Migrating desktop icons.

[Frank Martin]

My WindowsXP icons tend to move about on the screen, and
since I have so many they can be hard to find.

How can I stop this happening, and/or can I save/restore
their original positions?

Please help,
Desperate
Frank

 

[John Inzer]

My WindowsXP icons tend to move about on the screen, and
since I have so many they can be hard to find.

How can I stop this happening, and/or can I save/restore
their original positions?

Please help,
Desperate
Frank

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Try right clicking the desktop and choose...
Arrange Icons By...try the different settings
to achieve what you want.

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Digital Media Experience

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me may not work for you

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[Frank Martin]

Thanks, but I have my own special arrangements of icons. It
is this arrangement I want to preserve.
Frank

 

[Shenan Stanley]

My WindowsXP icons tend to move about on the screen, and
since I have so many they can be hard to find.

How can I stop this happening, and/or can I save/restore
their original positions?

Third party application made to save and restore icon positions (use
Google.)

 

[DL]

There are numerous icon save/restore position apps available, just google

 

[John Inzer]

Thanks, but I have my own special arrangements of icons. It
is this arrangement I want to preserve.
Frank

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I understand that but if you expect the icons
to stay put you have to select certain options.

Personally...I have the following options
selected and the icons never move unless
I drag them into a different position.

Name
Size
* Type
Modified
---------------------------
Show in Groups
* Auto Arrange
* Align to grid
---------------------------
* Show Desktop Icons
Lock Web Items on Desktop
Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard

And...FWIW...maybe the following
article would be worth a look:

Save and Restore Desktop Icon
Layout in Windows Vista / XP
http://tinyurl.com/ykb3yoh
or.....
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/save-and-restore-desktop-icon-layout-in-windows-vista/

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Digital Media Experience

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This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[Sardine]

My WindowsXP icons tend to move about on the screen, and
since I have so many they can be hard to find.

How can I stop this happening, and/or can I save/restore
their original positions?

Please help,
Desperate
Frank

Frank:

If you value the custom placing of icons, do NOT upgrade to windows 7.
It has one, and only one, way to arrange icons. This is truly a pain in
the arss and has many people crying.

Sardine

 

[John Inzer]

FWIW...I just tried the download:

*Save and Restore Desktop Icon*
*Layout in Windows Vista / XP*

Forget it...doesn't work.

Sorry for the confusion.

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J. Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk
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[Shenan Stanley]

If you value the custom placing of icons, do NOT upgrade to windows
7. It has one, and only one, way to arrange icons. This is truly a
pain in the arss and has many people crying.

.... Wha? ...

This:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/save-and-restore-desktop-icon-layout-in-windows-vista/

(Works in Windows 7)

And/or

http://www.realtimesoft.com/ultramon/

(I actually have both, just in case one failed - plus I use Multiple
monitors and have always liked UltraMon.)

 

[dadiOH]

My WindowsXP icons tend to move about on the screen, and
since I have so many they can be hard to find.

How can I stop this happening, and/or can I save/restore
their original positions?

The simplest solution is to simply not fill the desktop with a plethora of
icons. Use the desktop as you would a real one...for items upon which you
are currently working. For easy access to the other icons you now have on
the desktop, make one or more toolbars and put the icons in them.


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[Frank Martin]

My WindowsXP icons tend to move about on the screen, and
since I have so many they can be hard to find.

How can I stop this happening, and/or can I save/restore
their original positions?

Please help,
Desperate
Frank

Thanks to all.

I'm checking out
http://www.watchingthenet.com/restore-desktop-icon-layout-when-windows-changes-lauout.html