Troubleshooting tips- The Desktop Pictures control panel requires AppleScript to operate correctly. Using the Extensions Manager control panel, ensure that the Desktop Pictures control panel is active.
- Some extensions may prevent the Desktop Pictures control panel from operating correctly. Conflict Catcher 3 from Casady & Greene may not work with Desktop Pictures. Casady & Greene released a newer version, Conflict Catcher 4, that resolved the issue. If you have Conflict Catcher, make sure you have the current version which you can obtain from Casady & Greene.
- Use the Extension Manager control panel to switch to either Mac OS 8 Base or All extensions, and restart your computer.
- If Desktop pictures does not work with Mac OS 8 Base extension set selected, locate the Desktop Pictures Prefs file in the Preferences folder inside your System Folder and drag it to the Trash. Restart the computer and try again. If it still does not work, delete the prefs file again and reinstall the Desktop Picture control panel from your original CD (it is listed in Control Panels in the Custom Install options).
- If it works with Mac OS 8 extensions, but does not work with all your extensions active, it is likely that another extension is conflicting with the Desktop Pictures control panel and you will need to troubleshoot each extension.
For more information on the Desktop Pictures control panel introduced in Mac OS 8, refer to article 24175:
Mac OS 8: Limitations of Desktop Pictures Control Panel.
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