If your friend uses Windows XP they will need to go to Control panel > display > Desktop tab. Then press tab until they get to "Customize desktop" button and press it with spacebar. Then press control+tab to locate the "web" tab, and uncheck anything here that is checked. Then press enter and back out of the other dialogues. Regards. Tristram Llewellyn Sight and Sound Technology Technical Support www.sightandsound.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: TrueBlue To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 3:35 PM Subject: [access-uk] active desktop? hi guys, how can i remove active desktop?. My friends computer, keeps getting an active desktop error everytime she boots up. The error asks her to recover active desktop, what does this mean?. Billy ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq