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| Active desktop recovery/Script error I re-booted my XP Home based computer after shutting it down normallty and received the whire screen with the message: "Active Desktop Recovery". I clicked on the "Restore my Active Desktop" and received the following error message, titled: Internet Explorer Script Error Line: 65 Char: 1 Error: Object doesn't support this action Code: 0 URL: file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Setting...et/Desktop.htt Do you want to continue runnibg scripts on this page? Yes/No No matter whether I press Yes or No, nothing happens! I removed a couple of programs I recently installed and re-booted,, with the same result. I then went into System Restore and restored it to a status a couple of days ago. Still, the same result! I ran antivirus programs, Windows Defender. Nothing was detected. I need HELP, please. Thanks:sad: |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error are you using IE7 ? |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error Yes! Is this a problem? Thanks for responding. Ed |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error Hi Try uninstalling IE 7 and restart. Try installing IE 7 again and make sure you are not connected to the Internet when you re-install HTH Darren South Africa |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error desktop.htt pretty much controls the size and position of your desktop and the wallpaper you have on it, plus it includes a little activeX control to allow you to reshape it..... IE7 is a little bit incompatible with the old profile you may have had already. Since this file is automatically generated by windows, the best fix is to delete the old one[s] and let windows create a new one. To do this open an explorer window and go to tools > folder options > view, and uncheck hide protected opsys files. Apply and ok. Then do a search in your sys drive [usually c: ] for desktop.htt. It will be in Docs and Settings\User\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer. Delete them [it, whatever...]. Close the explorer window, rclick your desktop and click Refresh, and then go back and RECHECK that box. you really don't want those special files exposed all the time!! |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error Quote:
Thank you so much! Oded |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error I removed and reinstalled IE& without positive results. However. please see Gerbil's reply. His suggestion worked immediately. Thanks to all of you who helped me! Oded |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error Wow!! you were hot on the job, Oded!! Glad it worked... however i edited that post to provide what i consider to be a better fix, a true one, involving deleting any old desktop.htt files and letting windows create a new one.. The edited post has a fix which is a proper fix, not a hash job to tide you over. Explorer would rebuild a compatible desktop.htt file. Cheers.. |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error Quote:
I followed your suggestion in the edited version of your reply and found three instances of the file desktop.htt. The search highlighted them in blue and when I tried to delete them, the system froze! I had to go to Windows Task Manager, delete and reinstate Desktop.exe. Should I go to each file and delete it manually? I don't understand why the system would freeze? Thanks, Oded |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error strange that it froze, oded.... you would have seen that there was an instance of desktop.htt for each user; deleting them should not have caused a problem. The particular .htt file for a user would be recreated when that user made a change to his desktop subsequently, say changing the colour, or the picture. But if your system is working fine already then the desktop file will still be rebuilt when you make any change. |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error Thanks again, Gerbil. I was able to delete the 3 files and a new one was created. Everything seems to be working just fine now with one exception: When I right-click on the Start button (or, to that matter, anywhere on the desktop, the system freezes. I can only release it by either going to Windows Task Manager and stopping/starting Explorer.exe or rebooting. Would you have a solution for this one? Oded |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error Groan.... is that a new problem?, one that surfaced since we forced the creation of a new desktop.htt file? If so, by any chance do you know at which stage? I'm sure it would not be due to this though.... If it is, try system restore and then work through again to pinpoint its first occurrence. For your peace of mind you could try resetting that dword from the key above to what it was [0x110], but that should not fix anything. I have no solution yet, but i suspect an old contextmenuhandler file left over from from IE6 .... [when you rclick on a file you open a context menu shell extension; the handlers add the various command files that you normally see - eg undo, copy, paste, select, various other contextual commands like scan..] |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error Hi Gerbil, I am sorry I didn't explain it better. No, it is not a new problem that ocurred follwong the desktop.htt fix. This was an earlier problem which, during my search for a solution for, I encountered the desktop problem. I don't believe there is a relatioship between the two. |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error ah... since you're online.. another little thing and it's> ... WHOA!! did you really mean desktop.exe? no spelling error in a previous post, no 9? |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error I am not sure I understand. I said desktop.htt. And, what does the '9' refers to? Am I missing somrthing? Thanks, Gerbil! |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error .. to quote"Hi Gerbil, I followed your suggestion in the edited version of your reply and found three instances of the file desktop.htt. The search highlighted them in blue and when I tried to delete them, the system froze! I had to go to Windows Task Manager, delete and reinstate Desktop.exe." which is from post #9. -which is the bit i am wondering about..... So, was it really desktop.exe? Ill assume you meant explorer.exe [desktop.exe is from a nasty trojan...]