Desktop Icons

[Guest]

Someone PLEASE HELP!!! For some reason I am unable to click-and-drag my
icons to where I want them. I can right-click, cut, and paste SOME of them
but this is very tedious and not all of them will move. I have already
unchecked the "auto arrange" from the drop menu when you right click on the
desktop. In fact, I have clicked it on then off several times. I've moved
items around by cutting and pasting but I just put a new icon on my desktop
and everything moved over to the left side and it auto-arranged all by
itself. What is going on? How can I get my desktop to let me just click and
drag the icons again? GRRRR!!! It's driving me crazy!!

THANKS!!

 

[Wesley Vogel]

If Lock Web Items on Desktop is checked...
Items can be moved, but they are moved back after reboot.

If Auto Arrange is checked...
The icons are arranged in columns along the left side of your screen.

Right click Desktop | Arrange Icons By |
UNCheck: Auto Arrange
UNCheck: Lock Web Items on Desktop

Auto Arrange
[[Arrange the icons in columns along the left side of your screen.]]

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

 

[Guest]

I did that. I checked web lock, but icons are moved when rebooted.
Please help. Thanks
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violet

If Lock Web Items on Desktop is checked...
Items can be moved, but they are moved back after reboot.

If Auto Arrange is checked...
The icons are arranged in columns along the left side of your screen.

Right click Desktop | Arrange Icons By |
UNCheck: Auto Arrange
UNCheck: Lock Web Items on Desktop

Auto Arrange
[[Arrange the icons in columns along the left side of your screen.]]

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

Someone PLEASE HELP!!! For some reason I am unable to click-and-drag my
icons to where I want them. I can right-click, cut, and paste SOME of
them but this is very tedious and not all of them will move. I have
already unchecked the "auto arrange" from the drop menu when you right
click on the desktop. In fact, I have clicked it on then off several
times. I've moved items around by cutting and pasting but I just put a
new icon on my desktop and everything moved over to the left side and it
auto-arranged all by itself. What is going on? How can I get my desktop
to let me just click and drag the icons again? GRRRR!!! It's driving me
crazy!!

THANKS!!

 

[Guest]

I have checked the web items. I want the icons themselves to stay in place
after rebooting the computer, however, they are moved each time. What am I
doing wrong? Thanks.
--
violet

If Lock Web Items on Desktop is checked...
Items can be moved, but they are moved back after reboot.

If Auto Arrange is checked...
The icons are arranged in columns along the left side of your screen.

Right click Desktop | Arrange Icons By |
UNCheck: Auto Arrange
UNCheck: Lock Web Items on Desktop

Auto Arrange
[[Arrange the icons in columns along the left side of your screen.]]

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

Someone PLEASE HELP!!! For some reason I am unable to click-and-drag my
icons to where I want them. I can right-click, cut, and paste SOME of
them but this is very tedious and not all of them will move. I have
already unchecked the "auto arrange" from the drop menu when you right
click on the desktop. In fact, I have clicked it on then off several
times. I've moved items around by cutting and pasting but I just put a
new icon on my desktop and everything moved over to the left side and it
auto-arranged all by itself. What is going on? How can I get my desktop
to let me just click and drag the icons again? GRRRR!!! It's driving me
crazy!!

THANKS!!

 

[Guest]

--
violet

If Lock Web Items on Desktop is checked...
Items can be moved, but they are moved back after reboot.

If Auto Arrange is checked...
The icons are arranged in columns along the left side of your screen.

Right click Desktop | Arrange Icons By |
UNCheck: Auto Arrange
UNCheck: Lock Web Items on Desktop

Auto Arrange
[[Arrange the icons in columns along the left side of your screen.]]

