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Migrating desktop icons.

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Frank Martin

Flightless Bird
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
 
J

John Inzer

Flightless Bird
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
 
F

Frank Martin

Flightless Bird
Thanks, but I have my own special arrangements of icons. It
is this arrangement I want to preserve.
Frank


"John Inzer" <oobie@doobie.zyx> 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
>
 
S

Shenan Stanley

Flightless Bird
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.)

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
 
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DL

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

"Frank Martin" <fm@general.com.au> wrote in message
news:evRzuyMuKHA.4220@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Thanks, but I have my own special arrangements of icons. It is this
> arrangement I want to preserve.
> Frank
>
>
> "John Inzer" <oobie@doobie.zyx> 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
>>

>
>
 
J

John Inzer

Flightless Bird
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/

--

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
 
S

Sardine

Flightless Bird
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
 
J

John Inzer

Flightless Bird
Re: *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.

--

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/
 
S

Shenan Stanley

Flightless Bird
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.)

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
 
D

dadiOH

Flightless Bird
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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dadiOH
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Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico
 
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Frank Martin

Flightless Bird
"Frank Martin" <fm@general.com.au> wrote in message
news:%23m3rzuLuKHA.5008@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> 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
 
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