I am running Windows XP Pro and there is a red x on the top left corner of the desktop. I thought that it was someting in the image that I was using as my background, so I changed it. It is still there. Thanks in advance for you help.
Red X on desktop?
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It's a timer. Your PC will explode in approximately 4d8h10s.... and counting.
Crap!
Right click on desktop/Properties/Desktop tab/click Customize/Web tab:
See if you're displaying a webpage as your desktop, there will be a checkmark next to something in that list.
See if you're displaying a webpage as your desktop, there will be a checkmark next to something in that list.
It even shows up on stock XP backgrounds.
I know, but humor me and check anyway 
XP overlays the webpage over your desktop. So, you can be changing your desktop image but still have the webpage over the top of it.
XP overlays the webpage over your desktop. So, you can be changing your desktop image but still have the webpage over the top of it.
It's the active desktop. I am blanking on how to remove it, but if your right click desktop and go to properties, root around in the advanced tabs there, and hopefully un-check it.
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Barbara? Is that you?
It USED to be called Active Desktop, they must have changed it with SP2 