Re: Desktop shortcuts rearranged automatically with restart

Thank you, Ramesh. As I am about to go out of town, I will try this early
next week and will report back on the results in case anyone else is curious.
Have a good weekend.

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> ASinger,
>
> The Desktop icons layout are preserved in the following registry key (Tip
> from David Candy):
>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\1\Desktop
>
> It is possible that one of the REG_BINARY values got corrupt. Try resetting
> the values using these steps:
>
> Note: First, create a System Restore point, even though the following
> procedure does nothing to the data. Save all your work, close all the
> running applications and then try this:
>
> 1. Open Regedit.exe minimize it.
> 2. Click Start, Turn Off computer.
> 3. Press and hold the CTRL, ALT and the SHIFT keys, and click the Cancel
> button.
> 4. Now, the explorer.exe process will be terminated fully.
> 5. Switch to Registry Editor window, and navigate to the following key:
>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\1\Desktop
>
> 6. Rename the key "Desktop" to something else, say "OlderDesktop"
> 7. Close Registry Editor
> 8. Press CTRL + ALT + DEL to open Task Manager
> 9. Click the Shutdown menu, and select "Logoff <username>"
> 10. Relogin again, customize the desktop icons placement.
> 11. Restart Windows and see if the icon positions are retained.
>
> Credits to:
> David Candy, jeffdav's blog (The CTRL+ALT+SHIFT technique is from jeffdav)
> http://blogs.msdn.com/jeffdav/archive/2004/07/22/191636.aspx
>
> --
> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP Shell/User
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>
>
> "ASinger" <ASinger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:18245C99-28F5-4F07-8E74-572FEAE4B79E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I have Windows XP running on a pc with three monitors. I have about 30
> > desktop shortcuts arranged strategically based on the work I do on each
> > monitor. Very often when I restart the pc (where monitors are still
> > powered
> > on) or shut down completely and power back on (where monitors are powered
> > on
> > first), my shortcuts are moved around the desktop. It then takes me
> > several
> > minutes to set things back up the way they are supposed to be.
> >
> > Auto Arrange is not enabled. No screen saver. Using Windows Classic Style
> > appearance. Resolution 1280x1024.
> >
> > In looking at my Display properties now, I just noticed that Run Desktop
> > Cleanup Every 60 days was enabled. I just disabled it. Does anyone know if
> > that could have caused the problem? It has happened at least 4 times in
> > the
> > last two weeks, so it doesn't seem like it should, but maybe.
> >
> > Thanks for any feedback.
>
>
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