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  1. Jan 29th, 2004, 06:48 AM #1
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    Question Windows Desktop Update [RESOLVED]

    I have noticed that on one of my PCs at work Windows Desktop Update (Active Desktop etc)
    doesn't seem to be installed.

    This is strange because it is a Windows 2000 machine and I thought WDU was preinstalled....

    There isn't a "web" tab in the display settings and there is no
    "Active Desktop" in the right-click menu of the desktop.

    It has just been updgraded from IE5.0 to IE6.

    Is there anyway (registry maybe?) that I can check to see if it there but just turned off!?
    If it is turned off, how do I turn it on again?
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    Put a .JPG file as background. If the active desktop is diabled windows will ask if you want to enable it/
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    It says "Windows cannot display the wallpaper you selected. Choose different wallpaper"

    It seems like it isn't installed.
    How is that possible?
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    It could be that security policies have changed, the administrator can disable several options for the users of the network (Win 2000 hides them, whereas I think previous versions of Windows just disabled them).
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