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Thanks for the point in the right direction
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Thanks for the point in the right direction

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Hello. <br />
Currently I am running a windows 2003 AD domain with XP clients. When some users log on they recieve an active desktop error. The active desktop settings as defined in group policy does not come up the users have a desktop with a thick blue bar in the background. I have reprofiled users and deleted the local user profile from the client machine. In some intances this has worked for some time. <br />
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Could this be an issue with IE7? Any suggestions for a fix would be appreciated<br />
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Hello. 
Currently I am running a windows 2003 AD domain with XP clients. When some users log on they recieve an active desktop error. The active desktop settings as defined in group policy does not come up the users have a desktop with a thick blue bar in the background. I have reprofiled users and deleted the local user profile from the client machine. In some intances this has worked for some time. 

Could this be an issue with IE7? Any suggestions for a fix would be appreciated



Active Desktop Error Windows 2003 XP clients

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).

Windows Server 2003

Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.

Windows XP

Active Directory (AD) is a Microsoft brand for identity-related capabilities. In the on-premises world, Windows Server AD provides a set of identity capabilities and services, and is hugely popular (88% of Fortune 1000 and 95% of enterprises use AD). This topic includes all things Active Directory including DNS, Group Policy, DFS, troubleshooting, ADFS, and all other topics under the Microsoft AD and identity umbrella.