Re: Arranging Desktop Icons - XPIconsScreenshot.jpg (0/1)

From: Ramesh [MVP] (ramesh_at_nojunkmails.com@mvps.org)
Date: 06/01/04 

Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 23:41:16 +0530

To add:

1 group of namespace icons
1 group of %allusersprofile%\Desktop shortcuts
and 1 for %userprofile%\desktop shortcuts 

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"Sharon F" <sharonfDEL@ETEmvps.org> wrote in message news:%23FI$zIASEHA.3596@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
On Tue, 01 Jun 2004 02:57:04 GMT, davidingre@shaw.ca wrote:
> Re XP's arranging of desktop icons:
> 
> My XP Home desktop also shows "repeated columns" of alphabetically
> arranged icons... regardless of settings for Autoarrange, etc.
> 
> Screenshot attached.
> 
> Any suggestions?
I've looked at the picture. Now what is the problem? The two groups of
alphabetizing is normal. One for system shortcuts (namespace items) and
another group for the rest of the items. 
You can use Arrange Icons by to sort by name, type, etc. 
Are you trying to accomplish customized placing or something else? 
PS: That's a boat load of shortcuts. May want to create some folders and
group similar icons (graphic programs, tools, etc). Should cut down in the
amount of time spent trying to find a particular shortcut.  
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Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows XP Shell/User

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