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From: Sardine on 28 Feb 2010 22:18
Frank Martin wrote:
> My WindowsXP icons tend to move about on the screen, and
> since I have so many they can be hard to find.
>
> How can I stop this happening, and/or can I save/restore
> their original positions?
>
> Please help,
> Desperate
> Frank
>
>

Frank:

If you value the custom placing of icons, do NOT upgrade to windows 7.
It has one, and only one, way to arrange icons. This is truly a pain in
the arss and has many people crying.

Sardine
From: Shenan Stanley on 28 Feb 2010 22:53
Sardine wrote:
> If you value the custom placing of icons, do NOT upgrade to windows
> 7. It has one, and only one, way to arrange icons. This is truly a
> pain in the arss and has many people crying.

.... Wha? ...

This:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/save-and-restore-desktop-icon-layout-in-windows-vista/

(Works in Windows 7)

And/or

http://www.realtimesoft.com/ultramon/

(I actually have both, just in case one failed - plus I use Multiple
monitors and have always liked UltraMon.)

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From: dadiOH on 1 Mar 2010 07:34
Frank Martin wrote:
> My WindowsXP icons tend to move about on the screen, and
> since I have so many they can be hard to find.
>
> How can I stop this happening, and/or can I save/restore
> their original positions?

The simplest solution is to simply not fill the desktop with a plethora of
icons. Use the desktop as you would a real one...for items upon which you
are currently working. For easy access to the other icons you now have on
the desktop, make one or more toolbars and put the icons in them.


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From: Frank Martin on 1 Mar 2010 19:18

"Frank Martin" <fm(a)general.com.au> wrote in message
news:%23m3rzuLuKHA.5008(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> My WindowsXP icons tend to move about on the screen, and
> since I have so many they can be hard to find.
>
> How can I stop this happening, and/or can I save/restore
> their original positions?
>
> Please help,
> Desperate
> Frank

Thanks to all.

I'm checking out
http://www.watchingthenet.com/restore-desktop-icon-layout-when-windows-changes-lauout.html



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