Losing background wallpaper settings 50% of the time I loa..

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remove your user account and after this make it again using another name and
admin rights....hope it works.


"south_lad2003" <southlad2003@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E0D1CB43-6E3D-4FEB-87FE-802CB6DD59A9@microsoft.com...
> I really need some help and don't know where to start! I have WinXP (SP2)
on
> a Dell Latitude D600 laptop. I am connected to the network at my place of
> work and can also use it at home.
>
> The problem is that at least 75% of the time, when starting Windows, I get
> the 'Applying your personal settings' for a few seconds longer than normal
> and when Windows does load I find that my wallpaper has disappeared to a
> blank blue background and that all my e-mails in Outlook Express have
gone.
>
> I reset my wallpaper to a photograph from 'My Pictures' but it is not
> possible to retrieve any e-mails lost. The addresses in my address book
> remain though.
>
> This does not happen all of the time and when it does not Windows will
load
> normally, taking a shorter amount of time to 'Apply personal settings',
> displaying the correct background wallpaper and saving e-mails in Outlook.
>
> Can anyone offer any advice? I know it is not my display settings as it
does
> not happen all of the time and Outlook is also affected. I am guessing it
> might have something to do with the network configuration? (It happens at
> home when not connected to a network and at work when connected).
>
> Hope someone can shed some light on this! Thank you!

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?)

Sadly this did not work! Thanks for the advice! I'm getting desperate now!

"Kelly" wrote:

> It depends.....for starters, see if this helps:
>
> Save Settings on Exit (Line 54)
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> To use the Regedit: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it
> and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by
> right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.
>
> --
> All the Best,
> Kelly (MS-MVP)
>
> Troubleshooting Windows XP
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
>
>
> "south_lad2003" <southlad2003@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E0D1CB43-6E3D-4FEB-87FE-802CB6DD59A9@microsoft.com...
> >I really need some help and don't know where to start! I have WinXP (SP2)
> >on
> > a Dell Latitude D600 laptop. I am connected to the network at my place of
> > work and can also use it at home.
> >
> > The problem is that at least 75% of the time, when starting Windows, I get
> > the 'Applying your personal settings' for a few seconds longer than normal
> > and when Windows does load I find that my wallpaper has disappeared to a
> > blank blue background and that all my e-mails in Outlook Express have
> > gone.
> >
> > I reset my wallpaper to a photograph from 'My Pictures' but it is not
> > possible to retrieve any e-mails lost. The addresses in my address book
> > remain though.
> >
> > This does not happen all of the time and when it does not Windows will
> > load
> > normally, taking a shorter amount of time to 'Apply personal settings',
> > displaying the correct background wallpaper and saving e-mails in Outlook.
> >
> > Can anyone offer any advice? I know it is not my display settings as it
> > does
> > not happen all of the time and Outlook is also affected. I am guessing it
> > might have something to do with the network configuration? (It happens at
> > home when not connected to a network and at work when connected).
> >
> > Hope someone can shed some light on this! Thank you!
>
>
>