I cannot change my desktop Picture On Mac Os 10.10.1

I having a problem once i update to mac os 10.10, Update to 10.10.1 also the same issues. My desktop picture still cannot change.It appear Could not load Desktop & Screen Saver preference pane..
Kindly advise for this case.
Thanks & Regard,

I am experiencing the very same problem. I recently installed Yosemite, last OS was Maverick on my iMac 10,1. I've tried moving the desktop.plist from library - preferences to my desktop, restarting etc. to no avail. I've tried changing permissions on the current and stuck desktop image. No luck there. Any similar experiences? Ideas? Solutions?
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