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

Someone PLEASE HELP!!! For some reason I am unable to click-and-drag my
icons to where I want them. I can right-click, cut, and paste SOME of
them but this is very tedious and not all of them will move. I have
already unchecked the "auto arrange" from the drop menu when you right
click on the desktop. In fact, I have clicked it on then off several
times. I've moved items around by cutting and pasting but I just put a
new icon on my desktop and everything moved over to the left side and it
auto-arranged all by itself. What is going on? How can I get my desktop
to let me just click and drag the icons again? GRRRR!!! It's driving me
crazy!!

THANKS!!

 

[Guest]

Thanks alot. Unchecking auto arrange, I believe did it. The icons did not move.
Thanks again.
--
violet

If Lock Web Items on Desktop is checked...
Items can be moved, but they are moved back after reboot.

If Auto Arrange is checked...
The icons are arranged in columns along the left side of your screen.

Right click Desktop | Arrange Icons By |
UNCheck: Auto Arrange
UNCheck: Lock Web Items on Desktop

Auto Arrange
[[Arrange the icons in columns along the left side of your screen.]]

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

Someone PLEASE HELP!!! For some reason I am unable to click-and-drag my
icons to where I want them. I can right-click, cut, and paste SOME of
them but this is very tedious and not all of them will move. I have
already unchecked the "auto arrange" from the drop menu when you right
click on the desktop. In fact, I have clicked it on then off several
times. I've moved items around by cutting and pasting but I just put a
new icon on my desktop and everything moved over to the left side and it
auto-arranged all by itself. What is going on? How can I get my desktop
to let me just click and drag the icons again? GRRRR!!! It's driving me
crazy!!

THANKS!!

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Glad to hear it. Keep having fun.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Thanks alot. Unchecking auto arrange, I believe did it. The icons did not
move. Thanks again.
--
violet

If Lock Web Items on Desktop is checked...
Items can be moved, but they are moved back after reboot.

If Auto Arrange is checked...
The icons are arranged in columns along the left side of your screen.

Right click Desktop | Arrange Icons By |
UNCheck: Auto Arrange
UNCheck: Lock Web Items on Desktop

Auto Arrange
[[Arrange the icons in columns along the left side of your screen.]]

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

Someone PLEASE HELP!!! For some reason I am unable to click-and-drag my
icons to where I want them. I can right-click, cut, and paste SOME of
them but this is very tedious and not all of them will move. I have
already unchecked the "auto arrange" from the drop menu when you right
click on the desktop. In fact, I have clicked it on then off several
times. I've moved items around by cutting and pasting but I just put a
new icon on my desktop and everything moved over to the left side and it
auto-arranged all by itself. What is going on? How can I get my
desktop to let me just click and drag the icons again? GRRRR!!! It's
driving me crazy!!

THANKS!!

 

[Guest]

I actually had to wipe everything off my computer (not because of this issue)
and then put everything back on, and now it works. Thanks, though, for
responding. I will definitely keep the notes in case it does happen again.

Thank you!

Glad to hear it. Keep having fun.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Thanks alot. Unchecking auto arrange, I believe did it. The icons did not
move. Thanks again.
--
violet

If Lock Web Items on Desktop is checked...
Items can be moved, but they are moved back after reboot.

If Auto Arrange is checked...
The icons are arranged in columns along the left side of your screen.

Right click Desktop | Arrange Icons By |
UNCheck: Auto Arrange
UNCheck: Lock Web Items on Desktop

Auto Arrange
[[Arrange the icons in columns along the left side of your screen.]]

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 timber01 <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Someone PLEASE HELP!!! For some reason I am unable to click-and-drag my
icons to where I want them. I can right-click, cut, and paste SOME of
them but this is very tedious and not all of them will move. I have
already unchecked the "auto arrange" from the drop menu when you right
click on the desktop. In fact, I have clicked it on then off several
times. I've moved items around by cutting and pasting but I just put a
new icon on my desktop and everything moved over to the left side and it
auto-arranged all by itself. What is going on? How can I get my
desktop to let me just click and drag the icons again? GRRRR!!! It's
driving me crazy!!

THANKS!!