display properties

[Guest]

On my computor i need to use different display properties for each user, on
one account i need 1024 x 768 at 16 bit colour. on another account i need
1280 x 1024 with 32 bit colour. Now i can change the resolution and colour
but this is after the desktop is displayed and this upsets my icons used on
the desktop. Is there anyway that this change of display settings can be done
before the desktop is displayed.
Many thanks for any usefull information.. jim.

 

[John Jay Smith]

save and restore icon placement
http://www.computerboom.net/support/WINTIDY.ZIP

User display settings (from MVP Doug Knox)
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_userdisplay.htm

 

[John Jay Smith]

you can also try
http://people.evilrealms.net/~esteban/misc/icon_restore.exe

Description: After installing Icon Restore, simply place your icons wherever
you want them on your desktop, right click My Computer and left click on
"Save Desktop Icon Layout" from the pop up menu. If your icons ever get
moved because your computer entered safe mode or you changed the screen
resolution, right click My Computer and left click on "Restore Desktop Icon
Layout" from the pop up menu. Icon Restore is the perfect solution for
people that have to change the screen resolution often.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Jim,

One of these utilities may help.

Softwarium: Restore Desktop for Windows:
http://www.softwarium.com/rdwin.html

PCWorld.com - Save My Desktop! v1.2:
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,22891,00.asp

Layout.dll review by PC Magazine:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1593475,00.asp
http://www.virtualplastic.net/html/desk_adv.html#save

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


On my computor i need to use different display properties for each user, on
one account i need 1024 x 768 at 16 bit colour. on another account i need
1280 x 1024 with 32 bit colour. Now i can change the resolution and colour
but this is after the desktop is displayed and this upsets my icons used on
the desktop. Is there anyway that this change of display settings can be
done
before the desktop is displayed.
Many thanks for any usefull information.. jim.