Re: Windows Explorer completely blocks my desktop

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Emailed it to you.
--
Rob


"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> Rob,
>
> Can you post a screenshot of it. Or perhaps send the image to my email
> address? (If so, remove XOX. from my email)
>
> --
> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP Shell/User
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>
>
> "RobK" <RobK@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1D8A9F68-D972-4CAB-8B1A-FEA965093976@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hi Ramesh. I downloaded and ran the VBScript, but all it did was tell me
> > that
> > my registry setting was already correct.
> >
> > My problem isn't that the common tools are on my desktop. I can make them
> > disappear by changing my Windows Explorer options. Rather, Windows
> > Explorer
> > itself seems to be maximized over my desktop and is opaque to the desktop
> > background behind it.
> > --
> > Rob
> >
> >
> > "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
> >
> >> Download a VBScript which removes Common Tasks from Desktop:
> >> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_commtask_desktop.htm
> >>
> >> --
> >> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
> >> Windows XP Shell/User
> >> http://windowsxp.mvps.org
> >>
> >>
> >> "RobK" <RobK@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:C383FD3C-1501-49E6-B065-02E100E68FBC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > Awhile back my fingers slipped on my keyboard and I found that my
> >> > normal-looking desktop, with nice background picture, had been replaced
> >> > by
> >> > a
> >> > Windows Explorer window, with white background everywhere but on the
> >> > left
> >> > side, where it (optionally) displays the "common tasks" panel.
> >> > Unfortunately
> >> > this Explorer window has no title bar and no window borders, so I can't
> >> > make
> >> > it go away. (Well, if I kill explorer.exe in Task Manager it goes away,
> >> > but
> >> > so, unfortunately, does everything else. When I restart explorer.exe,
> >> > it
> >> > once
> >> > again covers everything up.)
> >> >
> >> > I'd really love to get my old desktop back. Anyone have a solution?
> >> > --
> >> > Rob
> >>
> >>
>
>
.

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