A page/window has attached itself to my desktop covering the entire screen & I can't close it. Help!?
455783
Getting rid of it is simple.  It's nothing but a background web page.  Follow these steps...\n\nStart-Settings-Control Panel-Display\nHit the Desktop tab\nHit the Customize Desktop button.\nHit the Web tab\nMake sure everything is unchecked.\nHit OK and OK again. It should be gone now.\n\nGo ahead and run all the spyware programs you have just in case.
710433
had the same problem, went to free microsoft site, "listed below", they scanned, and repaired problem, (it takes a fair while), "but", its worth it.\nps....prior to going to site, "turn your screensaver off", once there; you will also have to turn off your pop up blocker.\nhttp://safety.live.com\ngood luck.
713333
It's a trojan running undetected in the background.  Nothing will get rid of it except formating your harddrive and reinstalling windows.  Don't attempt this without someone knowledgeable present or at least buy a book on it.
920076
you in full screen mode...move cursor to view,then click clean screen to turn off full screen mode...
952356
the same thing happened to my desktop,i think it's virus.You'll need to send it to a gud computer repairer though you'll lose some of ur installed programs cos lot of things will have to be wiped out to enable it works fine again.
1006519
you should buy NORTON Anti-virus software and software auto delect for pc.or go microsoft and download window defender it also can remove and delect .
34254
Try hitting the CTRL key and W at the same time. In Internet Explorer this will close an open browser window. It may be a adware program has popped open a new window and this command will close it. \n\nAlso, do yourself a favor and get a pop-up blocker from Yahoo or Google to help this.
716778
Dont worry i got you covered.  \n\nWhen you see the desktop wallpaper hit CTRL + ALT + DEL\n\nclick on task manager\n\nthen file - new task\n\ntype in EXPLORER\n\nYou should get the start menue and everything back.\n\nNOW YOUR NOT DONE\n\nStart - Run - MSCONFIG\n\nClick on the start up tab, and uncheck everything but your antivirus ( I.E. if you use Notron DONT remove anything with norton in it ) \n\nand restart and you should be fine.
685962
As the above people have stated, you most likely have a virus.  However, there is also the possibility that you have Active Desktop enabled, paired with Hide Desktop Icons When Active Desktop is Enabled.  \n\nRight click on your desktop -> Active Desktop -> View As Web Page\n\nOf course this is assuming you are running win9x.  If not, there will be a different way of doing it.
714452
This trick should work.\n\nTurn off your Taskbar's Auto-hide feature, if enabled, and then maximise the problem window. While the window is maximised, increase the height of the Taskbar from one row to two. Allow the maximised window to reset itself to fit into the new area allowed by the taller Taskbar. Now return the Taskbar to its normal single row. This is to try to make Windows re-calculate the window size and boundaries.\n\nIf no joy, run regedit and remove these registry key values which are most likely corrupted:\n\nHKCU&#92;Software&#92;Microsoft&#92;Internet Explorer&#92;Main&#92;\nwindow_placement\n\nHKCU&#92;Software&#92;Microsoft&#92;Internet Explorer&#92;Desktop&#92;\nOldWorkAreas&#92;OldWorkAreaRects\n\nThen reboot.\n\nNote - there is a known bug that causes off-centre windows - check out the following KB article:\n\nhttp://support.microsoft.com?scid=kb;EN-US;Q321268
1112746
i got a virus that did that. not harmful to the rest of the system but annoying. update your anti-virus and run a scan.
610820
hmmm!\nSeem to me you are having with problems your windows doing this for you so go to this>>>\nhttp://www.softpedia.com/get/Authoring-tools/Screensaver-Tools/Myscreensaver.shtml
844076
Sounds like a virus. Update you anti-viruses and run at least two different anti-virus programs, careful to make sure they sweep the desktop. Reboot and see if this solves the problem. If not its time to seek the experts' advice on the geek forums.
920199
Internet Explorer remembers what the window looked like when it was closed. This includes being minimised.\n\nremove these registry keys, reboot and all should be fine.\n\nHKCU &#92; Software &#92; Microsoft &#92; Internet Explorer &#92; Main &#92; window_placement\n\nHKCU &#92; Software &#92; Microsoft &#92; Internet Explorer &#92; Desktop &#92; OldWorkAreas &#92; OldWorkAreaRects\n\nRemember that messing with your registry can cause issues and you should always back it up first!\n\nHope this helps!\nSean
1086400
Sounds to me like it is actually an active desktop item. Left click on it and a border may appear. Then x it
710337
I am not sure what operating system you are using, but if you are using Windows 2000, Me or 98 then you may have an option to turn off Virtual Desktop.  Virtual Desktop was a setting used in conjunction with Internet Explorer and enabled many different types of backgrounds (jpeg files etc.)  it also used a lot of resources and cancels out any images you may have already chosen for a background.\n\nRight click on your desktop, see if there is a checkmark next to Virtual Desktop.. uncheck it and it should show your original background.  If you don't see it on the right click menu, go to your Desktop properties and under one of those tabs should be an option to disable virtual desktop.\n\nI apologize for not having precise step-by-steps but I have been using XP for a while and am going from memory.\n\nHope that helps some.
290657
Well it might disappear from your screen due to your monitor settings. Right click on your desktop click properties, then settings and make sure you are only viewing on one monitor.