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Demo screensaver keeps hijacking my Mac wallpaper
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SamSam07
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Jul 17, 2010, 05:51 AM
 
Hope I've posted in the correct place. If not then I'm an embarrassed Noob, and I apologize.

So I installed this screen-saver demo called 'Living Desktop' (I think that's what it's called.) Then I decided I didn't want it, and I thought I had removed it properly. But then tonight this demo wallpaper popped up. It seems to keep hijacking my default Mac desktop wallpaper. Any wallpaper I put on gets taken over by this satellite picture of Earth with 'Unlicensed' written all over it. I've searched for what I think is it's file name. No luck. I've looked for it in the Screen-saver and Wallpaper folders. Both HD>library and HD> System>Library. It's kind of driving me insane. Any ideas on what to do next? I probably just need to find it and delete it, right? Thanks!!!!

I took two screenshots of it.
Demo wallpaper - Photos - View other's photo and leave a comment - Yahoo! Pulse
     
Spheric Harlot
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Jul 17, 2010, 06:37 AM
 
I assume you're talking about this:

Apple - Downloads - Icons, Screensavers, etc. - My Living Desktop

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That definitely installs a program that runs in the background and changes your desktop.

You need to uninstall that program.

The installer will have an uninstall option.
     
SamSam07  (op)
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Jul 17, 2010, 11:59 PM
 
I feel stupid. I thought it was Living Desktop, but it's actually Earth Desk. I did a Google search and came across an old post from some other forum. Turns out there was another person who had been going crazy from this too. Once I figured out I was trying to get rid of the wrong program, I found the right one on my hard drive and found the uninstaller. I FINALLY got rid of it!!!!

But thanks so so much for taking the time to try to help me. I was really going a bit insane.

It's great to know you pros are here to help.
     
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Jul 20, 2010, 12:13 AM
 
but....google... is your friend....
     
   
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