File that contains desktop info

[Bishoop]

I'm going to be experimenting with video drivers and display size changes.
My desktop has many icons and they are arranged just the way I like them.
Every time I change drivers or drastically change display size they are
jammed on the left side of the screen in some default order.

Is there a file I can save and then copy back that will maintain the icon
locations?

Thanks

 

[Jackdaw]

I'm going to be experimenting with video drivers and display
size changes. My desktop has many icons and they are arranged
just the way I like them. Every time I change drivers or
drastically change display size they are jammed on the left
side of the screen in some default order.

Is there a file I can save and then copy back that will
maintain the icon locations?

Thanks

Google for 'Lock Icons'
What it does:-
=========================================
Ever use Safe Mode? Ever use Safe Mode with a lot of desktop
icons?
Bummer, huh? But there's a fix. Simply download Layout.zip and
unzip it
into a temporary directory. Put layout.dll in \Windows\System
(Windows
9x) or \Windows\System32 (NT4, Win2K) and merge layout.reg by
right-clicking the file and choosing Merge from the context menu.

What you'll get is two new entries on the context menu for
desktop
system icons like My Computer and My Documents. These entries are
Save
Desktop Icon Layout and Restore Desktop Icon Layout. So just
right-click My Computer, save your layout, and whenever you need
to,
restore it just as easily. Don't forget to save them right away
and
whenever you make a change.
===========================================

 

[Bishoop]

Google for 'Lock Icons'
What it does:-
=========================================
Ever use Safe Mode? Ever use Safe Mode with a lot of desktop icons?
Bummer, huh? But there's a fix. Simply download Layout.zip and unzip it
into a temporary directory. Put layout.dll in \Windows\System (Windows
9x) or \Windows\System32 (NT4, Win2K) and merge layout.reg by
right-clicking the file and choosing Merge from the context menu.

What you'll get is two new entries on the context menu for desktop
system icons like My Computer and My Documents. These entries are Save
Desktop Icon Layout and Restore Desktop Icon Layout. So just
right-click My Computer, save your layout, and whenever you need to,
restore it just as easily. Don't forget to save them right away and
whenever you make a change.
===========================================

I downloaded the two files, at .reg and .dll. I ran .reg and put the .dll
in the c:\windows\system32.

No additions to the desktop right click contest menu.

Did I put the .dll in the right folder?

 

[Bishoop]

Google for 'Lock Icons'
What it does:-
=========================================
Ever use Safe Mode? Ever use Safe Mode with a lot of desktop icons?
Bummer, huh? But there's a fix. Simply download Layout.zip and unzip it
into a temporary directory. Put layout.dll in \Windows\System (Windows
9x) or \Windows\System32 (NT4, Win2K) and merge layout.reg by
right-clicking the file and choosing Merge from the context menu.

What you'll get is two new entries on the context menu for desktop
system icons like My Computer and My Documents. These entries are Save
Desktop Icon Layout and Restore Desktop Icon Layout. So just
right-click My Computer, save your layout, and whenever you need to,
restore it just as easily. Don't forget to save them right away and
whenever you make a change.
===========================================

I apologize, the instructions on where the .ddl file goes were right under
my nose.

Sorry and thanks.

 

[Jackdaw]

I apologize, the instructions on where the .ddl file goes were
right under my nose.

Sorry and thanks.

No problem, glad to help