Settings For Active Desktop?
Jan 16, 2005Where are the settings for active desktop? I need to turn mine off.
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Active Desktop IE Cannot Locate Active Desktop Html File
Jun 27, 2005I am trying to open my active desktop, but I get a message that says IE cannot locate my active desktop html file. I need to find out how to fix this problem.
View 1 Replies View RelatedAny Way To Get Out Of Active Desktop?
Nov 5, 2008I have XP media edition and I was putting a jpg file on my desktop last week when it said something about active desktop. I was in a hurry so I clicked it and since then my desktop icons have dark blue labels, indicating that it is in active desktop mode, I guess.I don't like it but I can't find any way to get out of it and get back to normal. There is nothing in the help files about it or online as far as I can see.I even tried that program that reverts you to a previous day but that didn't work either.
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Jun 28, 2005When I click Display Desktop Customize I don't have a "Web" tab. I can't figure why I can't get an active desktop.I'm on Windows XP SP2 and IE 6. Any ideas?
View 2 Replies View RelatedSomething To Do With Active Desktop?
Jan 5, 2005I am running Win2kPro.Quite often when I reboot, everything loads fine with the cursor working but I cannot access anything including the start button. I try ctr/alt/delete and shut down running programs but still no help.I cold reboot a couple of times and finally get the white screen saying to restore active desktop - I do this and every thing is back to normal. That is the reason I think it may have something to do with active desktop but I am not sure.
View 4 Replies View RelatedWeb Content/active Desktop Not
Jul 1, 2005Somehow or other, I've lost the ability to show web content on my xp pro desktop. In particular, I'd like to show some photos, but the desktop->properties->desktop->custom->web list has no effect at all.
View 8 Replies View RelatedTried Everything But Restore Active Desktop Still There
Sep 1, 2006I keep getting a message on my desktop asking me if I want to Restore my active Desktop, it comes up every couple of days.I have run Ad-Aware, Spybot and Trend Micro Anti Spyware Pro and removed whatever was found but still it comes up.
View 1 Replies View RelatedActive Desktop Recovery
Nov 27, 2007I've encouterd this problem for quite a few times now, and I have the solution, but I was wondering if anyone has an idea if what might cause this.Namely, Active Desktop crashes and when I click the "Restore Active Desktop" button, an error message appears, stating a problem with Internet Explorer Script Error is occuring. Then I do some registry editing, changing an value of a key to zero(HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerDesktopSafeModeComponents Change the value of DeskHtmlVersion is that key, to be more specific) and the problem is solved.
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Nov 6, 2006I just reset my computer to factory shipped conditions because it was not working. But now anytime i try to do anything ts nohe message c:Documents and setting sowner desktop is not available or can not find active desktop keeps popping up and i have no idea how to fix it because i cant even load in my spyware programs.
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Jun 7, 2005I inadvertently set an active desktop item instead of a desktop SHORTCUT. How can I delete the active desktop item?
View 3 Replies View RelatedRestore My Active Desktop Does Not Work
Jan 8, 2006XP PRO Problem Boots up to white desktop, then i have option to "RESTORE MY ACTIVE DESKTOP" Also when i click on start-all programs all i get is a grey area. I have tried restore but it does not work, any ideas ?
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Jan 3, 2008Is there a way to delete things that have been placed on the Active Desktop. I got a zip icon on my desktop that I cannot delete or right click on, but I can drag it though but it goes underneath the recycle bin. How can I delete it?
View 1 Replies View RelatedClosing A An Active Box On My Desktop Is Choppy
Aug 2, 2009When closing a an active box on my desktop, it is choppy and seems to close in about 4 stages..like a curtain going down very slowly. Also, if I move an active box on my desktop, it leaves a trail of maybe 15-20 box images trailing behind it for a few seconds. Never had this before. But..only if at my desktop screen. If I have a bunch of windows/boxes open, boxes close quickly and if moved leave no 'trail' behind them
View 4 Replies View RelatedActive Desktop Items Open New Windows
Aug 4, 2005To crete active desktop items that will operate as if they were an IE window, so that when you click a button or link it goes to the page in the desktop item without opening a new window but for the items I create the links always open a new IE window.
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Sep 13, 2007Is Active Desktop Controls Greyed Out Ie Set As Background All Not An Option Also In Display Options Background Greyed Out So I Cannot Reset Or Restore Active Desktop Although At Boot Up My Previous Choice Of Desktop Background Shows Until The Icons Are Established Then The Screen Shows Active Desktop Has Been Turned Off Doesnt Support Do You Want To Run On This Page Tried Afew Thing Including Removing Security Programmesr
View 1 Replies View RelatedDrag-and-drop Web Page To Active Desktop?
