Desktop Icons...

[Guest]

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

 

[Wesley Vogel]

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.]]

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

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

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

 

[Guest]

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.]]

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

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

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

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

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Nick,

Posting in more than one place is not a problem. It's how ya did it.

[[If a message MUST be posted to multiple groups, post a single message and
select all the groups (or type their names manually, separated by commas) in
which you want it to be seen. This is called Crossposting and when used
properly it is *GOOD*.

This question was posted individually to multiple groups.

This is called Multiposting and it's *BAD*.

Replies made in one group will not be visible in the other groups, which
may cause multiple people to respond to a question with the same answer
because they didn't know someone else had already done it.

This is a waste of time.]]

I have no earthly idea how you crosspost using CDO like you are.

If a profile is corrupted, the only fix that I know of is to create a new
one and move the old data.

How to copy data from a corrupted user profile to a new profile
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151

"Windows cannot load your profile because it may be corrupted" error message
when you try to log on to Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318011

Windows XP Problems if Your Profile Is Damaged
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326688

How to recover the damaged user profile in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555473

How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316434

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

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.]]

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

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

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

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

 

[Guest]

Thanks for that Wesley...much appreciated.

That 'Advanced Options' link at the bottom of this does have a use afterall
then! I shall spread the cross-posting word from now on and I have cut n
pasted your reply to forward on to all the people who just didn't know..like
me.

Keep up the great work

Nick,

Posting in more than one place is not a problem. It's how ya did it.

[[If a message MUST be posted to multiple groups, post a single message and
select all the groups (or type their names manually, separated by commas) in
which you want it to be seen. This is called Crossposting and when used
properly it is *GOOD*.

This question was posted individually to multiple groups.

This is called Multiposting and it's *BAD*.

Replies made in one group will not be visible in the other groups, which
may cause multiple people to respond to a question with the same answer
because they didn't know someone else had already done it.

This is a waste of time.]]

I have no earthly idea how you crosspost using CDO like you are.

If a profile is corrupted, the only fix that I know of is to create a new
one and move the old data.

How to copy data from a corrupted user profile to a new profile
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151

"Windows cannot load your profile because it may be corrupted" error message
when you try to log on to Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318011

Windows XP Problems if Your Profile Is Damaged
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326688

How to recover the damaged user profile in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555473

How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316434

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

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.]]

--
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

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Even better, Nick...

Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000 is akin to bear skins and stone knives.

Do yourself a favor and setup a real newsreader.

Outlook Express came free with XP.

You will later wonder why you didn't setup OE as your newsreader sooner.

MICROSOFT PUBLIC NEWSGROUPS
[[There are many valuable newsgroups on the msnews.microsoft.com server, on
nearly every available topic and in many different languages. Clicking the
links below will automatically create any necessary account configuration in
Outlook Express and take you directly to the newsgroup you have selected -
no complicated technical configurations are needed!]]
http://aumha.org/nntp.htm

Using Outlook Express To View Newsgroups
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/directory/worldwide/en-gb/newsout.asp

Viewing and Posting to Newsgroups
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/using/howto/oe/newsgroups.asp

Setting up Outlook Express Newsreader
http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm

Getting News from Newsgroups
Ignore this part ->> Access a newsgroup right from the Web.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/using/howto/oe/gettingnews.asp

Set Up Outlook Express
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/using/howto/oe/setup.asp

Mastering Newsgroups in Outlook Express: Power User Tips
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/community/columns/newsgroups.mspx

Outlook Express newsgroups 101
http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/IE/community/columns/newsgroups101.mspx

Windows XP Newsgroup Setup Instructions for Outlook Express
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Thanks for that Wesley...much appreciated.

That 'Advanced Options' link at the bottom of this does have a use
afterall then! I shall spread the cross-posting word from now on and I
have cut n pasted your reply to forward on to all the people who just
didn't know..like me.

Keep up the great work

Nick,

Posting in more than one place is not a problem. It's how ya did it.

[[If a message MUST be posted to multiple groups, post a single message
and select all the groups (or type their names manually, separated by
commas) in which you want it to be seen. This is called Crossposting
and when used properly it is *GOOD*.

This question was posted individually to multiple groups.

This is called Multiposting and it's *BAD*.

Replies made in one group will not be visible in the other groups, which
may cause multiple people to respond to a question with the same answer
because they didn't know someone else had already done it.

This is a waste of time.]]

I have no earthly idea how you crosspost using CDO like you are.

If a profile is corrupted, the only fix that I know of is to create a new
one and move the old data.

How to copy data from a corrupted user profile to a new profile
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151

"Windows cannot load your profile because it may be corrupted" error
message when you try to log on to Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318011

Windows XP Problems if Your Profile Is Damaged
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326688

How to recover the damaged user profile in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555473

How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316434

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

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.]]

--
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