Active Desktop Recovery?

[Andrew]

The other day my desktop image got replaced by a white screen that said
"Active Desktop Recovery", this occurred on boot-up, a similar occurrence
took place to-day. I'm using Internet Explorer 6.0, sp3 and Firefox 1.5.0.7
Desktop Icons take ages to open now and when they eventually do so, two or
three open at once. Also, I have three folders on desktop that each contains
many shortcuts, when these are opened I have to wait whilst the shortcuts
reform themselves into shortcut icons. Any idea what can be wrong, ‘cus my
anti-virus scans with AVG, Ad-Aware Anniversary Edition and Spybot Search &
Destroy find nothing? - Thanks - Andrew

 

[Shenan Stanley]

The other day my desktop image got replaced by a white screen that
said "Active Desktop Recovery", this occurred on boot-up, a similar
occurrence took place to-day. I'm using Internet Explorer 6.0, sp3
and Firefox 1.5.0.7 Desktop Icons take ages to open now and when
they eventually do so, two or three open at once. Also, I have
three folders on desktop that each contains many shortcuts, when
these are opened I have to wait whilst the shortcuts reform
themselves into shortcut icons. Any idea what can be wrong, 'cus my
anti-virus scans with AVG, Ad-Aware Anniversary Edition and Spybot
Search & Destroy find nothing?

Given your browsers... Can you tell me what operating system and service
pack you are running?

Start button --> RUN --> type in:
winver
--> Click OK.

The picture at the top of the window that opens will give you the general
(Operating System name) while the line starting with the word "version" will
give you the rest of the story. Post both in response to this message
verbatim. ;-)

 

[Andrew]

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Version 5.1 (Build
2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234 :Service Pack 3)
Copyright 2007 Microsoft Corporation
This product is licensed under the terms of the End-User License Agreement
to: me
Physical memory available to Windows: 523,760 KB