available for Desktop Wallpaper which I did not request to be available by right clicking it and asking that it be set as such. On my home computer, I have around 10,000 jpg's in "My Pictures" and sub-folders and not one of them has ever offered itself up for use as Wallpaper. It would be a big job trying to locate a specific file in that tiny little featureless dialog box that serves as the gateway to wallpaper selection, it would seem to me. Perhaps there is a file association switch that controls or allows this phenomenon; something that defines where "Background Files" are located.

R-click any graphic and "Set as desktop Background" shows up.

Sounds like someone used it.
Maybe this will fix it.
Browse to C:\WINDOWS\Web\Wallpaper

R-click a graphic and use Set as desktop Background to see if that helps out.
Or you can go, Start run [paste or type in] C:\WINDOWS\Web\Wallpaper
and hit the enter key and it will open up.

I went to the folder you specified and in that folder are the standard windows desktops. None of my pictures are in this folder. I right clicked a standard wallpaper and set it as desktop and that did work.

I cannot understand how photos in My Pictures ended up in the Background Tab? I have never seen this before but people on the internet on forums I have browsing through said it has always been this way. None of my machines have ever had My Pictures in the list.

Well, my guess is some one was playing around.

That is how I fixed my mom's when she got to playing around.

There must be a solution for this somewhere? Hopefully someone out there will read this post and have an answer.

I sure hope they post a better fix.

I hope so. Thisnis driving me insane.

Can this thread be moved over to the Windows XP Forum so that it may be looked at more.

Thanks

Done.

Thank you. Maybe someone will have a solution. When I click on the desktop tab it takes a couple of minutes to open and I assume it is because of the file size of the photos. There are approx 100 files it is searching.

Somehow your wallpaperdir got mixed up.
Open regedit (Start > Run type in regedit)
Scroll to this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
on the right pane is a string (REG_EXPAND_SZ) WallPaperDir
Windows will look for wallpapers in the folder mentioned in WallpaperDir.
The default value for this string is %SystemRoot%\Web\Wallpaper

Change it manually or download and import attached .reg file (rename WalpaperDir.txt to WallpaperDir.reg)

Thanks for the reply. I am a little confused on what to do here. When I go to the regedit file I can see what you are saying. The default value is
%SystemRoot%\Web\Wallpaper as you said. On the very left it is called
WallPaperDir.
You are saying change it manually (WalpaperDir.txt to WallpaperDir.reg) I do not see the .txt part or .reg part of it. Can you advise.

Also you mentiond about importing the text file you attached. Where does that get imported to? and how does that work? Sorry for all the questions, I do not want to foul up my registery.
I knew there was a fix for this and I appreciate your help.

I'm sorry for not being more clear about this.
I meant to rename the value manually in the registry.

However, if the value WallPaperDir is set to %SystemRoot%\Web\Wallpaper in the registry like you said, you can ignore my previous post.
No need to do anything yet.

The problem lies somewhere else, hopefully someone else will come up with a solution.
In the mean time I will see if I can come up with anything.

Thanks, I appreciate the reply. Do you agree that "My Pictures" should not be a folder that should be included in the DeskTop Tab? I have never see this before.

After some testing and reading, I found this is normal behaviour.

For the Background tab, Windows will look for graphic files in:
- C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper
- C:\Windows\Documents and Settings\YourUsername\My Documents\My Pictures (& sub-folders)
- C:\Windows\Documents and Settings\YourUsername\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer

So the solution would be to move the graphic files to another location.

Right-click any blank space on your Windows XP Desktop, select Properties then click the Desktop tab. Down in the Background section is a list of the standard XP wallpaper images ... plus any that may have been added to the default C:\WINDOWS\Web\Wallpaper folder.

To the right of that Background section is a Browse... button. When you click it, you can browse to any folder on any drive currently available. If you select a picture from any of these other folders, Windows will remember that folder location. So, the next time you click the Browse... button, you won't have to dig to try and find it again.

What I cannot understand is that I have never in all the years of having a PC I have never had My Pictures come up under the Desktop Tab. When I click on that tab it takes almost two minutes to open up because it is looking for photos.
Last week my drive had to be reformatted and load windows again and that is when it all started. It was never that way before.

Maybe you never had that many pictures in your 'My Pictures' folder?

By default Windows will look for all graphic files in 'My Pictures' (and subfolders!) and list them in the Background tab.

I have always had photos in My Pictures, I currently have thousands in there. Same as last week before this happened.

Just thought I would update on the status. After a week of not changing anything I have discovered the desktop tab has gone back to the way it was originally. When I clicked on it, it opened up promply and the only files shown are the default windows wallpapers. There are no pictures from "My Pictures".
Almost everyone thought that "My Pictures" was tied into the desktop tab. I knew after many years of changing my desktop wallpaper I had never had that come up and now somehow it has been fixed.