Display problem corrected

Ok, I've played with the settings some more, this is what I've found out...

Single-click behaviour does not affect AD settings, the GeneralFlags value stayed at 4.

You can hide all desktop icons by right-clicking, choosing 'Arrange icons by' and unchecking 'Show desktop icons'. That enables Active Desktop (GeneralFlags = 0) but the .jpg background stayed...

You can also hide all desktop icons in another way. First make sure the settings 'Show desktop icons' described above is checked. Then open the desktop properties, go to 'Desktop', choose 'Customize desktop', and uncheck the 4 desktop icons in the General tab. Then click OK, OK to return to the desktop, and manually delete the remaining shortcuts. This does not enable Active Desktop (GeneralFlags = 4), and again this keeps my .jpg background...

I really wonder what you mean with 'in order to keep any background picture'. Please try the things above, and first make sure iconoid (or other desktop tweaking software) is not loaded, because that really only makes things more complicate Also make sure you use the latest video drivers for your card, they can often fix 'strange display problems'.

Oh and btw, you can attach multiple images in a single post now...