Maybe this is trivia, but maybe I'm not alone in caring.
In going to LCD monitor, and changing resolution, I find that XP
rearranges my 25-odd icons and I have to put them all back.
Is there a way of saving a desktop as my Default and resetting things to
that Default when they go awry?

"William Lurie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:ido0d2$8es$(E-Mail Removed)...

> Maybe this is trivia, but maybe I'm not alone in caring.
> In going to LCD monitor, and changing resolution, I find that XP
> rearranges my 25-odd icons and I have to put them all back.
> Is there a way of saving a desktop as my Default and resetting things to
> that Default when they go awry?

Glen Ventura http://dts-l.net/ posted Nov. 27:

> After you move the icon to the new position, press F5 to refresh the
> desktop, and see if it fixes the issue on restart.

Thanks, JD. I'll check it out.

JD wrote:
> William Lurie wrote:
>> Maybe this is trivia, but maybe I'm not alone in caring.
>> In going to LCD monitor, and changing resolution, I find that XP
>> rearranges my 25-odd icons and I have to put them all back.
>> Is there a way of saving a desktop as my Default and resetting things to
>> that Default when they go awry?
>
> I use something called Desktop Restore:
>
> http://www.midiox.com/
>
> Click on Desktop Restore.
>

(Answer re-submitted from thread: "Desktop Icons" - alt.windowsxp.general)

This is quite a common question - and the answer is NO!

Windows (all versions but especially XP) has a habit of re-positioning
icons (i.e. forgetting your custom arrangement) at undetermined intervals.

The only way we have agreed upon to make any semi-permanent arrangement is
to re-name each desktop shortcut so that it either starts with a number or
number-letter combination so that when you select...

"right-click" > Arrange Icons By > Name

....on your desktop, the icons will be arranged in the order you want them
to be in.

Sorry if this isn't what you wanted to hear, but it's my best suggestion.

(Although, a google search may turn up some sort of third-party app)

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"William Lurie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:ido0d2$8es$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Maybe this is trivia, but maybe I'm not alone in caring.
> In going to LCD monitor, and changing resolution, I find that XP
> rearranges my 25-odd icons and I have to put them all back.
> Is there a way of saving a desktop as my Default and resetting things to
> that Default when they go awry?

One response above gave a reference to a specific download which,
although free and enticing, I have so far found oompossible to implement.


Tim Meddick wrote:
> (Answer re-submitted from thread: "Desktop Icons" - alt.windowsxp.general)
>
> This is quite a common question - and the answer is NO!
>
> Windows (all versions but especially XP) has a habit of re-positioning
> icons (i.e. forgetting your custom arrangement) at undetermined intervals.
>
> The only way we have agreed upon to make any semi-permanent arrangement is
> to re-name each desktop shortcut so that it either starts with a number or
> number-letter combination so that when you select...
>
> "right-click" > Arrange Icons By > Name
>
> ...on your desktop, the icons will be arranged in the order you want them
> to be in.
>
> Sorry if this isn't what you wanted to hear, but it's my best suggestion.
>
> (Although, a google search may turn up some sort of third-party app)
>
> ==
>
> Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)
>
>
>
>
> "William Lurie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:ido0d2$8es$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Maybe this is trivia, but maybe I'm not alone in caring.
>> In going to LCD monitor, and changing resolution, I find that XP
>> rearranges my 25-odd icons and I have to put them all back.
>> Is there a way of saving a desktop as my Default and resetting things to
>> that Default when they go awry?
>

On Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:28:45 -0500, William Lurie
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>One response above gave a reference to a specific download which,
>although free and enticing, I have so far found oompossible to implement.

I use DeskSave (freeware) from:-

http://www.desksave.de/

I find it quite easy to use.


--
----------------
Stubbo of Oz
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It's designed for users who have at least a basic low-level knowledge of
computers.

"William Lurie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:idom9b$ueq$(E-Mail Removed)...
> One response above gave a reference to a specific download which, although
> free and enticing, I have so far found oompossible to implement.
>
>
> Tim Meddick wrote:
>> (Answer re-submitted from thread: "Desktop Icons" -
>> alt.windowsxp.general)
>>
>> This is quite a common question - and the answer is NO!
>>
>> Windows (all versions but especially XP) has a habit of re-positioning
>> icons (i.e. forgetting your custom arrangement) at undetermined
>> intervals.
>>
>> The only way we have agreed upon to make any semi-permanent arrangement
>> is
>> to re-name each desktop shortcut so that it either starts with a number
>> or
>> number-letter combination so that when you select...
>>
>> "right-click" > Arrange Icons By > Name
>>
>> ...on your desktop, the icons will be arranged in the order you want them
>> to be in.
>>
>> Sorry if this isn't what you wanted to hear, but it's my best suggestion.
>>
>> (Although, a google search may turn up some sort of third-party app)
>>
>> ==
>>
>> Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "William Lurie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:ido0d2$8es$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Maybe this is trivia, but maybe I'm not alone in caring.
>>> In going to LCD monitor, and changing resolution, I find that XP
>>> rearranges my 25-odd icons and I have to put them all back.
>>> Is there a way of saving a desktop as my Default and resetting things to
>>> that Default when they go awry?
>>

On Wed, 08 Dec 2010 08:15:16 -0500, William Lurie wrote:
>
> Maybe this is trivia, but maybe I'm not alone in caring.
> In going to LCD monitor, and changing resolution, I find that XP
> rearranges my 25-odd icons and I have to put them all back.
> Is there a way of saving a desktop as my Default and resetting things to
> that Default when they go awry?

http://oakroadsystems.com/tech/winxptip.htm#DesktopSave

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...

Stubbo of Oz wrote:
> On Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:28:45 -0500, William Lurie
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> One response above gave a reference to a specific download which,
>> although free and enticing, I have so far found oompossible to implement.
>
> I use DeskSave (freeware) from:-
>
> http://www.desksave.de/
>
> I find it quite easy to use.
>
>
Thanks. I'll check that one out.

Stan Brown wrote:
> On Wed, 08 Dec 2010 08:15:16 -0500, William Lurie wrote:
>> Maybe this is trivia, but maybe I'm not alone in caring.
>> In going to LCD monitor, and changing resolution, I find that XP
>> rearranges my 25-odd icons and I have to put them all back.
>> Is there a way of saving a desktop as my Default and resetting things to
>> that Default when they go awry?
>
> http://oakroadsystems.com/tech/winxptip.htm#DesktopSave
>
Thanks, Stan. That sounds rather simple to implement.