. But i think i cannot carry through on this problem - someone with more knowledge on shells and contextmenuhandlers etc [if that is the problem] had better pick it up for me. |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error Oh, I see. Mea culpa! No, I meant 'desktop.htt', not 'desktop.exe'. (Force of habit I guess). Anyway, this problem ocurred prior to any manipulation of the desktop as you recommended so I still wouldn't blame anything on it. Your recommendation worked beautifully and everything (other than the right-click on "Start") is well behaved. Thanks, Oded |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error Hi! I am having this same problem, but when I deleted the desktop.htt files, and edited the registry files as suggested, but no dice. Any other ideas? |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error In the immortal words of Emily Latella: "Never mind!" When I remembered to re-start my computer the problem was fixed. Thanks for the advice! |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error Hello all, I am new to this but felt I had to reply to this post. There is a very simple 'cure' for this line 65 non supporting action problem as there is with many of these things. Right click the desktop and select properties, click settings, click identify, a large figure will appear on the screen, simply press ok and your problem has been cured. Hope this works for you as it did for me. Dave |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error Hi Dave, Thanks for your reply. However, your idea brings about another problem which I posted elsewhere on this board: Every time I right-click on the Desk-Top, the computer freezes and I have to restart it. Thus, I can't proceed with your suggestion. No ideas as to how to repair this other problem were received to-date. Thank you very much for your efforts in this regard, Oded |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error Sorry I missed seeing this other problem. Have you tried removing MS upgrade KB908531?? May work after a restart. Dave |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error Thanks again! No, I didn't try that. However, before I do try, could you, please, expand on why deleting this upgrade may help the problem? Thanks, Oded |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error Microsoft's patch adds a executable file called Verclsid.exe, which validates shell extensions before they are loaded by the Windows Shell or Windows Explorer. HP's Share-to-Web Namespace Daemon (Hpgs2wnd.exe) causes Verclsid.exe to stop responding. The problem is usually but not always connected with Hewlet Packard software and NVIDIA. Try it you can always reinstall it |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error Another thought. Try updating the NVIDIA driver in device manager (display adapters). This has been known to work. |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error Hi Daveee, I tried both suggestions: I updated the Nvidia card driver - no improvment. I then went and deleted the MS upgrade KB908531 - No improvment. In both cases, when right-clicking on any of the icons on the desktop, or right clicking on the Start button, the computer freezes. Thanks, again, for your suggestions. May be someone can add his/her own ideas. Oded |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error Quote:
I then decided to go and disable all of the non-Microsoft elements listed (icon handlers, etc.) This time it worked! I went back and re-enabled them one by one until I found the culprit: It happened to be an Acronis True Image Shell Extension. I plan to contact Acronis and ask them about it. Thank you so much for putting me on the right track! I don't believe I would have ever found the reason without your help. I also want to take this opportunity and thank, again, all the people of this board who expanded effort on my behalf and tried to help me. Oded |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error 1 Attachment(s) Quote:
After resolving the "Right-click" problem (see post #28 on this board), I went back to your earlier suggestion quoted above. I right clicked the DeskTop (now I can!!) and selected properties/settings. The opened window is shown in the attachment (see "Attach Files", below). There is no "Identity" to click on...! Am I missing something? Oded |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error I have the same problem. Followed the suggested steps and deleted desktop.htt. I then tried to refresh Desktop, but nothing happened; I still get the Active desktop recovery/Script error warning. Any idea what's going on? |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error Great, it was a difficult one but I found the answer on Ask.com. Better than Google sometimes, worth remembering. Dave |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error I sure will! Thanks again. Oded |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error What do dyou mean by "refresh"? Did you reboot the machine? You must! |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error hey, Oded, i'm glad you got the context menu problem sorted also [I'm just going through catching up on things..]. The Identify button? - you would not see that unless you had a video card capable of handling multiple displays, so nothing missed there [all Identify does is show you which screen driver/channel number you're watching..]. And i guess Acronis just were not IE7 ready. |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error Hi Gerbil. Thanks again for all the help and the follow-up. The people on this board are a great resource for help. I wrote Acronis about the problem and they recommended removing and reinstalling the program, which I did following the fix. Up until now - no further problems. I assume that something may have gone awry during the original installation. However, only time will, tell. |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error Thanks Gerbil ! It really works ...... |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error Quote:
Gerbil, I am trying to take ur advice on this same matter, but after deleting and refreshing it still didn't solve the matter. My Q. is , when you say "delete them, it " I have 4 or 5 files, but only the one under the exact location you say above did I delete. should I delete all the others also? Thanks |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error There should only be one desktop.htt in each user's Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer folder. Delete it, because it will be regenerated. And restart; log off/on should work also... other users may have to do the same with their file. |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error Quote:
Sorry that I have so many questions, I only have one account, but two (admin)-desktop .htt folders, and one (computer) -desktop.htt folder and a (system 32)- desktop folder. I really need this spelled out like a baby cause I'm not real sure how this works. which ones are going? thanks again. |
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| Re: Active desktop recovery/Script error It seems all the fixes for this problem has to do with opening IE. I cannot open it at all. When I click on IE, nothing happens. If I try to get into any other program, the Active desktop recovery message comes up. Argh! |
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