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harry
10-07-2006, 09:01 AM
Using Win 2000 (sp4)

all of a sudden I seem to have a blank web page actual embedded in my
desktop - it takes up about 80% of the screen forcing all my desktop icons
to the left!

I have absolutely no idea how this has happened or how to get rid of it - is
this some sort of virus or what?

any ideas?

many thanks

harry
harry
10-07-2006, 09:10 AM
bizarrely I've just noticed if I change my default page in IE 5.5 (sp2) this
embedded web page changes also - spooky!

"harry" <a@abc.com> wrote in message
news:O22PBbe6GHA.2380@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Using Win 2000 (sp4)
>
> all of a sudden I seem to have a blank web page actual embedded in my
> desktop - it takes up about 80% of the screen forcing all my desktop icons
> to the left!
>
> I have absolutely no idea how this has happened or how to get rid of it -
is
> this some sort of virus or what?
>
> any ideas?
>
> many thanks
>
> harry
>
>
John John
10-07-2006, 11:26 AM
Right-click on a blank area on the desktop (that isn't in the web page)
and roll the cursor to Active Desktop and uncheck "Show Web Content".

John

harry wrote:

> Using Win 2000 (sp4)
>
> all of a sudden I seem to have a blank web page actual embedded in my
> desktop - it takes up about 80% of the screen forcing all my desktop icons
> to the left!
>
> I have absolutely no idea how this has happened or how to get rid of it - is
> this some sort of virus or what?
>
> any ideas?
>
> many thanks
>
> harry
>
>
harry
10-08-2006, 10:51 AM
many thanks for that John!

"John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
news:uZRw7qf6GHA.4500@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Right-click on a blank area on the desktop (that isn't in the web page)
> and roll the cursor to Active Desktop and uncheck "Show Web Content".
>
> John
>
> harry wrote:
>
> > Using Win 2000 (sp4)
> >
> > all of a sudden I seem to have a blank web page actual embedded in my
> > desktop - it takes up about 80% of the screen forcing all my desktop
icons
> > to the left!
> >
> > I have absolutely no idea how this has happened or how to get rid of
it - is
> > this some sort of virus or what?
> >
> > any ideas?
> >
> > many thanks
> >
> > harry
> >
> >