Feb 5, 2009How does one drag-and-drop a web page to Windows XP Active Desktop? I accidentally did it one day and was delighted with the results, but I can't repeat it and can't for the life of me find any mention online. The only way I can now accomplish the same result--displaying a web page in a window on my desktop, not just a link to a web page--is this sequence: Start | Control Panel | Display | Desktop | Customize Desktop... | Web | New.
I use Firefox almost all the time, so I believe I was using Firefox when the "happy accident" occurred, but I might have been using Internet Explorer.
IE8 Connection Between W120 DPI And Active Desktop Image
Jul 16, 2009Can the active desktop be set to a different DPI than IE8.IE8 uses the font DPI setting of the Windows XP operating system.If you change the font DPI from its standard setting of 96 DPI normal to 120 DPI large, IE8 will render the active desktop with the same change, (since the active desktop is a web page) this will in turn change the desktop image (photo), enlarging it so that it no longer fits on to the monitor correctly, if you have 2 monitors the primary windows monitor image will be enlarged to part of the second monitor and part of the image on the second monitor will be missing. IE8 has a setting to change the DPI back to 96 DPI in the compatibility mode but the desktop image is not displayed in the IE8 browser window so it there is no setting to make the desktop image, compatible or 96 DPI. Changing the font size to large under the Appearance tab, instead of the Settings Advanced tab, does not help the small fonts in the active window. If you are using a laptop computer with 1920x1200 Screen resolution this makes the fonts in the active window painfully small. My question is: Is there some way to use IE8 with 120 DPI fonts and get the active desktop image set back to its original size?
View 7 Replies View RelatedUse Active Desktop To Save Memory Used By Wallpapers
Aug 12, 2002When you choose a wallpaper using the standard method (selecting a background on the desktop tab, in the properties window), Windows converts this image to a huge .bmp file (even if you selected a .jpg). Then instead of having a nice 220K wallpaper, you get a 3,15MB wallpaper. To get rid of this, try using active desktop's web capabilities, like this:1. Right click on your desktop and select "properties", then select the "desktop" tab.2. Click on "Customize Desktop".3. Select the "Web" tab and click on "New..."4. Browse for your favorite image and click OK when you are done.5. Make sure "Lock desktop items" is uncheck.6. Click OK, and OK again.7. Now your image is like another window. Drag it to where you want and then right clik over it.8. Select "arrange icons by" and the check "Lock Web Items on Desktop".9. That's it. Now you have a "low memory usage wallpaper".With this you can make interesting things, like using various small wallpapers, or even animated ones!! (you can select an animated .gif too!!). Simply select various images, and when you click OK, drag all them to its right location, and lock the content again.PS: If you want to check the huge wallpaper windows makes, select a wallpaper the standard way, then browse to "C:Documents and SettingsUSER PROFILELocal SettingsApplication DataMicrosoft" (where USER PROFILE, is the profile you're using, i.e. Administrator). There should be a file called Wallpaper.bmp, open it and you'll see your cureent wallpaper.
View 9 Replies View RelatedChange Desktop Automatically - Active Web Page
Sep 1, 2007i don't know how but no matter what i try and change my desktop is automatically what my home page is. my desktop is an active web page. it is quite annoying and frustrating because i keep thinking I'm online but my icons are over the top so i can barely read what is there. if anyone has had this problem or knows what to do please let me know. it was just completely cleared of malware and this phenomena happened during the clean up process.
View 14 Replies View RelatedCan't Open Any Folders, Active Desktop Recovery Crashes
Oct 14, 2007I try to open any folder from the desktop, or explorer(right click start button), or my documents, they don't open, but program shortcuts seem to work. Once inside a program I can navigate to and open folders I couldn't do previousy on desktop. It seems just an error when on the desktop itself.
My wallpaper vanishes and the active desktop recovery screen appears telling me to restore the desktop after somekind of windows error.
Checking For Active Session In Remote Desktop Connection?
Jan 21, 2009I have 3 PC's. I would like to connect to PC1 remotely from PC2 and 3, but there is a problem that I can't figure out. If PC2 is connected (to PC1) and I try to connect with PC3, I will kick off PC2 and connect. I don't wont this. How can I check if there is an active session on PC1 so that anyone who tries to connect first can see that there is another user connected?
