Re: Desktop Icon Movement?

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The program you are looking for is called Iconoid. It is a freebie and
I have been using it for years. It is a lifesaver when it comes to restoring
your desktop icon positions. It has many useful features, and should work
with windows 7, as well, although I haven't copied it over to that system
yet.

You can get the latest version here;

http://www.sillysot.com/

Dave


"R. C. White" <rc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8064.0206) in Win7 Ultimate x64 7000

"Ross M. Greenberg" <greenber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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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