Re: Losing "Customize Desktop..." icons and names.

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From: Phillip Pi (phillip_pi_at_symantec.comSYMC)
Date: 03/05/04


Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2004 13:31:04 -0800

I have a similiar setup on my Windows 2000 SP4 (with all updates)
workstation at work, and the icons and their titles never get reset.
Hmm, this makes me want to dump XP and install 2000 instead! :(

On 3/4/2004 11:44 PM PT, Ant wrote:

> ARGH!!!!!!! It just happened again when I was doing file searches. ARGH!
> [bangs head on table] OK, so having icons on C:\ doesn't matter. I
> wonder if we can make a script so we don't have to keep fixing this
> annoyance.
>
>
> On 3/3/2004 12:36 PM PT, Phillip Pi wrote:
>
>> I think I resolved my issue. I think having my custom icons in c:\
>> helps. I have not seen my icon titles and graphics get changed the
>> last two weeks so far. I used to have the icons in d:\winstuff\icons\
>> folder/directory.
>>
>> Can you guys plesae try that and see if that works for you too? I will
>> follow-up if the problem returns.
>>
>> Thank you in advance. :)
>>
>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> Once in a while Windows XP Professional SP1 (all updates) will reset my
>>>> customized desktop back to the defaults. I only changed a few icons (My
>>>> Computer, My Network, and Recycle Bin). Also, their renamed names get
>>>> changed back to originals.
>>>>
>>>> It can happen any time. It is not from rebooting or anything either.
>>>> Why
>>>> does this happen? It is very annoying!
>>>>
>>>> Thank you in advance. :)

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