Desktop backgound keeps reverting back after reboot

[rbov]

Hi,

Please can someone help me with a fustrating issue I have with setting

the desktop background in Vista Home Premium.

I have just purchased a HP Pavilion DV6799EA Special Edition in the UK

with the aforementioned OS. During the installation I was promped to

choose a desktop background and I chose the so called special edition

background which matches the chocolate colour of the laptop lid. See

the link from HP site.

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/uk/en...87-38191-38191...

The problem I have is that when I change the desktop backgound

(wallpaper) and restart the laptop the dersktop has reverted back to

the desktop I chose during installation. How can I get the laptop to

keep my newly selected desktop?

Hope you can help!

By the way, after I restart the laptop and go back into Desktop

Backgounds the desired wallpaper appears immediately without even

selecting it with a mouse click on the radio button!

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EDIT:

I've just been checking the registry again and searched for c:\windows\web\wallpaper, the location of default background images, I found the entry referring to the wallpaper image HPSproutv2.jpg . I exported the key and then changed the permissions on the key. I edited this value to a desired wallpaper img18.jpg and restarted the laptop, hey presto! It's changed the desktop, I just hope I don't have to do this each time I fancy a change of wallpaper!

HK_USERS\default\control panel\desktop\

Edited June 16, 2008 by rbov