In article <mn.94e27d78c0eb66e7.70218@notrealgone.com>,
faux@notreal_gone.com says...
>> Can you point me in the direction of what settings I need to change
>> in
>> user and machine policies to make my desktop tab come back? This has
>> been my life's quest the past few months, and boy am I really
>> tired.....

Restore missing tabs to the Display properties dialog:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/38/1/

-jen