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Published: 2006-06-02 01:55:26 +0000 UTC; Views: 62898; Favourites: 758; Downloads: 5629
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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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Alright, here's the html. It should work if there's a ADR.swf saved to the same folder as it: [link]
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wow this is entertaining! XD ive done it like, 10 times already...
wow, i really have no life huh? -3-
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lol i did it for a while too ^^. it IS entertaining...but i have no idea why!!! it soo funny
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this "restore me desktop" thing apeared on my pc, i dont know why, anyways when i kept clikcking the button, i thought something would pop up XD
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This looks really hilarious!
The Active Desktop Recovery appeared in Windows 2000 and Windows Me, I believe.
I used Windows Me from the time when I got my old PC and the OS crashed every several days.
It kinda sucked that your Ripaway account went down due to neglect. I would never want to sign up over there.
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BWAHAHA. Currently putting it as a friend's wallpaper who's at work. >=3 I await his response when he gets back from work.
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Lol, nothing really. He's never seen it before he said XD Apparently his windows never crashed enough for it. >.>
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LMAO. This appears all the time on my mother's laptop...and it's an Acer that she just got last year.
I would totally download this if not for the fact that her laptop would probably die from it. @__@
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Ahh the good memories on windows me ^^ I had that at my desktop like 5 times in week -_- but xp has worked best so far, now the only broblem is vista wich crashes up ewery program
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hate windows, tho i still use it
but this makes it a bit better
i can take out my aggression on that damn button and get a little something back in return
thankies for making this
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my really old computer used to have this around once a week or maby more...but i always just ignore it.good thing i threw that piece of chocolate coated junk away.if the computer had a race with a snail to see who was the faster typer, the snail would win. and snails dont even understand english.
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LOL, ^_^ I did that to my dad. I screamed and said sonthing was wrong with the compute, then he "fixed" it and stared blankley. I need to do that to my friends. I'm faving this!
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Gnyohoho! Good luck with that!
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The link in the description doesn't work ):
Is there another way to make it my desktop background? My mom and I are currently in a 'change-the-desktop-picture' war, and I think this one could win. xD It's a great idea, great work, JohnSu! ^_^
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Haha I'm an idiot. I had scrolled the screen up just far enough so that I couldn't see the bottom of the vid, and the thing fell off and I scrolled down, going, "omg, where'd it go?!"
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haha i remember that thing O.o" It came back when I got a virus ;D *fixes comp* eet ish be deleted >=O
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good memories, it dies 4 weeks ago, thank god...dataloss nooooooooooo
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I've gotten this screen and it STAYED for, like, 3 months straight...
the link did nothing... for mine anyways. Yours is great!
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Haha I remember this! I used to get soooo mad at it.
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Genius.
And it is not very often I say that.
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I've gotten this screen before. Just once, though
HAHA that's really funny! It would piss my sister off so much xD
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AHAHAHH sorry... I laughed the first time...
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lol, nice! that screen apeared in the 2000 version of windows, and one of my computers have that opperating sistem on. That screen is anoying but you make it funnier!
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Funny, when I clicked on the restore button about seven times, the symbol grew legs and walked away.
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Me and my little brother are sitting here at 10:41 at night..just clicking..and...alicking...and clicking...xDDD WATCHT HE TRIANGLE FALL!! HO SHIT!!! *falls over, dies, lame amusement consumed every last one of my living brain cells that are left after 6 years of retard anime shit like bobobo-bobo-bobobo-bobo....??*
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Don't remind me about that i still have a windows me so i see it all the time and each time my computer will go even slower.
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Dx i wanna download it, but the link u sent says something about not being able to use, like.....This user account or file could not be located...o.O do u know whats goin on?
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Hm, no idea. It opens fine for me.
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Dx my computer ish stoopid. It was infected by Stoopid Man.
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T^T It does that to me too.
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lol nice! I laugh so hard when I see this!
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