Using an HTML Page as Your Desktop
If you're a skilled web page designer, it's a trivial task to create a custom page that organizes essential information and links. In corporate settings, using a standard HTML-based background page can be an excellent way to ensure that every user has access to the same crucial information on the intranet. Windows 95 enables you to specify an HTML page as the desktop background, just as previous versions of Windows enabled you to use a graphic image as wallpaper.
You can use any HTML editor, including FrontPage Express, to create your background page. Think of this page as the base layer of the Active Desktop: Standard desktop icons sit on top of this layer, and you can add other web elements as well. The HTML ...
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