10-18-2004, 02:02 PM -
Quote:The other possibility is that your image is in .gif, .jpg or .png format. Windows automatically activates AD to show these file types.
That was indeed the case in Windows 98. In Windows XP the 'Active Desktop' is not enabled just by choosing a .jpg, .png or .gif as background...
Verify this:
- Right-click the desktop, choose properties
- Go to tab Desktop
- At the bottom, click Customize desktop...
- Go to tab Web
- Make sure all items in the list are unchecked[/list:u]
If there's one item checked, it will enable the active desktop (with non-transparent icon text)...
If this doesn't work, I'll come up with a registry patch
Windows 7, IE 9.0, Shell 6.0.6000.16386, TLB 4.2.3 beta