Hi,

After experiencing a system failure ( WinXP's version of Win95's Blue Screen
of Death) the Active Desktop Recovery does not work. I cannot reset the
wallpaper nor can I change to any other wallpaper.

Can someone suggest a fix for this?

Thanks,
Dennis

"How to enable / disable windows active desktop"
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000593.htm

Active Desktop is still available on 32-bit versions of Windows XP SP2
but with reduced functionality. (It has been removed from Windows Vista.)

May I suggest that it was not necessary to cross-post to 4 newsgroups
with such a basic question. In fact, you would have found your answer in
a snap with a web search. (That's how I did it. ;-))
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

dennis wrote:
> Hi,
>
> After experiencing a system failure ( WinXP's version of Win95's Blue Screen
> of Death) the Active Desktop Recovery does not work. I cannot reset the
> wallpaper nor can I change to any other wallpaper.
>
> Can someone suggest a fix for this?
>
> Thanks,
> Dennis
>
>

Leonard Grey wrote:
> "How to enable / disable windows active desktop"
> http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000593.htm
>
> Active Desktop is still available on 32-bit versions of Windows XP SP2
> but with reduced functionality. (It has been removed from Windows Vista.)
>
> May I suggest that it was not necessary to cross-post to 4 newsgroups
> with such a basic question. In fact, you would have found your answer in
> a snap with a web search. (That's how I did it. ;-))
> ---

Yup. It's just (yet another) sign of the times.


> dennis wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> After experiencing a system failure ( WinXP's version of Win95's Blue
>> Screen
>> of Death) the Active Desktop Recovery does not work. I cannot reset the
>> wallpaper nor can I change to any other wallpaper.
>>
>> Can someone suggest a fix for this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dennis

Actually, I've already tried that........and I didn't have to web search to
think of it. That's why I posted the question!

If anyone has something meaningful to suggest, only those WITH CLUE need
respond.

Thanks again,
Dennis


"dennis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:vyixl.1209$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> After experiencing a system failure ( WinXP's version of Win95's Blue
> Screen of Death) the Active Desktop Recovery does not work. I cannot reset
> the wallpaper nor can I change to any other wallpaper.
>
> Can someone suggest a fix for this?
>
> Thanks,
> Dennis
>

Use my Remove-it software, it has two desktop reset tools built-in. Choose
yes for all options when prompted. Download it here http://www.ms-mvp.org/



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"dennis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:fMsxl.116993$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Actually, I've already tried that........and I didn't have to web search
> to think of it. That's why I posted the question!
>
> If anyone has something meaningful to suggest, only those WITH CLUE need
> respond.
>
> Thanks again,
> Dennis
>
>
> "dennis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:vyixl.1209$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi,
>>
>> After experiencing a system failure ( WinXP's version of Win95's Blue
>> Screen of Death) the Active Desktop Recovery does not work. I cannot
>> reset the wallpaper nor can I change to any other wallpaper.
>>
>> Can someone suggest a fix for this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dennis
>>
>
>

dennis wrote:
> Actually, I've already tried that........and I didn't have to web
> search to think of it. That's why I posted the question!
>
> If anyone has something meaningful to suggest, only those WITH CLUE
> need respond.
>
> Thanks again,
> Dennis
>
>
> "dennis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:vyixl.1209$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi,
>>
>> After experiencing a system failure ( WinXP's version of Win95's Blue
>> Screen of Death) the Active Desktop Recovery does not work. I cannot
>> reset the wallpaper nor can I change to any other wallpaper.
>>
>> Can someone suggest a fix for this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dennis

1) Please don't snip out the text of the message to which you are replying
(whilst, oddly, leaving your own original).

2) Care to tell us what *else* you've already tried, so folk don't waste
their metaphorical breath? Eg: "I've also already tried System Restore to a
point just before the rather paltrily-described "system failure", but it
didn't work."

3) Have removed the "group" microsoft.public.windowsxp from your crosspost.

4) Careful with the insults, *you're* the one asking for assistance here.

"Leonard Grey" wrote:

> "How to enable / disable windows active desktop"
> http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000593.htm
>
> Active Desktop is still available on 32-bit versions of Windows XP SP2
> but with reduced functionality. (It has been removed from Windows Vista.)
>
> May I suggest that it was not necessary to cross-post to 4 newsgroups
> with such a basic question. In fact, you would have found your answer in
> a snap with a web search. (That's how I did it. ;-))
> ---
> Leonard Grey
> Errare humanum est
>
> dennis wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > After experiencing a system failure ( WinXP's version of Win95's Blue Screen
> > of Death) the Active Desktop Recovery does not work. I cannot reset the
> > wallpaper nor can I change to any other wallpaper.
> >
> > Can someone suggest a fix for this?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dennis
> >
> >
>