Web tab missing in the Customize Desktop dialog ( Win XP )

Web tab missing in the Customize Desktop dialog

When you click Customize Desktop button in the Display Properties, Desktop tab, the Web tab may be missing. This is due to one or more of the following Policies enabled.

• NoActiveDesktopChanges
  
• NoActiveDesktop
  
• NoComponents
  

RESOLUTION

Click Start, Run and type REGEDIT

Navigate to the following keys:

Code:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer

and

Code:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer

Delete the two values NoActiveDesktopChanges & NoActiveDesktop in the right-pane

Navigate to the following keys:

Code:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ ActiveDesktop

and

Code:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ ActiveDesktop

Delete the value NoComponents in both the above locations.