Many times Windows XP starts showing common tasks at Desktop and it becomes quite irritating because it overlaps the desktop wallpaper and doesnt look good.
Its a known bug in Windows XP and it happens when the desktop.htt file entry in registry get corrupted. Windows XP considers Desktop as a normal folder and shows common tasks on Desktop just like other folders.
But don’t worry here I’m posting a solution which can fix this problem:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00021400-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} \shellex\ExtShellFolderViews\{5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}
2. In right-side pane, set value of “PersistMoniker” to:
file://%userappdata%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop.htt
3. Thats it. Log off and log on again. It’ll fix the problem.
1. Download following ZIP file, extract it and run the extracted .REG file:
2. Log off and log on again. It’ll fix the problem.
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Quad Master said:
This has never happened to me on my XP.
VG said:
^^ Its not a common problem. It occurs sometimes when this entry gets corrupted by some software or other methods.
GABRIEL said:
It happoend to me, 2 times, i wanted to diee!!, i didnt knew how to fix that problem thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!
reno said:
Whats with the red color and the propaganda sign??
prasoon said:
i have 769 mb of ram but i m unable to enable the transparent and aero wheal property in windows vista ultimate will u plz guide me