Lost Desktop Background Picture.

Windows XP Pro sp1 build 2600
M/B Gigabyte GA-7VT600
512 Meg Ram
Athlon XP 2.1 Gigahertz
Nvidia Geforce 5200 128 ram

Hi,
I`ve lost my desktop background and I cannot load any screensaver!

No software or hardware added, mutiple up to date virus/spyware/adware scans carried out. Windows updates current.

Error comes up:-
The Theme cannot Load- Unspecified Error.
File C:\Windows\resources\themes\windows classic-- ( or whichever theme I try to load)

Have tried copying resources file from networked machine-- no joy, and files from both machines exactly the same.

Is there a command missing that will enable this file?
If so where do I get it from?

Thanks in Advance,
Harry.

 

Go to Internet Explorer and right click to bring up the properites. Select Advanced and go to Multimedia. Make sure that the SHOW PICTURES is clicked. Click OK and close. You should be OK then

 

Frodo,
Thank you for your fast response.
Unfortunately I had already done that and it has no effect, maybe I should have said that all other graphic functions are OK.

But we will keep trying.

Cheers.
Harry.

 

WinXP has as THEME service. Make sure it is enabled and started.

 

Thanks Kodo, themes enabled and started, but still the same result.

Delving into it a little further, I notice that when I try to put on a screensaver, the chosen saver appears in the preview ,(small desktop screen on small monitor),when I click "apply", but as soon as I click "OK" the screen saver chosen reverts to "none".
I`m beginning to think that the dreaded "re-install windows" is about to raise its ugly head!!

Harry,
( not yet down hearted, but getting there!)