My desktop icons have started rearranging themselves when I turn on my
computer, and it's really annoying. How do I fix this?

I've heard that some viruses go into your system and start messing things
up, so maybe you should try scanning your computer with an antivirus
program.
-astroview120mm
"BlastOButter42" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> My desktop icons have started rearranging themselves when I turn on my
> computer, and it's really annoying. How do I fix this?
>

Hello,

Try the solutions posted at the following threads

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...99f0e1bf4d8040

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...e76090f495d95b

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"BlastOButter42" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> My desktop icons have started rearranging themselves when I turn on my
> computer, and it's really annoying. How do I fix this?
>

Run a virus scan on general principles. But here is what I read about and
tried that worked for me...
-Right click in a blank area of Desktop.
-In resulting menu, select: Arrange icons by > Auto arrange IF "Auto
arrange" is checkmarked.
-Move Desktop items as wanted. See if it holds next boot-up.

Malv
"BlastOButter42" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> My desktop icons have started rearranging themselves when I turn on my
> computer, and it's really annoying. How do I fix this?
>

On Apr 14, 4:07 pm, "Malvern" <thisis@fak> wrote:
> Run a virus scan on general principles. But here is what I read about and
> tried that worked for me...
> -Right click in a blank area of Desktop.
> -In resulting menu, select: Arrange icons by > Auto arrange IF "Auto
> arrange" is checkmarked.
> -Move Desktop items as wanted. See if it holds next boot-up.
>
> Malv"BlastOButter42" <RobertECol...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
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> > My desktop icons have started rearranging themselves when I turn on my
> > computer, and it's really annoying. How do I fix this?

I'll run a virus scan, but Auto arrange (and "lock web items," another
possible source of the problem i found on google) is unchecked.

On Apr 15, 9:18 pm, "BlastOButter42" <RobertECol...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 14, 4:07 pm, "Malvern" <thisis@fak> wrote:
>
> > Run a virus scan on general principles. But here is what I read about and
> > tried that worked for me...
> > -Right click in a blank area of Desktop.
> > -In resulting menu, select: Arrange icons by > Auto arrange IF "Auto
> > arrange" is checkmarked.
> > -Move Desktop items as wanted. See if it holds next boot-up.
>
> > Malv"BlastOButter42" <RobertECol...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> >news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> > > My desktop icons have started rearranging themselves when I turn on my
> > > computer, and it's really annoying. How do I fix this?
>
> I'll run a virus scan, but Auto arrange (and "lock web items," another
> possible source of the problem i found on google) is unchecked.

Also, i've got the thing from kellys-korner-xp.com that lets you save
yoru desktop layout and restore it by right clicking on the desktop,
but i'm not too enamored with the idea of having to do that every time
my desktop refreshes, even though it's easy. Virus scans running now.

On Apr 15, 9:40 pm, "BlastOButter42" <RobertECol...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 15, 9:18 pm, "BlastOButter42" <RobertECol...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Apr 14, 4:07 pm, "Malvern" <thisis@fak> wrote:
>
> > > Run a virus scan on general principles. But here is what I read about and
> > > tried that worked for me...
> > > -Right click in a blank area of Desktop.
> > > -In resulting menu, select: Arrange icons by > Auto arrange IF "Auto
> > > arrange" is checkmarked.
> > > -Move Desktop items as wanted. See if it holds next boot-up.
>
> > > Malv"BlastOButter42" <RobertECol...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> > >news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> > > > My desktop icons have started rearranging themselves when I turn on my
> > > > computer, and it's really annoying. How do I fix this?
>
> > I'll run a virus scan, but Auto arrange (and "lock web items," another
> > possible source of the problem i found on google) is unchecked.
>
> Also, i've got the thing from kellys-korner-xp.com that lets you save
> yoru desktop layout and restore it by right clicking on the desktop,
> but i'm not too enamored with the idea of having to do that every time
> my desktop refreshes, even though it's easy. Virus scans running now.

Okay, a McAfee scan turned up nothing but a few tracking cookies...
now what?