Stupid Sign on my Desktop

[slikpulla152]

"Internet Explorer cannot find the Active HTML file. This is needed for your active desktop. To turn off Active Desktop, click ok."

what is this..? Everytime i change my desktop background it takes about 10-15 seconds and i get this message. And sometimes the desktop doesn't show. Most times it does. I want to know how to fix this, :wave:

 

[ChefChiTown]

If you're using IE 6, try downloading IE 7. My computer used to do the same thing every once in a while until I download IE 7.

 

[AFA]

The first problem is it's Windows. If you are using an older version before XP, it used to allow you to right click the desktop and make HTML content active or not. If you are using Vista, God help you. It looks nice though doesn't it?

That would be my guess.

 

[free4440273]

sounds like you are using win98/ME????

 

[slikpulla152]

If you're using IE 6, try downloading IE 7. My computer used to do the same thing every once in a while until I download IE 7.

i downloaded IE7 even though i already had it and i still have the same problem,

The first problem is it's Windows. If you are using an older version before XP, it used to allow you to right click the desktop and make HTML content active or not. If you are using Vista, God help you. It looks nice though doesn't it?

That would be my guess.

yep, i know what your talking about, XP made it impossible to find the "Active HTML". I'm searching through my computer to find it but have found nothing.

sounds like you are using win98/ME????

no, I'm using XP Home Edition, :dunno:

 

[Aces&Jacks]

1. Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files Or Folders.
2. In the Named box, type mshtml.dll, and then click Find Now.
3. If the Mshtml.dll file is found, right-click it, click Rename, and then type a new name for the Mshtml.dll file (such as Mshtml.xxx).

If the Mshtml.dll file is not found, skip to step 4.

For more information about how to rename a file, click Start, click Help, click the Index tab, type renaming, and then double-click the "Renaming Files" topic.
4. Quit the Find tool.
5. Extract a new copy of the Mshtml.dll file from your original Internet Explorer CD-ROM, the folder to which you downloaded the Internet Explorer Setup files, or your original Windows 98 disks or CD-ROM to the Windows\System folder.




If above does not work:
1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type "regsvr32 /i mshtml.dll" (without quotation marks), click OK, and then click OK again.
3. Restart your computer.

 

[slikpulla152]

thanks, :glugglug:
i'm still on step3 but this seems like it will work