-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Wallpaper
- From: dsw32952 <dsw32952@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:14:24 -0400
I hope Gman can guide you to a fix then. Is it possible to contact the
place you got the computer and get a system install disk?
bookworm54 tds.net wrote:
> Don,
> It hasn't been a company computer. From the things and pictures on it, it
> belonged to a teen aged girl. I didn't get any disks with it and am
> reluctant to format it. I want to give it o a friend who can't afford to buy
> a computer and I'm sure she can't afford a Windows disk.
>
> Jo Ann
>
> On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 8:43 PM, dsw32952 <dsw32952@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
>> I don't remember anything in nLite to disable the browse or strtch
>> function in the desktop properties dialog box. However, it does sound
>> like a hack of some sort. If the machine was used in a business
>> environment it is likely the screensaver function was hacked to prevent
>> employees from bringing screen savers from home and infecting the
>> computer with viruses and other malware.
>>
>> If you got the system install disks then Gman's suggestion to reinstall
>> is probably the only chance to restore. However, if the install disk is
>> not a genuine Microsoft disk there is a great chance that when the
>> company bought the computer they bought a customized version of XP or a
>> site license and modified the install package before making copies for
>> each machine.
>>
>> If that is the case, I hope you like blue or have the budget to buy your
>> own install disk.
>>
>> Don
>>
>>
>>
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