Desktop icons

[Steve]

Looks like Microsoft still hasn't mastered sorting by name?! Sigh.

 

[Doug]

I apologise - I have deleted the rest of this thread so I am not sure of the
context but offer this in case it helps.

The download mentioned below enables you to restore your desktop icon layout
and works in Vista as well as XP. You will find that the restore process is
iterative, so you might have to restore up to three times in quick
succession to get your layout back to perfection. The appended quote comes
from the third the post down the page at:

http://discuss.pcmag.com/forums/385101001/ShowPost.aspx

Doug

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Save desktop icon positions

Tool: Two files from the MS Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit (26KB). Download
them from here:

http://www.pcnineoneone.com/tweaks/layout.zip

This is one of my favorite tweaks because I'm a real neatness freak about my
desktop icons. Basically this tweak allows you to save the positions of your
desktop icons, so you can restore the icons to their saved positions at any
time in the future. To give you this added functionality in XP, do the
following:

1. Download the file Layout.zip from the link under Tools above, and extract
the contents to an empty directory.

2. Copy Layout.dll to the \Windows\System32 directory on the hard drive
which contains Windows XP.

3. Double click on the Layout.reg file to automatically make the appropriate
changes to your registry.

4. Now go to your desktop and arrange the icons as you'd like them to be
saved.

5. Once done, right click on the Recycle Bin and select 'Save Desktop Icon
Layout'. The positions of all the icons are now saved. You can move the
icons around freely, however whenever you want them restored to their
original saved positions, right click on Recycle Bin again and select
'Restore Desktop Icon Layout'. Bingo!

This is particularly handy if you're installing new graphics card drivers
for example and your desktop icons get messed up, or you change resolutions
and they get bumped around, or if you accidentally move an icon while trying
to double click on it.
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[Steve]

Thanks Doug, appreciate the info! It appears that Microsoft still has
not mastered the simple task of sorting desktop icons by name. Dunno
why they bothe offering the option. Not sure whether these fixes will
do it, when I'm regularly adding and deleting icons...

 

[Guest]

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wxg


How do I move desktop icon from one desktop to another.

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Wxg

There are locations that effect all users and other locations that effect
individual users.

In Windows Explorer:

C:\Users\Public\Desktop is the location for All Users.

(NOTE, this is normally a hidden folder. To see this folder, go to Organize
/ Folder and Search Options / View Tab and select the 'Show hidden files and
folders' option.)

C:\Users\username\Desktop is the location for individual users.

If you want an icon to appear on every users Desktop, place it in the first
Desktop folder location.

If you want an icon to appear only on an individual users Desktop, place it
in the second Desktop folder location.