Desktop icons - Vista Home Premium 32 bit

Another question from me. I have set up my desktop icons numerous times
in the position I want them but unlike XP there doesn't seem to be an option
to lock them in place. Everytime we switch user accounts on the pc my icons
re-arrange - it's driving me nuts!!!! The only other change I've made -
which I've never done before is increased the size of my icons - could this
be something to do with it???

On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:22:07 -0700, Confused wrote:

> Another question from me. I have set up my desktop icons numerous times
> in the position I want them but unlike XP there doesn't seem to be an option
> to lock them in place. Everytime we switch user accounts on the pc my icons
> re-arrange - it's driving me nuts!!!! The only other change I've made -
> which I've never done before is increased the size of my icons - could this
> be something to do with it???

There are programs available that can memorize your icon positions and
restore them when needed. This might serve you well.

I don't recall the names (I don't use them, myself), but you could maybe
Google for "save desktop" or a similar phrase.

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Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

Thanks for this Gene. I think I've got it sorted for now but I'll remember
your suggestion for future.

"Gene E. Bloch" wrote:

> On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:22:07 -0700, Confused wrote:
>
> > Another question from me. I have set up my desktop icons numerous times
> > in the position I want them but unlike XP there doesn't seem to be an option
> > to lock them in place. Everytime we switch user accounts on the pc my icons
> > re-arrange - it's driving me nuts!!!! The only other change I've made -
> > which I've never done before is increased the size of my icons - could this
> > be something to do with it???
>
> There are programs available that can memorize your icon positions and
> restore them when needed. This might serve you well.
>
> I don't recall the names (I don't use them, myself), but you could maybe
> Google for "save desktop" or a similar phrase.
>
> --
> Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom
>

Thanks for this - I think it's sorted with H Brown's suggextion see below but
I'll remember this if it re-occurs. Cheers

"backdrop" wrote:

> Confused wrote:
> > Another question from me. I have set up my desktop icons numerous times
> > in the position I want them but unlike XP there doesn't seem to be an option
> > to lock them in place. Everytime we switch user accounts on the pc my icons
> > re-arrange - it's driving me nuts!!!! The only other change I've made -
> > which I've never done before is increased the size of my icons - could this
> > be something to do with it???
>
> see this video tutorial about a free program that can organize your desktop
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVFL-yKctJ0
>

Thank you soooo much - this appears to have sorted it for me..... Turned
off & on a couple of times today and they've stayed put. Here's hoping!!!!

"H Brown" wrote:

> Try a Right click in an open space on your desktop and from the context menu
> select "View" put a check mark next to "Align to Grid". This works for me
> and Im sure it will work for you.
>
> H Brown
> "Confused" <> wrote in message
> news:539106EF-4856-45FC-958D-...
> > Another question from me. I have set up my desktop icons numerous times
> > in the position I want them but unlike XP there doesn't seem to be an
> > option
> > to lock them in place. Everytime we switch user accounts on the pc my
> > icons
> > re-arrange - it's driving me nuts!!!! The only other change I've made -
> > which I've never done before is increased the size of my icons - could
> > this
> > be something to do with it???
>

1. I just read the very informative tutorial on "Fences" that backdrop
pointed to - I might use that program just because it's (IMO) very elegant
:-)

2. Yesterday I stumbled onto a couple of links that I had accumulated. One
was, by golly, Fences:
http://www.stardock.com/products/fences/index.asp

The others were these:
http://www.desksave.de/index.php?lang=en
http://www.midiox.com/index.htm?http...toprestore.htm

3. Although I have 60 icons on my desktop (I had perhaps 100 in XP!), and
although they get moved around occasionally (e.g., I had to do a safe boot
the other day & that rearranged the icons), I still don't use these
programs. I think that's weird of me, but what the heck :-)

On Wed, 1 Apr 2009 12:20:08 -0700, Confused wrote:

> Thanks for this Gene. I think I've got it sorted for now but I'll remember
> your suggestion for future.
>
> "Gene E. Bloch" wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:22:07 -0700, Confused wrote:
>>
>>> Another question from me. I have set up my desktop icons numerous times
>>> in the position I want them but unlike XP there doesn't seem to be an option
>>> to lock them in place. Everytime we switch user accounts on the pc my icons
>>> re-arrange - it's driving me nuts!!!! The only other change I've made -
>>> which I've never done before is increased the size of my icons - could this
>>> be something to do with it???
>>
>> There are programs available that can memorize your icon positions and
>> restore them when needed. This might serve you well.
>>
>> I don't recall the names (I don't use them, myself), but you could maybe
>> Google for "save desktop" or a similar phrase.
>>
>> --
>> Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom
>>


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Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

On Wed, 1 Apr 2009 13:33:08 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
<not-> wrote:

>3. Although I have 60 icons on my desktop (I had perhaps 100 in XP!), and
>although they get moved around occasionally (e.g., I had to do a safe boot
>the other day & that rearranged the icons), I still don't use these
>programs. I think that's weird of me, but what the heck :-)

I finally got tired of having to resort my icons when Vista (and XP
to a lesser extent) randomly decided on it's own they needed
re-arranging and I installed a desktop saver freebee.

I got to use it today after coming back from sleep mode... when Vista
decided to delete some icons and move others around... once again for
no apparent reason. A quick click brought me back to working mode.

On Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:45:18 -0400, +Bob+ wrote:

> On Wed, 1 Apr 2009 13:33:08 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
> <not-> wrote:
>
>>3. Although I have 60 icons on my desktop (I had perhaps 100 in XP!), and
>>although they get moved around occasionally (e.g., I had to do a safe boot
>>the other day & that rearranged the icons), I still don't use these
>>programs. I think that's weird of me, but what the heck :-)
>
> I finally got tired of having to resort my icons when Vista (and XP
> to a lesser extent) randomly decided on it's own they needed
> re-arranging and I installed a desktop saver freebee.
>
> I got to use it today after coming back from sleep mode... when Vista
> decided to delete some icons and move others around... once again for
> no apparent reason. A quick click brought me back to working mode.

Here's my theory on my weirdness (this one only, not the others!):

I don't really remember where most of the icons are anyway, so it hardly
matters when they get moved :-)

That's one reason why Fences tempts me over the utilities that just
remember where things are: it creates or facilitates a method of
organization that would be useful for me.

BTW, years ago, I did use one of the desktop memory utilities, but after a
while I came to realize that I had stopped restoring the arrangement.

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