Wallpaper won't change

My wallpaper won't change. It's stuck on the default blue one. The system Preferences screen doesn't seem to be selecting other pictures when i click them.

Ok... try this: Locate this file: com.apple.desktop.plist
/Users/YourName/Library/Preferences. Open the Preferences folder, locate that file, drag it to the Trash, empty the Trash and reboot. Your Mac will create a new one for you.
Now try Sys Preferences/Desktop&ScreenSaver and see if it works.
Also... run Disk Utility and Repair Disk Permissions. Disk Utility is in your Applications/Utilities folder.
Carolyn

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Any help would be appreciated! Thanks.

Here are the outpouts for each step:
Step 1:
com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver (1.0.0)
Step 2:
com.timesoftware.timemachineeditor.backupd-auto
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com.logmein.logmeinserver
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com.adobe.fpsaud
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com.mcafee.reporter
com.mcafee.menulet
com.logmein.logmeinguiagent
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ws.agile.1PasswordAgent
com.facebook.videochat.Sulaiman.updater
com.divx.agent.postinstall
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/Library/Components:
/Library/Extensions:
/Library/Frameworks:
AEProfiling.framework
AERegistration.framework
AVEngine.framework
Adobe AIR.framework
AudioMixEngine.framework
DivX Toolkit.framework
FxPlug.framework
HPDeviceModel.framework
HPPml.framework
HPServicesInterface.framework
HPSmartPrint.framework
HPSmartX.framework
MacScanner.framework
NyxAudioAnalysis.framework
PluginManager.framework
ProFX.framework
ScanBooster.framework
TSLicense.framework
VirusScanPreferences.framework
iTunesLibrary.framework
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/Library/Internet Plug-Ins:
AdobePDFViewer.plugin
DirectorShockwave.plugin
Disabled Plug-Ins
DivXBrowserPlugin.plugin
Flash Player.plugin
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
GarminGpsControl.plugin
Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin
JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
LogMeIn.plugin
LogMeInSafari32.plugin
LogMeInSafari64.plugin
OVSHelper.plugin
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin.plugin
Quartz Composer.webplugin
QuickTime Plugin.plugin
Silverlight.plugin
TVUPlugin.webplugin
flashplayer.xpt
googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin
iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
iPrint.plugin
npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin
nsIQTScriptablePlugin.xpt
/Library/Keyboard Layouts:
/Library/LaunchAgents:
com.google.keystone.agent.plist
com.logmein.logmeingui.plist
com.logmein.logmeinguiagent.plist
com.logmein.logmeinguiagentatlogin.plist
com.mcafee.menulet.plist
com.mcafee.reporter.plist
org.thebends.iphonedisk.mobile_fs_util.plist
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com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
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Flash Player.prefPane
Flip4Mac WMV.prefPane
HP Scanners.prefPane
MacFUSE.prefPane
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GBQLGenerator.qlgenerator
iBooksAuthor.qlgenerator
iWork.qlgenerator
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AppleIntermediateCodec.component
AppleMPEG2Codec.component
DivX Decoder.component
DivX Encoder.component
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com.apple.SafariBookmarksSyncer.plist
com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist
com.facebook.videochat.Sulaiman.plist
ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist
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Perian.prefPane
Library/QuickTime:
AC3MovieImport.component
Perian.component
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1Password Addition.osax
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Try deleting the Desktop settings file. Open a Finder window, select Go menu (on the menu bar) > Go to Folder, and type ~/Library/Preferences. Then, delete "com.apple.desktop.plist" and "com.apple.systempreferences.plist", and restart. Finally, you will be able to change your wallpaper

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My brand new MacBook Pro is having a problem. I am a total newbie, this is my first Mac ever.
I installed the update for Mac OSX 10.5.8 using the software update. After this, my desktop background is a plain blue screen. It will not change to any picture from the blue background screen. When I select a picture, it looks like it is applying the picture the background but the picture shown on the desktop does not change. Prior to the update, it was a picture I had taken.
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