My computer run Windows XP (family edition)
No such version. There are five editions of Windows XP:
Windows XP Professional
Windows XP Home Edition
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
Windows XP Media Center Edition
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
If you have XP Home...
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Read the instructions at the top
Get both of these.
16. Active Desktop - Enable or Disable
Click on Enable
activedesktop.vbs is the that you want.
177. Restore the Web Tab - Display Properties
webtabmissing.reg is the file that you want.
See also...
Web tab missing in the Customize Desktop dialog
http://www.winxptutor.com/webtab.htm
"Show Desktop icons" and other options missing in the Desktop right-click
menu
http://www.winxptutor.com/showdesktopicons.htm
If you have XP Professional, use Group Policy...
Start | Run | Type: gpedit.msc | Click OK |
Navigate to
User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Desktop\Active Desktop\
Set Enable Active Desktop to Enabled.
Set Disable Active Desktop to Disabled.
Enable Active Desktop
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=408
Disable Active Desktop
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=409
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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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Hello!
My computer run Windows XP (family edition) as operating system and
further to a wrong manipulation, the functionalities of Active Desktop
are not available any more. More precisely :
- when I make a right click on my desktop, in the contextual menu ,which
apparait, I have no more the following options for the "Graphic" and '
"Active Desktop" ;
- when I go in the 'Display' (Control panel) I don't have anymore the tab
'Web' and therefore I cannot check option any more ' to Show my Active
Desktop office as a Web page ';
- when I go in 'Files options' (Control panel) I don't have anymore the
group of radio button about Active Desktop.
Somebody could explain me how to re-activate or re-install these options
on my computer, which seems that all have somthing to do with Active
Desktop, but perhaps I'm wrong.
Thank you for your help.