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Undo Active Desktop??

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JimHorton

JimHorton

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Jan 29, 2000
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Hi,
I rather despise 'active desktop', and I want to undo it and just have a normal 'wallpaper'. I unchecked the 'show web content' box in the Display properties, yet the Background tab still is not there. How do I get back to the 'normal' way? Thanks,
--Jim
 
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Try this:
In Windows Explorer, click Tools, Folder Options and check "Use Windows classic desktop"
 
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