Special Edition Using Windows 95 with Internet Explorer 4.0

Using Web View with System Folders

A handful of system folders use custom Web view templates. When you display the My Computer folder in Web view, for example, you see a display like the one in Figure 14.3.

Note

Although it's easy to forget this fact, the Windows desktop is just another Explorer folder minus the window borders, menus, and toolbars. When you turn on the Active Desktop and display web content on the desktop, you've actually told Windows to display the desktop folder in Web view. Internet Explorer 4.0 automatically generates a custom Web view template—Desktop.htt—every time you customize your Active Desktop settings. Although it's theoretically possible to find this template and edit it manually, this practice is not recommended. ...