How do I delete this from my computer? Can I?
By Marty
@marty3888 (2355)
Acme, Michigan
January 9, 2011 3:51pm CST
When you go onto display on con trol panel, you have your choice of wallpapers. I have a Comerica Park picture. In December, I thought I'd look to see if there was a Merry Christmas wallpaper. I found one and downloaded it on my computer, thinking after the holidays I'll just switch it back. It's back on, but while it's starting up, for about 30 seconds, the Christmas one comes up, then switches to Comerica park once it gets to my desktop. I thought maybe I could right click on it and the option ot delete would come up but no. I don't want merry Chriistmas coming up all year. I know I could reinstall windeows, but I'm not going to do that.
4 responses
@rosegardens (3034)
• United States
9 Jan 11
Sounds like you may have downloaded something with that Merry Christmas theme you had. You need to find it and manually delete it from your computer.
Search your computer for it by title.
@marty3888 (2355)
• Acme, Michigan
15 Jan 11
Thanks Rosegardens. Doing a search on my computer did the trick. I deleted it rightt from the results box, then wentt into recycle bin and deleted it from my computer.
@rosegardens (3034)
• United States
16 Jan 11
Cool! Glad to hear you were able to get rid of it. 
ty for the best response mark! Woohoo!
You may want to clean up your registry now as well. Microsoft has some tools right on their webpage.
It is either this one: http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/scanner/eula.htm?scanner=default&goback=%2fsite%2fen-us%2fdefault.htm&redir=true
Or this one: http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm
Your registry gets bogged down with bits of uninstalled software. Deleting something doesn't mean it is entirely gone off your computer. Your computer will run faster too! When you get rid of the extra junk that is no longer needed on your hard disk.
ty for the best response mark! Woohoo!
You may want to clean up your registry now as well. Microsoft has some tools right on their webpage.
It is either this one: http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/scanner/eula.htm?scanner=default&goback=%2fsite%2fen-us%2fdefault.htm&redir=true
Or this one: http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm
Your registry gets bogged down with bits of uninstalled software. Deleting something doesn't mean it is entirely gone off your computer. Your computer will run faster too! When you get rid of the extra junk that is no longer needed on your hard disk.@rosegardens (3034)
• United States
16 Jan 11
Also, to be safe, you may want to run some security software such as Spybot search and destroy, and SuperAntiSpyware. Whatever spybot does not find, superanti often does find.
There are several free programs that help rid your pc of unwanted stuff. Run a couple of them at least, to be on the safe side. There is not one single program out there that can find everything.
@Shini12 (4)
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9 Jan 11
yes,i know but she/he Downloaded the wallpaper and almost always there are viruses in wallpaper downloads
@marty3888 (2355)
• Acme, Michigan
15 Jan 11
As EvrWonder said, Not necessarily. As i turns out, what Rosegardens suggested was the answwer. I did a search on my computer. it was titled 894 in the choices of wallpapers in display. At first I tried desktop, no results. Then I tried locl disk C and there it was. right clcicked right from the results box and hit delee, then went to recycle bin and deleted it from my computer. Gone!
@somnathsen (129)
• India
12 Jan 11
go to your control panel.then go to propteries..if then does not work,,restore your computer..do you know how to restore,??if no tell me by answer..
@marty3888 (2355)
• Acme, Michigan
15 Jan 11
As it turns out, rosegardens ttip didi the trick. i did a search on my computer and it came up and i deleed it right from there. But no, I don't know how to restore my computer and it sounds like something that might be helpful to know. Thanks!
