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I started my computer this morning and I find that I must have deleted something nesessary. I was changing my video and TV to a different one and messed up when I deleted the other one. I have REIMAGE as my backup but I copied my whole computer and I do not know which one of the eight saved folders to use. Any help would be of great help. I know I am very,very, outdated but I do not need anything more than this.
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As described, the Active Desktop HTML was removed while switching video/TV and the Reimage backup contains eight saved folders. is correct to check the Active Desktop toggle first (right‑click Desktop -> Properties -> Web tab on Win2000). 's honesty about uncertainty is common — recovering this is usually a simple file-restore rather than a full OS reinstall.

Steps to pick the correct Reimage folder and restore only what is needed:

  • Sort the eight backups by timestamp and pick the one created immediately before the deletion. Open that backup and browse to "Documents and Settings\<username>\Desktop" and "Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop" — Active Desktop pages are usually stored under the user profile Desktop folder.
  • Use the backup viewer/search to look for files named *.htm or *.html (common names: desktop.htm, index.html). Preview the HTML inside the backup to confirm it is the missing page before restoring.
  • Restore only the HTML file (and any images it references) rather than a full system restore. Restoring system/registry files from an older image can create driver or stability mismatches.

If the original HTML cannot be found, recreate a minimal placeholder and add it back to Active Desktop via the Web tab. A tiny starting file:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head><title>Desktop</title></head>
<body>
<p>Active Desktop placeholder</p>
</body>
</html>

Save as desktop.htm to the profile Desktop folder and then add/browse to it in Display Properties -> Web tab.

Additional notes: after restoring or recreating the file, toggle Active Desktop off and back on to force a redraw. If video/monitor drivers were removed during the hardware change, check Device Manager and reinstall the correct video driver before restoring desktop components. Restoring the Desktop folder from the most recent pre-deletion backup is the safest route.

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I must be honest here - I don't, either.

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me either ! but ,what the heck !

and reference to problem at hand,what happens if you right click on desktop and click to turn on active desktop

this might help.

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