Re: Desktop Icons Ignore Auto Arrange Setting

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From: David Candy (.)
Date: 12/11/04


Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 13:42:27 +1100

Set them how you want and click Start, Shutdown, Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Cancel (or close). The positions are saved at shutdown. The above does a proper shell shutdown. Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete and then File - Run and type explorer.

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"Base 10 Computing" <Base 10 Computing@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:5D0BB74E-F7F5-4309-9A76-EE0B46F6CF58@microsoft.com...
> Recently my XP Home Desktop started acting wierd.  I have turned off Auto 
> Arrange but have Align to Grid and Show Desktop Icons on.  I go ahead and 
> rearrange the icons to my taste.  Later when I come back to do some more 
> work, either have I have let the PC go to sleep state or I have shut down, 
> the desktop icons reload the icon image and restore the icons to the original 
> positions on the desktop.  I have been going not so slowly nuts with this one.
> 
> Obviously I would like to regain complete control of my desktop icons.
> 
> Thanks for any assistance.


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