View 5 Replies View RelatedActive Desktop Wallpaper - Fewer Restricted Accounts
Jul 8, 2005I'm trying to set a mandatory wallpaper for a user account with many group
policy restrictions. Although I have enabled both "active desktop wallpaper"
and "enable active desktop" the wallpaper doesn't appear. I have successfully set the wallpaper for another user with fewer restrictions. The restricted account does have file rights to the wallpaper file. One of the
group policy settings must be causing a conflict but which one?
Active Desktop And Taskbar Disappear And Screen Goes Black
Aug 27, 2005When using internet explorer from time to time when i open or close a web page my active desktop and taskbar disappear and the screen goes black,then it gradually starts to reload fully again.Can anyone tell me if they have experienced the same problem,and if so,what is the cause of it?
View 1 Replies View RelatedNeed To Lock Desktop Settings
May 1, 2006I'm looking for an open source solution to lock the settings on XP systems. I work in a school and students are constantly changing desktops, themes and appearances. It is getting pretty old to go around and reset this settings. Due to working in a school we have a limited budget, zero, so it must be open source or freeware.
View 7 Replies View RelatedDesktop Display Settings
Jun 24, 2006while changing the background colour to my desktop from blue to black, i was told to "please wait" while it changed the colour. as i was waiting, the whole monitor except for the "please wait" box went black and white. you know, i actually kind of liked it. it wouldn't be bad to work in black and white from time to time for a change.
View 7 Replies View RelatedDesktop Settings And Removing Shortcuts
Aug 1, 2005I'm using WinXP Home SP2. A lot of my desktop shortcuts aren't represented
in C:Documents and Settingsusernamedesktop. Also, I set up a new user for
my grandson expecting to see a clean desktop with only a recycle bin. I got
five shortcut icons with nothing in C:D & Susernamedesktop, and I couldnot
move the icons to the recycle bin. Can somebody tell me what's going on?
Desktop - Wallpaper Alignment - Stretch Settings
Feb 14, 2008For some reason, my desktop/wallpaper isn't going all the way to the right margin. There is about a 1/2" area of just black at the far right side. I checked my settings and it's set to be "centered". I tried the "stretch" setting and that didn't work either. I haven't messed with any settings or recently installed any new software.
View 10 Replies View RelatedCompaq Desktop PC / BIOS Settings Locked?
Dec 6, 2004I made the huge mistake of deciding to wipe ME and re-load an operating system (XP) onto a Compaq destktop PC (800mhz).To cut a long story short, with the re-formatted hard drive installed (NTFS), upon trying to get the PC to boot from the CD ROM to install XP it will not go any further than telling me that it cannot detect an operating system. It doesn't want to let the bootable CD ROM take over, although you can hear the CD ROM spinning, as if trying initiate a boot-up. I have tried everything - trying different CD ROMs, different ribbon cables, unplugging other hardware etc etc, but it always stops at the aforementioned message. When I go into the BIOS to see if I can alter the settings to force the PC to only boot up from the CD ROM (and try other things), the command (F10) to make changes, or to save the changes and exit will not work. It is as if the feature has been locked to stop anyone altering the BIOS settings. I haven't come across this before.
View 9 Replies View RelatedDo Not Have Desktop Screen Saver Appearance Settings
Dec 23, 2005I have Windows XP Home Edition,I have Noticed that my tool bars are gray and in classic view.I go to startsettingscontrol paneldisplay and open it, the only option I have is Themes.I don't have desktop, screen saver, appearance, or settings. Anyone know why those options have disappeared. When I boot in safe mode I have most of those choices except screen saver and under appearance the only choice is classic. I went Start, Run and typed Services.msc Double-clicked the Themes service and it was already set at Automatic.
View 14 Replies View RelatedDesktop - Apply Change To Theme Settings - Never Save
Dec 22, 2006whenever I try to apply a change to my theme settings, the settings never save. I try to choose the Windows XP theme. When I apply it, it reverts back to the Modified Theme setting.
View 1 Replies View RelatedC:Documents And Settings - User Local Settings Disappeared
Apr 1, 2006I found images in Windows Picture and Fax viewer that I want to delete. I can delete them one-by-one, but that takes time. I went to Disk Cleanup up and deleted all Temp and Temp internet files, but the images are still there. I checked Properties of the images for the file names, went to Win Explorer, but only found C:Documents and Settingsuser, there was no subfolder for Local Settings and, obviously nothing after that. I did a Search in Explorer, including hidden files and folders, for the file names and the searches resulted in nothing. I am back to deleting one-by-one, but my concern is, Where did everything from Local Settings on go to. BTW, I also run Skybot, Adaware and Norton virus weekly
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