Fix: Cannot Change Wallpaper Picture Position to Tile or Center in HP/Compaq PCs Running Windows 7

© Ramesh Srinivasan | Windows 7 | 10th November 2009

Certain models of Compaq Presario and HP PCs preinstalled with Windows 7 exhibit a problem where users cannot change the desktop wallpaper picture position to Fill, Fit, Center or Tile. It may default to Stretch mode, and changes made by users do not take effect. To fix this problem, HP released a SoftPaq (SP45575 "Wallpaper Picture Position Enabler") which applies to specific models of Compaq Presario and HP PCs.

[Download SP45575.exe]

TITLE: Wallpaper Picture Position Enabler

VERSION: 1.00 REV: A

DESCRIPTION: This package provides the Wallpaper Picture Position Enabler for the supported notebook/laptop models and operating systems. The Wallpaper Picture Position Enabler enables the Wallpaper Background Picture Position function to be changed from Stretched to Fill, Fit, Tile, or Center.

For more information about this SoftPaq and the affected PC model numbers, see Wallpaper Picture Position Enabler Read Me file at HP’s Website.

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  1. Ian
    said this on Friday, August 6th 2010 10:47 pm

    Thank you very much! Quick and easy fix.

  2. misha
    said this on Tuesday, July 6th 2010 5:52 am

    thanks so much…this has always made me so mad…thought I was the dumb one…..

  3. tiye
    said this on Tuesday, June 1st 2010 2:38 pm

    yay! thanks i’ve been trying for about two weeks! fixed the problem in about 45 seconds.

  4. lissa
    said this on Saturday, May 29th 2010 4:40 am

    great thanks been trying for a long time

  5. Joshua
    said this on Wednesday, May 26th 2010 11:51 am

    Thank you so much! I thought I was doing something wrong. I even changed the size of the pics I was using!!

  6. Leah
    said this on Sunday, May 23rd 2010 1:37 am

    I can’t believe this worked! I’ve been trying to figure that out forever!

  7. Deepshikha
    said this on Tuesday, April 13th 2010 12:12 am

    hi
    i m the user of hp pavilion notebook dv5 series with windows Vist as OS, I m facing the wallpaper problem.when i set desktop wallpaper it automatically streched out the image and all the properties of setting the wallpaper such as tile,fit etc are disable.Can i use the same s/w for my LAPPY also

  8. Thea
    said this on Monday, March 29th 2010 3:16 pm

    Wow, this was VERY helpful! Easiest soloution to a problem I’ve ever had! Thanks a lot!

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