Curstom desktop icons wont stay

[Carlos Albert]

Every time I logogg, restart, switch user or restart explorer.exe, "My
Documents", "My PC", "Trash Can" and Network icons resets themselves to
their defaults...

Any idea why?

 

[Keith Miller]

First try this:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Line 30, left-hand column: 'Windows XP Doesn't Save User Settings

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If that doesn't keep them, then try this:

Start -> Run -> Regedit

Navigate to:

"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Clsid"

Right-click the folder icon for this key & select 'Permissions'

Click 'Advanced' -> click 'Add' -> type "System" -> click 'OK'

Put a check in the 'Deny' column for the 'Set Value' permission.

'OK' your way out.

Keith

 

[Carlos Albert]

Tnx, with the registry patch didn't worked, but it did with the
permissions...

....now I cannot stop wondering why was that?

 

[Keith Miller]

You're welcome. It seems to be an unintended side effect of one of the recent updates. When
scheduled tasks are run, the key gets overwritten.

Keith