Colin
06-15-04, 02:26 PM
PCStats now delivers the latest breaking tech news several times a day. A few loyal readers have asked me how to set PCStats as their active desktop so they're always in the loop. Luckily that's pretty easy to do. Because the method to using Active Desktop is not the same on all OS's we'll start with Windows 2k first then follow up with WindowsXP.<BR><BR>First right click on anywhere on the desktop (not on an icon) and go to properties. That should bring up the Display Properties window, from there click the Web tab and check the Show Web content on my Active Desktop box. If your My Current Home Page box is checked please uncheck it and press the "New" button. There enter the site URL, and in our case it's http://www.PCStats.com/#news and press OK. When the Add Item to Active Desktop box pops up just press ok as you do not need a password to view the PCStats page. =) Now that you're back at the Display Properties Window click the OK button.<BR><BR>For WindowsXP users again right click anywhere on the desktop (not on an icon!) and go to properties. Click the Desktop tab and then click the Customize Desktop button, that should pop open the Desktop Items window. Click the Web tab and then click the New button. There enter the site URL http://www.PCStats.com/#news and press OK. It may take a few minutes for your OS to 'synchronize' with the PCstats site. After that's done press the ok button twice and you should be sitting back at the desktop.<BR><BR>The PCStats page should now be shown in a small box on your desktop, you can change the size of the box like you would change the size of any given window (go to the sides and drag) or if you'd like to maximize the page move the mouse over to the top of the page and click the second button. Please note that your icons may move, once you've set the active desktop you can move your icons back to their old positions and you can even place the icons on top of the PCstats webpage! =) <BR>