Hi Wesley,
Many thanks for the very swift reply....i posted the message on 47
boards in total (just kidding, was only 3 - thought that different
people monitered different boards so maybe I would get some different
suggestions
Anyway, I tried your suggestion and it didn't work I'm afraid...it was
the kind of problem that really bugs me so I was just about to restore
my previous image from Acronis which I knew worked, when I thought i'd
try creating a new profile and copy over my documents etc and delete the
original profile from the PC. All is working as it should...so far.
The desktop icons stay in place even when clicking refresh!!
So, obviously something on my profile itself was a bit screwed...would
you be able to advise what that could be so in future I might be able
to fix it please?
Thanks again..
Nick (just one post for the reply...i'm learning ;-)
:
How many places did you Multipost this to?
If Lock Web Items on Desktop is checked...
Items can be moved, but they are moved back after reboot.
Right click Desktop | Arrange Icons By |
UNCheck: Auto Arrange
[[Arrange the icons in columns along the left side of your screen.]]
UNCheck: Lock Web Items on Desktop
[[Specifies whether Web content windows or items that you have placed
on your desktop are locked in place and can’t be moved. Select
the check box to lock Web content in place. Clear the check box if you
want to be able to
move Web content.]]
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In nick <
[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Hi..
I've got a little problem with my desktop settings. I keep my icons
in custom positions and every time I reboot or refresh my desktop,
they revert to 'auto arrange' and I then have to reset them using
'Desktop Restore', a handy little freeware utiltiy.
This is a very fresh reinstallation of XP on a formatted partition and
previous to this, my desktop icons stayed in the same position on
rebooting (though occasionally I had to use 'Desktop Restore on a
couple of occasions after a desktop refresh) so I can't understand
why they change back after every reboot.
I would be grateful if someone out there could let me know how to
overcome this please...is there a registry tweak i can use to 'lock'
my icons into position regardless of reboots/refreshes???
Many thanks in advance...
Nick
--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In nick <
[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Hi..
I've got a little problem with my desktop settings. I keep my icons
in custom positions and every time I reboot or refresh my desktop,
they revert to 'auto arrange' and I then have to reset them using
'Desktop Restore', a handy little freeware utiltiy.
This is a very fresh reinstallation of XP on a formatted partition and
previous to this, my desktop icons stayed in the same position on
rebooting (though occasionally I had to use 'Desktop Restore on a
couple of occasions after a desktop refresh) so I can't understand
why they change back after every reboot.
I would be grateful if someone out there could let me know how to
overcome this please...is there a registry tweak i can use to 'lock'
my icons into position regardless of reboots/refreshes???
Many thanks in advance...
Nick
--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In nick <
[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Hi..
I've got a little problem with my desktop settings. I keep my icons
in custom positions and every time I reboot or refresh my desktop,
they revert to 'auto arrange' and I then have to reset them using
'Desktop Restore', a handy little freeware utiltiy.
This is a very fresh reinstallation of XP on a formatted partition and
previous to this, my desktop icons stayed in the same position on
rebooting (though occasionally I had to use 'Desktop Restore on a
couple of occasions after a desktop refresh) so I can't understand
why they change back after every reboot.
I would be grateful if someone out there could let me know how to
overcome this please...is there a registry tweak i can use to 'lock'
my icons into position regardless of reboots/refreshes???
Many thanks in advance...
Nick