Migrating desktop icons.

[Frank Martin]

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

 

[John Inzer]

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

================================

Try right clicking the desktop and choose...

Arrange Icons By...try the different settings

to achieve what you want.



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[Frank Martin]

Thanks, but I have my own special arrangements of icons. It

is this arrangement I want to preserve.

Frank





"John Inzer" wrote in message

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> 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

> ================================

> Try right clicking the desktop and choose...

> Arrange Icons By...try the different settings

> to achieve what you want.

>

> --

>

> J. Inzer MS-MVP

> Digital Media Experience

>

> Notice

> This is not tech support

> I am a volunteer

>

> Solutions that work for

> me may not work for you

>

> Proceed at your own risk

>

 

[Shenan Stanley]

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?



Third party application made to save and restore icon positions (use

Google.)



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[DL]

There are numerous icon save/restore position apps available, just google



"Frank Martin" wrote in message

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> Thanks, but I have my own special arrangements of icons. It is this

> arrangement I want to preserve.

> Frank

>

>

> "John Inzer" wrote in message

> news:uVxy42LuKHA.5940@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> 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

>> ================================

>> Try right clicking the desktop and choose...

>> Arrange Icons By...try the different settings

>> to achieve what you want.

>>

>> --

>>

>> J. Inzer MS-MVP

>> Digital Media Experience

>>

>> Notice

>> This is not tech support

>> I am a volunteer

>>

>> Solutions that work for

>> me may not work for you

>>

>> Proceed at your own risk

>>

>

>

 

[John Inzer]

Frank Martin wrote:

> Thanks, but I have my own special arrangements of icons. It

> is this arrangement I want to preserve.

> Frank

=================================

I understand that but if you expect the icons

to stay put you have to select certain options.



Personally...I have the following options

selected and the icons never move unless

I drag them into a different position.



Name

Size

* Type

Modified

---------------------------

Show in Groups

* Auto Arrange

* Align to grid

---------------------------

* Show Desktop Icons

Lock Web Items on Desktop

Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard



And...FWIW...maybe the following

article would be worth a look:



Save and Restore Desktop Icon

Layout in Windows Vista / XP

http://tinyurl.com/ykb3yoh

or.....

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



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Digital Media Experience



Notice

This is not tech support

I am a volunteer



Solutions that work for

me may not work for you



Proceed at your own risk

 

[Sardine]

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

 

[John Inzer]

*UPDATE*Migrating desktop icons.

FWIW...I just tried the download:



*Save and Restore Desktop Icon*

*Layout in Windows Vista / XP*



Forget it...doesn't work.



Sorry for the confusion.



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J. Inzer MS-MVP

Digital Media Experience



Notice

This is not tech support

I am a volunteer



Solutions that work for

me may not work for you



Proceed at your own risk

=====================================



> Frank Martin wrote:

>> Thanks, but I have my own special arrangements of icons. It

>> is this arrangement I want to preserve.

>> Frank

> =================================

> I understand that but if you expect the icons

> to stay put you have to select certain options.

>

> Personally...I have the following options

> selected and the icons never move unless

> I drag them into a different position.

>

> Name

> Size

> * Type

> Modified

> ---------------------------

> Show in Groups

> * Auto Arrange

> * Align to grid

> ---------------------------

> * Show Desktop Icons

> Lock Web Items on Desktop

> Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard

>

> And...FWIW...maybe the following

> article would be worth a look:

>

> Save and Restore Desktop Icon

> Layout in Windows Vista / XP

> http://tinyurl.com/ykb3yoh

> or.....

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

 

[Shenan Stanley]

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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[dadiOH]

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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[Frank Martin]

"Frank Martin" wrote in message

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> 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