active desktop ps

[Guest]

by the way, none of what xp recommends i do work: NOTHING WORKS!!! please
help!
Method 1
To enable the Active Desktop, right-click an empty area on the desktop,
point to Active Desktop, and then click View As Web Page to add a check mark.

***Active Desktop is not one of the options......


Method 2
1. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then
double-click Display.
2. To enable the Active Desktop, click the Web tab, click the "View my
Active Desktop as a web page" check box to select it, and then click OK.

***My display options are: Theme, Desktop, Screensaver, Appearance and
Settings. None of these seem remotely to be able to help me

Method 3
1. Double-click My Computer, and then click Folder Options on the View menu.
2. To enable the Active Desktop, click Web Style on the General tab, and
then click OK.

****Folder options is not a choice under the View menu.


What the?!?!?!??! i'm getting more desperate by the minute

 

[JS]

How to Enable or Disable the Active Desktop
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/190228

See method #2 or 3 in the above KB article.

JS

 

[BruceM]

Take a peek & see if you have any restore points?
If there's one just prior to your "accident", then you might be lucky.
Don't like your chances of getting that particular document back though.
You could try one of the deleted file recovery applications but I really
doubt they'll help much if you never had backup activated.