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Title: Desktop Icon arrangement
Post by: Broadback on Oct 04, 2007, 13:53:51
Who keeps re-arranging my desktop items?  Having 30+ items I arrange them in (to me  ;D) a logical order. Infrequently on reloading I find they have been re-arranged.  Why is this happening, can I stop it, if not, is there a way to save the arrangement so that I can easily get them back the way I want them?
Title: Re: Desktop Icon arrangement
Post by: Rik on Oct 04, 2007, 14:06:50
It's a Windows thing. :( It happens, especially, if you use system restore I find.

Take a look at this for a variety of cures:

http://help.lockergnome.com/windows/Desktop-icon-rearrange-refresh-anomaly-windows-xp-ftopict454328.html
Title: Re: Desktop Icon arrangement
Post by: Simon on Oct 04, 2007, 20:25:52
Not sure if it's mentioned in Rik's link, but there's a very simple solution, which I use myself, to be found here:-

http://users.rcn.com/taylotr/icon_restore.html
Title: Re: Desktop Icon arrangement
Post by: Rik on Oct 04, 2007, 23:45:00
I don't think it does, Simon, useful link - thanks. :)
Title: Re: Desktop Icon arrangement
Post by: Broadback on Oct 05, 2007, 12:41:29
Thanks for the help, I've used Simon's suggestion.  Of course I will only know if it works when and if my desktop icons get re-organised again. ;)
Title: Re: Desktop Icon arrangement
Post by: Rik on Oct 05, 2007, 12:44:15
That's the great thing about Windows, we never know when we've cured a problem. ;)
Title: Re: Desktop Icon arrangement
Post by: Glenn on Oct 05, 2007, 14:56:11
Quote from: Rik on Oct 05, 2007, 12:44:15
That's the great thing about Windows, we never know when we've cured a problem. ;)

You never cure the problem it just migrates to a different area of windows  ;)
Title: Re: Desktop Icon arrangement
Post by: Rik on Oct 05, 2007, 15:00:38
Cynic.  ;)
Title: Re: Desktop Icon arrangement
Post by: Glenn on Oct 05, 2007, 15:02:17
It's my job, I look after around 1200 Windows pc's :o
Title: Re: Desktop Icon arrangement
Post by: Rik on Oct 05, 2007, 15:03:04
I'm amazed you can still stand, Glenn. :)
Title: Re: Desktop Icon arrangement
Post by: Simon on Oct 05, 2007, 22:14:23
Quote from: Broadback on Oct 05, 2007, 12:41:29
Thanks for the help, I've used Simon's suggestion.  Of course I will only know if it works when and if my desktop icons get re-organised again. ;)

Just for fun, save them, then mess them all about, and watch them magically restore at the click of a mouse!  ;)