Active Desktop Missing on XP Pro

[Guest caley]

Hi all. I just got a new computer with XP Pro on it. The Active Desktop

option is missing. THere's no Web tab in the Desktop dialogue box, or in the

View Folders Dialogue box.

 

According to the registry, Active Desktop is installed. If it is, why isn't

it showing up as an option where it should be?

 

Can anyone tell me how to enable it?

 

Thanks!

 

Caley

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: Active Desktop Missing on XP Pro

 

If you just got a computer with XP Pro x64 Edition, you're correct - there's

no active desktop. It's not supported on 64-bit XP. If you just got a

computer with 32-bit Windows XP, then you've stumbled into the wrong

newsgroup, and you might do better getting an answer in windowsxp.general.

 

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"caley" <caley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:A9BD4B20-0A7B-40CA-B6B6-B4E5FD9B8FE7@microsoft.com...

> Hi all. I just got a new computer with XP Pro on it. The Active Desktop

> option is missing. THere's no Web tab in the Desktop dialogue box, or in

> the

> View Folders Dialogue box.

>

> According to the registry, Active Desktop is installed. If it is, why

> isn't

> it showing up as an option where it should be?

>

> Can anyone tell me how to enable it?

>

> Thanks!

>

> Caley