Re: Desktop Icon Movement?

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Hi, Ross.

You are focusing on the wrong problem, aren't you? If your Vista doesn't "crash" (whatever YOU mean by that - your definition may be different from mine), then you don't have the icon movement problem. My Vista doesn't crash, even when installing software. I think you should focus on fixing that problem first.

The icons might have to move whenever the screen switches to a different resolution - and then again when it switches back. This problem is not new to Vista; it has happened in every Windows version that I can recall. I've been running Windows since 1.0 and, yes, earlier Windows crashed quite often. :>( Vista was the most stable yet, and Windows 7, even in beta, is just as stable. Now, my icons usually survive a side-trip to Safe Mode.

Years ago I used a shareware program to remember icon locations and put them back after a resolution change. I can't recall the name or programmer; even if I could, that program might not work with today's monitors and graphics setups.

Good luck. If you find such a program, please let us know. But you might not need it if you can figure out why your Vista crashes.

RC
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"Ross M. Greenberg" <greenber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:tvxnl.6201$i9.1540@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
From time to time my Vista Ultimate will crash, usually when installing some software. I reboot and everything is OK -- except for my desktop icons: desktop icons are all messed up. Is there a way/method of locking down the icons on my desktop without losing the ability to create new ones?

Ross

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