Enhanced functionality on the desktop that is part of Internet Explorer 4.0 and higher and Windows 98. It enables Web pages to be turned into desktop items that are updated automatically. A Web page can also be turned into wallpaper, allowing a workgroup home page to be readily visible on each user's computer with links to related information on the intranet. Active Desktop supports Active Channels, which are subscriber-based content delivery systems from Internet Web sites or company intranet sites. See Active Channel.
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- Software downloads 2009-11-11
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- Software downloads 2009-11-08
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
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- Software downloads 2009-11-03
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- Software downloads 2009-10-21
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- Software downloads 2009-10-20
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- Software downloads 2009-10-20
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
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- Blog posts 2009-10-13
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- Software downloads 2009-10-12
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- Product reviews 2009-10-05
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- Software downloads 2009-09-30
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- Software downloads 2009-09-25
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