Cannot Move Channel Bar or Other Active Desktop Items (185412)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0 SP 2
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 98
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows 98 SP 2
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows 95 SP 2
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
This article was previously published under Q185412
- Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.01 Service Pack 2 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.01 Service Pack 2 for Windows 98
- Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.01 Service Pack 2 for Windows NT 4.0
NOTE: The information in this article applies to Internet Explorer 5 users
only if the Windows Desktop Update component is installed. This component
is installed with Windows 98 or can be installed with Internet Explorer 4.
For information about adding or removing the Windows Desktop Update
component, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:
165695
How to Add or Remove Windows Desktop Update
SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to move or resize an Active Desktop item, you may not
be able to move or resize the item, and the item's title bar may not
disappear when you move the mouse pointer away from it. If other Active
Desktop items are installed, you may not be able to move or resize them.
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if all of the following conditions are true:
- Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1 is installed.
- The Windows Desktop Update component is installed.
- You move the mouse pointer over the text of a desktop icon as you move
the Active Desktop item.
RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, press the F5 key to refresh the desktop. The
Active Desktop item returns to its original position.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem with Microsoft Internet
Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1 and in Microsoft Windows 98.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/5/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb kbui KB185412 |
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