Cannot apply desktop photo to CENTER
I have repeatedly tried applying a photo to be a desktop background in the CENTER mode. Only the STRETCH application will work. I have done the following: Open the image Right click and choose "set as desktop background" Right click Desktop Select 'Personalize' Select "Desktop Background" Select 'Centre' from Picture Position I have tried other positions as well [Tile, Fill, etc] and nothing works but the STRETCH.
February 17th, 2010 9:23pm

I have repeatedly tried applying a photo to be a desktop background in the CENTER mode. Only the STRETCH application will work. I have done the following:Open the imageRight click and choose "set as desktop background"Right click DesktopSelect 'Personalize'Select "Desktop Background"Select 'Centre' from Picture PositionI have tried other positions as well [Tile, Fill, etc] and nothing works but the STRETCH. Hi DebbPlease see the following thread for a possible solution for this problem.Solution to Hewlett Packards stuck on stretched wallpaperLet us know. Thank You for using Windows 7 Ronnie Vernon MVP
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February 19th, 2010 2:53pm

THANK YOU --- it worked!!
February 22nd, 2010 5:06am

Hi LeonYour posts containing the recommendation for deleting a large amount of registry keys is being removed because those registry keys are not associated with the problem currently being discussed in this thread.Even after the OP stated that the problem was solved, you still posted that information again.You have posted this same message many times on these forums for many different problems.I tested those registry deletions on several different systems and they can cause an unrecoverable problem.Deleting one of those keys removes all of the configuration information for the User Account Control (UAC) information as well as some logon configuration. These keys are not automatically replaced, even with a reboot. Deleting these keys also results in not being able to access the UAC settings in Control Panel/User Accounts. Trying to access these settings results in a 'Com Surrogate' error. I have tested this on 3 different systems with the same results.While it's true that you recommend backing up the registry prior to deleting those registry keys, there is no guarantee that a user will immediately detect the problems that deleting those keys may cause and could delete the registry backup file prematurely. If this happened, they could be forced to reinstall the OS to recover.A mass deletion of registry keys is never a good first step when troubleshooting any problem.Please refrain from posting these steps in the future.Thanks for understanding. Ronnie Vernon MVP Forum Moderator
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February 22nd, 2010 9:58am

Hi Ronnie, I agree with you that delete batch of registry keys may cause critical system issues. In my opinion, delete related Group Policy Registry keys may helpful during troubleshooting In certain situations, and that indeed resolved some threads in Technet. Do you think it’s fine to provide remove register keys in a lesser extent? Meanwhile, in my Virtual Machine(32 bit Windows 7 Ultimate), delete those key do not cause any issue in UAC and control panel. Regarding the 'Com Surrogate' error, do you have the exact error in all test machines? Do you still have the same error after turn off DEP on dllhost.exe? It seems that turn off DEP will eliminate this error in most cases.
February 22nd, 2010 1:12pm

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