The user could select other pages for use as Active Desktops as well.

When Active Desktop was launched on Windows, Microsoft promoted it as having been a major achievement.

Active Desktop works much like desktop widget technology in that it allows users to place customized information on their desktop.

Active Desktop was largely considered to be a failure, with one of the main problems being its high use of system resources and reduction in system stability.

Windows Server 2003 R2 32-bit is the most recent Microsoft operating system to support Active Desktop.

It appears that the 64-bit version of Windows XP no longer supports Active Desktop.

Microsoft wants to release Active Desktop this year.

Active Desktop would integrate a personal computer's core operating system with the network around it.

Pointcast does have a deal with Microsoft to become a preferred information provider for Active Desktop.

Windows 98 has version 4.01 of Internet Explorer and the so-called Active Desktop built in.