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Description I don't know if this screen still shows up in Windows today, but some of you might remember it (under the assumption you've run Windows before). I think this was a Win2K thing. Anyhow, I made this quite a while ago and thought to share it with any who were interested. Click the "Restore my Active Desktop" multiple times to see what happens. It makes for a decent prank, I think.

In order to make this into a desktop, you may have to download it to hard drive and make an html in the same location. Windows ought to be able to load html's as desktops. Anyhow, you can save a copy of the aforementioned page here: [link]

EDIT:
Alright, I didn't think it was possible, but I guess enough people have downloaded the html to eat my daily bandwidth allotment for that hosting service. So, if you're really desperate, here's a copy/paste script. Have fun trying to figure out what it was before dA decided it would be helpful to format in all the smileys:

EDIT2: I've removed the pasted script, since it's apparently too confusing. Just use that link above.
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Comments: 232

Guscraft808Beta2 [2018-01-28 13:16:58 +0000 UTC]

R.I.P Active Desktop (1997-2018)

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Steve-C2 [2016-02-17 01:15:32 +0000 UTC]



That was with Win98/2K.  I'm not sure if it continued into WinXP.  I never bothered using it. 

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Nova-Fox [2015-02-18 17:42:13 +0000 UTC]

Looooooool - Nice one!

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KiRoNoKo [2014-02-06 02:57:51 +0000 UTC]

lol dat warning sign.

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DiamondStar8901 [2013-12-15 16:49:24 +0000 UTC]

lol

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GracefulDreamer [2013-07-30 01:24:04 +0000 UTC]

I still think that this is one of the most annoying errors I have gotten on Windows. This appeared SO many times on my computer back in the day...

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SomethingSimsy [2012-05-26 11:55:20 +0000 UTC]

that was weird ='D

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ChaoticPuffins [2012-05-14 00:47:22 +0000 UTC]

I BROKE IT!

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MrDrProfPerson [2012-04-07 03:50:09 +0000 UTC]

0_o

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Terry-May [2012-04-02 14:03:32 +0000 UTC]

That was creepy. Q_Q
The sound effect you used sounded like the one they used in The House, so...Q_Q

But, this is great! Hahaha.

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NumRawrz In reply to Terry-May [2012-04-02 14:43:36 +0000 UTC]

OMG I've seen that game so scary!!!! >_< Jumps every 3 seconds! Hate the little girl to!

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Terry-May In reply to NumRawrz [2012-04-02 16:35:18 +0000 UTC]

Indeed! Q_Q

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demota2007 [2012-03-02 10:53:44 +0000 UTC]

I REMEMBER THAT WHEN I WAS USING THE WIN 98. oh my gooooodness, made me laugh so loud! loooove it, my my! thanks man! made my day!

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KT-Void-Entity [2011-12-21 23:57:06 +0000 UTC]

Wait, this was a thing?

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JohnSu In reply to KT-Void-Entity [2011-12-25 06:58:42 +0000 UTC]

Yep

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TruancyCity [2011-09-27 00:00:36 +0000 UTC]

lol i did this so many times lol

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Skywalker4JAS [2011-07-10 04:03:05 +0000 UTC]

I remember clicking that button alot, silly Windows.

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Feligriffin [2011-04-22 15:09:23 +0000 UTC]

nice!

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Rakugaki-otoko [2011-04-21 11:11:25 +0000 UTC]

dear past-John, a message from a man in the future.
This screen does not show up in Windows today.

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JohnSu In reply to Rakugaki-otoko [2011-04-22 06:23:05 +0000 UTC]

dear future-man

past-John does not live here anymore

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Rakugaki-otoko In reply to JohnSu [2011-04-22 07:00:22 +0000 UTC]

Oh! I'm sorry sir, I must have the wrong number. Thank you for your time.

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EpicDreamer2011 [2011-02-21 18:14:44 +0000 UTC]

XD that's so funny!

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Jisunbun [2011-01-26 22:12:33 +0000 UTC]

awwww 0_0 no fair

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shiroifeather [2010-12-18 19:10:51 +0000 UTC]

just puled it on my mother she wasn't too happy till it came off

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Midnightauro [2010-11-15 12:13:12 +0000 UTC]

This was also a feature of Win98, I remember many a time of this screen. *gives cookie for the lulz it brings back*

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jhian [2010-10-18 04:12:55 +0000 UTC]

wow this is good haha love your works!

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lugiayoshi [2010-03-01 21:42:07 +0000 UTC]

Reminds me of my Gateway Astro PC when it corrupts the wallpaper along with continuously pop ups from it's glitch.

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calgarc [2010-02-10 05:46:32 +0000 UTC]

ROFL priceless

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grim-vi-iii [2010-02-06 05:54:50 +0000 UTC]

AWESOMENESS!!

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DearManhattan [2009-12-10 03:25:20 +0000 UTC]

that's currently my background. I don't know what happenedd to it. I def. didn't put it on there purposely but now im on deviant looking for a wallpaper and I happen to see this one which looks oh so familar. and soo on.. lol

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RJandco [2009-11-17 21:37:37 +0000 UTC]

Hah! I've gotton XP to do this repeatedly, then I dug deep down and found how to murder Active Desktop and keep it from trying to web-ify my desktop. It's enough of a mess with over 2000 icons.

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mikudou [2009-11-08 21:43:06 +0000 UTC]

OH MY F*CKING GOD!!! FIX THE DAMN THING ALREADY!!! xDD

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Freyad-Dryden [2009-08-09 19:23:28 +0000 UTC]

Ha ha, it's just like real Microsoft Windows.

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sharpshadowlugia [2009-08-05 01:15:21 +0000 UTC]

XD i showed this to my mom she thought it was on her computer and not DA so she thought she i borke her computer

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speedyswish [2009-06-22 03:21:31 +0000 UTC]

When I was five or six, I had an unnatural fear of computer errors. This was one of the errors I was afraid of, and I'd run away screaming at the sight of this. Good thing I'm over that, or this would give me a heart attack...

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klakkid In reply to speedyswish [2009-07-14 16:10:43 +0000 UTC]

me too!

wow, i used to have nightmares about the computer crashing and getting blue screen of death. my comp was always at just the right position to stare me in the face when i was trying to go to bed

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Baambooki In reply to klakkid [2009-12-02 22:28:54 +0000 UTC]

Yeah same here. My PC stands right by my feet. In front of me.

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speedyswish In reply to klakkid [2009-07-27 01:03:32 +0000 UTC]

I think my imagination was just a bit overactive back then...the nightmares were pretty freaky too.

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JohnSu In reply to speedyswish [2009-06-22 20:00:20 +0000 UTC]

congratulations on growing up

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speedyswish In reply to JohnSu [2009-06-24 15:56:04 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, thank you!
-bows at imaginary applause-

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Kuryree [2009-06-22 00:55:37 +0000 UTC]

No!!! I can't download it...

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Livelyliz [2009-06-21 03:55:49 +0000 UTC]

That's hilarious for some reason. XD

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Malanok [2009-06-10 19:45:58 +0000 UTC]

*Shudders*
I have an ME and this always comes up after it freezes...

Malanok

P.S why would someone download this btw?

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dauntss In reply to Malanok [2009-11-22 21:46:46 +0000 UTC]

It's interactive.

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Malanok In reply to dauntss [2009-11-26 21:59:23 +0000 UTC]

*palmface*
So it is... I am lost for words...
I'm ashamed to have missed that

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metal-beak [2009-03-02 03:32:25 +0000 UTC]

Lol They still appear on the computers at my school. Sad thing is they are windows xp.

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Emrah007 [2009-02-21 10:07:02 +0000 UTC]

OMG man I rememer those errors when I used to start up my very old like 2000-2001 hp, lol good times. ^^

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dreamingoffire12 [2009-02-05 23:19:41 +0000 UTC]

i can't get it T_T when i click on the link it says "This user account or file could not be located."

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JohnSu In reply to dreamingoffire12 [2009-02-06 00:27:45 +0000 UTC]

Oh yeah, that's kind of too old to still exist.

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dreamingoffire12 In reply to JohnSu [2009-02-06 02:11:55 +0000 UTC]

T_T i wanted it tho... my friend has that happen to her computer all the time and i thought it would be wonderful to do that to her....

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