Desktop Image [Wallpaper disappears at random]

I am running XP SP2 and had no problems with it at all until about 2 weeks ago where the desktop image i have set dissapears, there is no set time to this, sometimes it can be 4 hours, sometimes 4 mins and then all i am lookin gat is the default colour of the desktop.
I am having to repeatedly right click on the desktop, select properties, hit OK and it comes back again, but i am looking for it just to say visable as it should, the jpg i am using is stored in my main HD and not in a folder.

Any help would be great.
Cheers

 

Hello Cheech47,

Sounds like the wallpaper is loading before Active Desktop. Disable Active Desktop.

How to turn off: http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000593.htm

Regards - Charles

 

Cheers for the response, i already had disabled it

 

Hi Cheech,

See if we can eliminate a bad image problem, or if it's a location issue, or a image type issue.

Have you tried:

Another one of your .jpg's? I'm assuming yours is a non standard image.

One of the standard MS images? which are .bmp images. Do you have .bmp image you can try?

Regards - Charles

 

Sorry for the delay ive been away

I have tried with several different jpg's, will try a bmp file and let you know what happens

Cheers