Desktop icons moving.

botheredbothered Manchester UK
edited July 2004 in Science & Tech
I set out my icons so I know where things are but (sometimes) when I go on again they're all over the place. I think it a game or something that plays at a differant resolution that rearranges the desktop. How can I lock the icons in place?
Thanks guys.

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  • TheSmJTheSmJ
    edited July 2004
    You can't, as far as I know. :bawling:
  • dodododo Landisville, PA
    edited July 2004
    There is a PCMag utility called WinTidy that does what you want, i just havent been able to find it yet.


    //Edit: i found it, but somehow its too big to upload, so try http://www.personal.psu.edu/arh208/files/wintidy.zip

    Good luck!

    ~dodo
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited July 2004
    This has plagued me forever. Thanks, dodo!
  • LINLIN Tri_State Area
    edited July 2004
    bothered, do NOT try this until one of the guys has checked this out.

    i googled and found this:
    To lock your desktop icons into place, first arrange it carefully the way you want it to be, then open up the registry editor. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer. Right-click in the right pane and select New, DWORD Value name NoSaveSettings and press the Enter key. Right-click on the new NoSaveSettings item and select Modify. Enter 1 in the Value data box. After this, whenever you restart Windows, your settings will return to their current state.

    maybe it'll avoid having to download an extra program.


    LIN
  • MedlockMedlock Miramar, Florida Member
    edited July 2004
    Do you use ATi Tray Tools?? Right click the icon in the lower right corner and go in tools and click "Save Desktop Icon Positions". Later, if they're messed up again, go back to tools again and then click "Restore Desktop Icon Positions".
  • botheredbothered Manchester UK
    edited July 2004
    I have an ATI icon in the system tray but there's no tools option in it.
    Cheers LIN, anybody try this?
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited July 2004
    How about you guinea pig it? You always know where you can remove it at. :)
  • botheredbothered Manchester UK
    edited July 2004
    Thrax wrote:
    How about you guinea pig it?
    LIN wrote:
    bothered, do NOT try this until one of the guys has checked this out.

    Because I'd like to stay out of the emergency help forum. :)
  • MedlockMedlock Miramar, Florida Member
    edited July 2004
    Sorry about not being more specific about that. It's kinda like ATi Tool except it's confined to the little icon in the corner. Not the annoying little thing ATi includes in their drivers.

    Here's a link. :thumbsup:
  • botheredbothered Manchester UK
    edited July 2004
    Thanks TheGr81, I didn't have that. Downloaded and installed, icon positions saved. Great stuff mate.
    Thanks everyone for the help. :thumbsup:
  • LINLIN Tri_State Area
    edited July 2004
    Thrax wrote:
    How about you guinea pig it? You always know where you can remove it at. :)
    bothered wrote:
    Because I'd like to stay out of the emergency help forum. :)

    Lol Lol ;)

    at least you're sorted now. :)


    LIN
  • botheredbothered Manchester UK
    edited July 2004
    And it works. Got to the PC this morning with icons all over the place. Just click restore icon positions and they all fly back to where they were, Brilliant.
  • Mt_GoatMt_Goat Head Cheezy Knob Pflugerville (north of Austin) Icrontian
    edited July 2004
    bothered

    Icons moving???
    Then flying back into place???

    It sounds like you need to put away that jug you keep next to your chair. Things quit moving on me when I did it. ;)
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