>> I hardly ever used the "Active Desktip" feature -
never came to understanding what it might be good for. <<

In my experience, it's great for creating problems... have tried it on
several occasions and, were the initial results were ok, there were
always problems down the line... it's easy, however, so, suggest setting
it up to see what's possible... i.e. you can have a current weather map
as your desktop.

Beverly Howard