I own a Internet cafe, and I use CafeSuite for managing customers, payments etc. (for more info check out the their site, you'll get the idea in no time).

Reason I mention CafeSuite is because there is an option on the main CafeSuite computer to put a webpage that will be over all CafeClient desktops instead of the WinXP desktop, meaning the taskbar won't be visible as well (webpage will completely cover everything). So basically making a webpage run 'instead' of my client WinXP desktops is not a problem, but I can't get the links to open the local files on client computers. I don't need links to point to files across the intranet or internet, just local files on each client. For example, when clicking on the Windows Live link, I would need it to open WinLive without prompting the Open/Save dialog from the default browser (I use Mozilla, my customers generally spit on IE).

I thought about Active Desktop, but read that it sucks. Now, generally I don't know shizz about AD or whether or not it has anything to do with making my page run local files (because I can get my CafeSuite to run the webpage on my client computers in a mouse-click without activating the Active Desktop).

However, I'd take any advice into consideration as long as it allows me to design a bad a** looking web page with links that will simply open local files just as the Win *.lnk icons do.

Thanks in advance

Before you start to build your web site did you try to press Windows button or Esc when you are in CafeSuite. This maybe will show you Windows bottom bar. Also you can set (check) in "Taskbar and Start menu Properties" -> Lock Taskbar and -> Keep Task bar on top of other windows. In that case you can set to show Desktop toolbar with your shortcuts. Uncheck Auto-hide Taskbar if is allready checked.

It's not exactly a web-site, it's only a single web page with a slick look whose links point to apps on the local computer (haven't made it yet as I wish to determine whether or not I can use it for opening files).
I actually want to cover everything with the web-page over the desktop, so the default solution of CafeSuite actually suites my needs. No need to keep the taskbar on top really
Still the answer/solution I look for is to make the hyperlinks on that single web page open local files without the "Open/Save" dialog popping up, instead the the applications would run just as they do when we double click our *.lnk shortcuts.