There is a third party solution that I am using from
www.stardock.com it is
called Stardock Fences and allows you to control the Dektop ICONS placement.
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dfarrell
"Bill" wrote:
> Is there anything out there that will permanently save my layout?
> I have tried two methods claimed to save/restore the desktop icon layout.
> One operates by right clicking 'computer' the other from the recycle bin.
> The trouble is that, notwithstanding a change to the registry, the layout
> still changes occasionally, usually when switching on the monitor, and the
> restore function only restores about 90% of the icons.
>
> This is annoying beyond belief, not to mention time consuming to rectify. I
> like and need a fairly densely populated desktop. Is there a foolproof
> solution to this? Will Windows 7 be any better, or is this one of the many
> simple functions still beyond the capabilities of Microsoft?
>