topic Re: active desktop ?? in PCs & Accessories

active recovery desktop ??

biancavaio — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 07:51:02 GMT

umm well last week i restarted my laptop and well ever since i did that restart the active recovery desktop keeps comin up every time i restart , as my bakground ...can someone tell me how to get rid of it

thanks

bianca

x

Re: active desktop ??

Twisted-Rizla — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:23:59 GMT

Yes. Take it back to the shop where you got it and exchange it for a Barbie doll. Job done.

Re: active desktop ??

biancavaio — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:59:09 GMT

whats wrong with you ..can we just move on now ??..

Re: active desktop ??

kee-lo_ — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 15:36:08 GMT

Is that with Windows 98?

Re: active desktop ??

biancavaio — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 16:49:45 GMT

no its with xp ....dont take this wrong but were you tryin to take the mick and say my pc was windows 98 or were u just curious ??

Re: active desktop ??

Thalamus. — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 17:10:32 GMT

Hi Bianca,

Try this....

Open the Control Panel.
Open Display Properties.
Click the Desktop tab.
Click the Customize Desktop button.
Click the Web tab in the Desktop Items window.

To disable Active Desktop, make sure all checkboxes in this window are un-checked....:smileyhappy:

Re: active desktop ??

biancavaio — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 18:03:21 GMT

thanks lot thalamus it worked xx

Re: active desktop ??

Thalamus. — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 18:24:26 GMT

You're welcome...:smileyhappy:

Re: active desktop ??

kee-lo_ — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 13:15:57 GMT

no its with xp ....dont take this wrong but were you tryin to take the mick and say my pc was windows 98 or were u just curious ??

LOL no, was trying to help you!

Anyway Thalamus has sorted it, I honestly thought active desktop was removed from XP, so thanks for the information Thalamus!

Re: active desktop ??

Thalamus. — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 14:15:58 GMT

Kee-Lo I think the active desktop channel bar component was removed with the release Windows 98 Second Edition...:smileyconfused:

Re: active desktop ??

kee-lo_ — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 16:00:38 GMT

Yeah it was.

Spoke to a friend last night and he said that the actual desktop is "active desktop", and something drastic must have happened for it to go off like that in XP, it was new to him

Re: active desktop ??

biancavaio — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 16:36:07 GMT

hi kee-lo .....u know wen u say drastic ...can u give me a example to what myt of happened?

thanks

bianca

Re: active desktop ??

Thalamus. — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 16:39:57 GMT

Hi Bianca,

I think you may have possibly right clicked on a web page and clicked 'Set as Desktop Item' by mistake...:smileyhappy:

Re: active desktop ??

biancavaio — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 16:46:55 GMT

hi thalamus

thanks i think tha myt be the problem ..umm if u dont mind cud u tell me how to fix that

thanks lot

bianca

xxx

Re: active desktop ??

Thalamus. — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 16:53:03 GMT

thanks lot thalamus it worked xx

Hi Bianca,

I'm confused I thought the problem was fixed now...:smileyconfused:

Re: active desktop ??

biancavaio — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 08:51:04 GMT

sorry forgot to say the problem started again Thalamus, and i need to know a different way to solve it again

thanks

bianca

Re: active desktop ??

kee-lo_ — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:21:17 GMT

Re: active desktop ??

Thalamus. — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:00:53 GMT

Hi Bianca,

The solution I posted ealier should turn off Active Desktop...

Try Start > Conrtrol Panel > Appearance and Themes > Display..

Click the themes tab and select Windows XP from the drop down list, click apply...

Re: active desktop ??

biancavaio — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:49:42 GMT

thanks thamalus it worked ...hopefully it will stay that way

thanks alot

bianca

xx

Re: active desktop ??

Thalamus. — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:54:35 GMT

You're welcome, lets hope so...:smileygrin: