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Desktop icons keep rearranging

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andy_bl

Flightless Bird
Hello, we are using win 2003 server with AD and roaming profiles. Our client
pc's are all XP SP2.

However, On one computer, the desktop icons keep rearranging from time to
time.
I have noted the settings from the desktop and they are as following:
- Align to grid is checked
- Show desktop icons is checkec
- all other options are UNchecked

The graphic card is a NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290

any additional info can be given if possible.

Can anyone please help in with any suggestions? Without the use of third
party software as only this computer has this problem..

thanks in advance
 
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Pegasus [MVP]

Flightless Bird
"andy_bl" <andybl@discussions.microsoft.com> said this in news item
news:D8996084-AC6F-44BF-A879-EAE6B4E1C461@microsoft.com...
> Hello, we are using win 2003 server with AD and roaming profiles. Our
> client
> pc's are all XP SP2.
>
> However, On one computer, the desktop icons keep rearranging from time to
> time.
> I have noted the settings from the desktop and they are as following:
> - Align to grid is checked
> - Show desktop icons is checkec
> - all other options are UNchecked
>
> The graphic card is a NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290
>
> any additional info can be given if possible.
>
> Can anyone please help in with any suggestions? Without the use of third
> party software as only this computer has this problem..
>
> thanks in advance


This can happen after the machine has booted into Safe Mode. You can take a
snapshot of the current desktop layout, then restore it when necessary - see
here: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_d.htm (Lock Desktop Icons).
 
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andy_bl

Flightless Bird
"Pegasus [MVP]" wrote:

> "andy_bl" <andybl@discussions.microsoft.com> said this in news item
> news:D8996084-AC6F-44BF-A879-EAE6B4E1C461@microsoft.com...
> > Hello, we are using win 2003 server with AD and roaming profiles. Our
> > client
> > pc's are all XP SP2.
> >
> > However, On one computer, the desktop icons keep rearranging from time to
> > time.
> > I have noted the settings from the desktop and they are as following:
> > - Align to grid is checked
> > - Show desktop icons is checkec
> > - all other options are UNchecked
> >
> > The graphic card is a NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290
> >
> > any additional info can be given if possible.
> >
> > Can anyone please help in with any suggestions? Without the use of third
> > party software as only this computer has this problem..
> >
> > thanks in advance

>
> This can happen after the machine has booted into Safe Mode. You can take a
> snapshot of the current desktop layout, then restore it when necessary - see
> here: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_d.htm (Lock Desktop Icons).
>
> .
>



Hello,

Can i automate the save and restore proces from that dll with a logoff and
logon script?
 
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