How can I get XP to properly arrange shortcuts on the desktop by name?

If I right click on the desktop and choose arrange icons by name, it
actually arranges them by account first, then by name, so the 'All
users' icons are separate from the 'me' icons.

Thanks

desktop icons are "shortcuts"
and can be found in the subfolder's
called "desktop".

if you right click on the start
button you can "explore" the
folder tree.

then you can move shortcuts
from one desktop into another.

however, before you proceed, make
a backup of each desktop folder that contain
a copy of the original shortcuts. then store/move
the backup folders somewhere like my documents.

for example create a folder
called desktop1backup and
copy the shortcuts from one
desktop folder into it.
then store the backup folder
in mydocuments.

that way if you need to
restore the original desktop
folders, you can delete
your modifications and use the
backup'd shortcuts and copy them
back into their original locations.


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"insert your name here" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> How can I get XP to properly arrange shortcuts on the desktop by name?
>
> If I right click on the desktop and choose arrange icons by name, it
> actually arranges them by account first, then by name, so the 'All
> users' icons are separate from the 'me' icons.
>
> Thanks

You could move all your 'me" desktop items to the All Users Desktop, but
then the next item you add will be in the "me" Desktop. Otherwise, I don't
think there's anything you can do about it.

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Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

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> How can I get XP to properly arrange shortcuts on the desktop by name?
>
> If I right click on the desktop and choose arrange icons by name, it
> actually arranges them by account first, then by name, so the 'All users'
> icons are separate from the 'me' icons.
>
> Thanks

Ah, Ok then Gary

Thanks

Gary S. Terhune wrote:
> You could move all your 'me" desktop items to the All Users Desktop, but
> then the next item you add will be in the "me" Desktop. Otherwise, I don't
> think there's anything you can do about it.
>