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.
This article was posted in Troubleshooting, Windows XP.
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Quad Master
This has never happened to me on my XP.
VG
^^ Its not a common problem. It occurs sometimes when this entry gets corrupted by some software or other methods.
GABRIEL
It happoend to me, 2 times, i wanted to diee!!, i didnt knew how to fix that problem thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!
reno
Whats with the red color and the propaganda sign??
prasoon
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
curtis
my desktop has a big bar that saysfolder task,other places and detail,how do i get rid of this bar
unknown
HEY VG CAN YOU TELL ME HOW TO CORRUPT IT AGAIN BECAUSE IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME. I JUST WANT IT FOR SEEING HOW IT LOOKS. PLEASE TELL ME.
Bahjaw
Haha, I feel so stupid, Why didn't I look here in the first place! Sorry for wasting your time Vishal, and Many thanks for the help!
MikeyMikeMike
This worked for me. I tried renaming my desktop.htt file, but I never could because the active desktop was using it at the time. THIS WORKED.....
desktop.htt pretty much controls the size and position of your desktop. IE7 is a little bit incompatible with the old profile you may have had already. To fix it go Start >Run, type and enter regedit
Go to this key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\SafeMode\Components
Change the value of DeskHtmlVersion to zero instead of decimal 272. (Change the format to decimal FROM hexadecimal, and the value of 272 will be available to change to zero. Otherwise it will read the hex value of 110 instead.)
leley
ummmmm,,, i can't take this annoying thing out because we don't have the zip thingy installed for method 2 and whats reg edit??????? where can you find that? i don't understand,,,, pleaseeeeeee help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!