Re: auto start etc

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From: Thorsten Matzner <tmatzner@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 09:20:34 +0200

"Peter Kirk" <pk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>(1) when I boot up XP, there are some applications that start automatically:
>how do I remove some of these applications from this "auto start"?

See "How to Modify the List of Programs that Run When You Start
Windows XP" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314488).

>(2) how do I change the desktop so I can move icons to any position? At the
>moment there is some sort of "snap to" grid, so icons can only be placed at
>specific locations - I'm guessing at something like 50 pixels from each
>other. (So basically I want the grid to be the same size as the screen
>resolution, and not at 50x50 or whatever it is set to at the moment).

Right-click the Desktop > Arrange Icons by > Auto Arrange: turn this
off.

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