How do you repair Active Desktop in Windows XP

Option #1

1.     Open the Control Panel 

2.     Open Display Properties

3.     Click the Desktop tab

4.    Click the Customize Desktop button 

5.    Click the Web tab in the Desktop Items window

If you wish to disable Active Desktop, make sure all checkboxes in this window are un-checked.

Option #2

1.    Right click on desktop

2.    Select properties

3.    Themes

4.    Change your current theme

Once you have done this, you should be able to go back to your original theme without the problem appearing.

Option#3

If that doesn't work, try searching for a file called desktop.htt and deleting it (it is a hidden file so go to "advanced search" and make sure to check the box to search for hidden files). You can also try manually deleting this file, it should be located in your "Document and Settings" under your username