desktop icons move after playing games

sAfter playing games bought from oberon or MSN when I close the game all the
icons line up on the left side of the screen. Dont have alligned to grid
checked or auto arrange checked, just show desk top icons. have vista home
priemium. It doesnt seem to happen with any othe program, just the games
when I quit them. Any help? Thanks
--
sally

"sally" <> wrote in message
news:049AF547-3E6F-4DC8-BABF-...
> sAfter playing games bought from oberon or MSN when I close the game all
> the
> icons line up on the left side of the screen. Dont have alligned to grid
> checked or auto arrange checked, just show desk top icons. have vista
> home
> priemium. It doesnt seem to happen with any othe program, just the games
> when I quit them. Any help? Thanks
> --
> sally

The game is probably switching the display to a lower resolution and Windows
is rearranging the icons to be visible at that resolution. It then doesn't
change them back when switched back to your preferred resolution.

--
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
www.fjsmjs.com
Do not send email

On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:38:35 -0500, "Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM"
<> wrote:

>"sally" <> wrote in message
>news:049AF547-3E6F-4DC8-BABF-...
>> sAfter playing games bought from oberon or MSN when I close the game all
>> the
>> icons line up on the left side of the screen. Dont have alligned to grid
>> checked or auto arrange checked, just show desk top icons. have vista
>> home
>> priemium. It doesnt seem to happen with any othe program, just the games
>> when I quit them. Any help? Thanks
>> --
>> sally
>
>The game is probably switching the display to a lower resolution and Windows
>is rearranging the icons to be visible at that resolution. It then doesn't
>change them back when switched back to your preferred resolution.

Classic and long running example of Microsoft stupidity. A rumored 50
million lines of code in Vista and it STILL can't remember the desktop
icon arrangement if you or some application changes resolution. When
you switch back it should restore the desktop as it was. It can't.

The only word to describe such incompetence is PATHETIC!

Watch the usual fanboy loons squeal I'm being unfair.

No fix then? live with it. Remove all desktop icons then it won't irritate
me, i guess.
Supposed to be Vista games. I suppose that is a broad term. Thanks guys.
--
sally


"Adam Albright" wrote:

> On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:38:35 -0500, "Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM"
> <> wrote:
>
> >"sally" <> wrote in message
> >news:049AF547-3E6F-4DC8-BABF-...
> >> sAfter playing games bought from oberon or MSN when I close the game all
> >> the
> >> icons line up on the left side of the screen. Dont have alligned to grid
> >> checked or auto arrange checked, just show desk top icons. have vista
> >> home
> >> priemium. It doesnt seem to happen with any othe program, just the games
> >> when I quit them. Any help? Thanks
> >> --
> >> sally
> >
> >The game is probably switching the display to a lower resolution and Windows
> >is rearranging the icons to be visible at that resolution. It then doesn't
> >change them back when switched back to your preferred resolution.
>
> Classic and long running example of Microsoft stupidity. A rumored 50
> million lines of code in Vista and it STILL can't remember the desktop
> icon arrangement if you or some application changes resolution. When
> you switch back it should restore the desktop as it was. It can't.
>
> The only word to describe such incompetence is PATHETIC!
>
> Watch the usual fanboy loons squeal I'm being unfair.
>
>

"Adam Albright" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:38:35 -0500, "Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM"
> <> wrote:
>
>>"sally" <> wrote in message
>>news:049AF547-3E6F-4DC8-BABF-...
>>> sAfter playing games bought from oberon or MSN when I close the game all
>>> the
>>> icons line up on the left side of the screen. Dont have alligned to
>>> grid
>>> checked or auto arrange checked, just show desk top icons. have vista
>>> home
>>> priemium. It doesnt seem to happen with any othe program, just the
>>> games
>>> when I quit them. Any help? Thanks
>>> --
>>> sally
>>
>>The game is probably switching the display to a lower resolution and
>>Windows
>>is rearranging the icons to be visible at that resolution. It then
>>doesn't
>>change them back when switched back to your preferred resolution.
>
> Classic and long running example of Microsoft stupidity. A rumored 50
> million lines of code in Vista and it STILL can't remember the desktop
> icon arrangement if you or some application changes resolution. When
> you switch back it should restore the desktop as it was. It can't.
>
> The only word to describe such incompetence is PATHETIC!
>
> Watch the usual fanboy loons squeal I'm being unfair.
>


I agree. It is so discouraging. No one there thought it worth fixing?
They don't know how?
They just don't care.

bumping this old thread just in case others are having this problem.

Try downloading this nifty tool "Icon Restore"
'Icon Restore - Free software downloads and reviews - CNET
Download.com'
(http://www.download.com/Icon-Restore...dlPid=10163500)


--
swong

swong <> wrote:

>
>bumping this old thread just in case others are having this problem.

Yeah, it's old. October of last year is freaking ancient in Usenet
terms.

Problem is: that sappy web interface you are using has all the old
posts, but the vast majority of folks using this group aren't using it
and thus don't see it.


>
>Try downloading this nifty tool "Icon Restore"
>'Icon Restore - Free software downloads and reviews - CNET
>Download.com'
>(http://www.download.com/Icon-Restore...dlPid=10163500)

swong <> wrote:

>
>bumping this old thread just in case others are having this problem.

Yeah, it's old. October of last year is freaking ancient in Usenet
terms.

Problem is: that sappy web interface you are using has all the old
posts, but the vast majority of folks using this group aren't using it
and thus don't see it.


>
>Try downloading this nifty tool "Icon Restore"
>'Icon Restore - Free software downloads and reviews - CNET
>Download.com'
>(http://www.download.com/Icon-Restore...dlPid=10163500)

Another noony post!

Subject: Re: AVG 6/29/2008 3:02 PM PST

By: Nonny
In: microsoft.public.windows.vista.security



Globug <> wrote:

>What site can I go to to download the free version of AVG

It looks as if you lack the intelligence to use it even if we pointed
you right at it.

--
Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia


"Nonny" wrote:

> swong <> wrote:
>
> >
> >bumping this old thread just in case others are having this problem.
>
> Yeah, it's old. October of last year is freaking ancient in Usenet
> terms.
>
> Problem is: that sappy web interface you are using has all the old
> posts, but the vast majority of folks using this group aren't using it
> and thus don't see it.
>
>
> >
> >Try downloading this nifty tool "Icon Restore"
> >'Icon Restore - Free software downloads and reviews - CNET
> >Download.com'
> >(http://www.download.com/Icon-Restore...dlPid=10163500)
>