Desk top icons not moving

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I'm running win XP sp2. When I want to move an icon, it snaps back to the
old place. In Arrange icons by: I have Align to Grid and Show desk top icons
both checked. If I check Auto Arrange, the desk top goes into a negative
view and the computer is taken over almost 100% by the desktop.

As far as I know, I have not messed with Registery. I installed a new
version of Ad-Aware and this has started to happen.

Any suggestions would be accepted.

JoeZy
 
Hi JoeZy,
When you say "snap back" mine snap back, it's what they're
supposed to do when you have "Align to grid" checked, no? I assume your
problem is more than just icons that snap-to-grid.
 
Hi JoeZy,
When you say "snap back" mine snap back, it's what they're
supposed to do when you have "Align to grid" checked, no? I assume your
problem is more than just icons that snap-to-grid.
 
| I'm running win XP sp2. When I want to move an icon, it snaps back to the
| old place. In Arrange icons by: I have Align to Grid and Show desk top icons
| both checked. If I check Auto Arrange, the desk top goes into a negative
| view and the computer is taken over almost 100% by the desktop.
|
| As far as I know, I have not messed with Registery. I installed a new
| version of Ad-Aware and this has started to happen.
|
| Any suggestions would be accepted.
|
| JoeZy

Uninstall Ad-Aware and do a system restore to just before you installed Ad-Aware
 
Tim Meddick said:
Hi JoeZy,
When you say "snap back" mine snap back, it's what they're
supposed to do when you have "Align to grid" checked, no? I assume your
problem is more than just icons that snap-to-grid.
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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.





By snap back I mean that no matter where I move the icon, it always comes back to the original position. As if the "auto arrange" is selected.
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I did a restore to 3 days previous and it seems to be working normally. I
can move the icons anywhere I place them on the desk top.

Thanks for your interest. JoeZy
 
Richard in AZ said:
| I'm running win XP sp2. When I want to move an icon, it snaps back to the
| old place. In Arrange icons by: I have Align to Grid and Show desk top icons
| both checked. If I check Auto Arrange, the desk top goes into a negative
| view and the computer is taken over almost 100% by the desktop.
|
| As far as I know, I have not messed with Registery. I installed a new
| version of Ad-Aware and this has started to happen.
|
| Any suggestions would be accepted.
|
| JoeZy

Uninstall Ad-Aware and do a system restore to just before you installed Ad-Aware


I followed your instructions: Unistalled Ad-Aware (nothing happened) then I did a System Restore to 3 days previous and the desk top icons are working correctly, that is, when I move an icon it stays there.
Click to expand...

My question though, Is there anything else I need to do after System
Restore? and the second question: Is there something about the Ad-Aware? I
have used an old version for years with no problems.

Thanks for your inpur, JoeZy
 
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