Cannot Move Channel Bar or Other Active Desktop Items

ID: 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

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.01, 4.01 Service Pack 2, 5 for Windows 95
Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.01 Service Pack 2, 5 for Windows 98
Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.01 Service Pack 2, 5 for Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Windows 98

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:

Q165695 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.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbui msiew95 msient ie4sp1 msiew98
Version : WINDOWS:4.01,4.01 Service Pack 2,5
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb