Preserving Desctop icon placement on reboot

[Jeff]

I am helping a handicapped child who plays games on her PC (XP Home).
Because of her difficulty controlling the mouse, the program shortcut icons
I placed on her desktop to start her games are sometimes dragged out of the
positions I originally placed them.

Is there a way to prevent that? Can these shortcut icons be made fixed in
position (un draggable)? If not, can the "new" messed up desktop icon
arrangement NOT be saved on reboot so that the original desktop reappears on
reboot? I recall an option like that on the NT4 desktop.

Any other solutions to that problem: maintaining a set desktop icon
placement?

Thanks. Jeff

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

I am helping a handicapped child who plays games on her PC (XP Home).
Because of her difficulty controlling the mouse, the program shortcut
icons I placed on her desktop to start her games are sometimes dragged
out of the positions I originally placed them.

Is there a way to prevent that? Can these shortcut icons be made fixed
in position (un draggable)? If not, can the "new" messed up desktop
icon arrangement NOT be saved on reboot so that the original desktop
reappears on reboot?

"Disable Save Settings at Exit"
http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/152/

 

[zerof]

Jeff escreveu:

I am helping a handicapped child who plays games on her PC (XP Home).
Because of her difficulty controlling the mouse, the program shortcut icons
I placed on her desktop to start her games are sometimes dragged out of the
positions I originally placed them.

Is there a way to prevent that? Can these shortcut icons be made fixed in
position (un draggable)? If not, can the "new" messed up desktop icon
arrangement NOT be saved on reboot so that the original desktop reappears on
reboot? I recall an option like that on the NT4 desktop.

Any other solutions to that problem: maintaining a set desktop icon
placement?

Thanks. Jeff

Right click the Desktop, choose Organize Items...
.... disactivate, Organize automatically!

 

[Jeff]

Jeff escreveu:
Right click the Desktop, choose Organize Items...
... disactivate, Organize automatically!

No such option on my right click desktop menu (XP MCE).

Jeff

 

[Jackdaw]

No such option on my right click desktop menu (XP MCE).

Jeff

Google is your friend - search for 'Layout.zip' this is a 'no
install' tweak that fixes the icons on the desktop and allows you
to instantly reposition if they are moved

 

[Jeff]

Google is your friend - search for 'Layout.zip' this is a 'no install'
tweak that fixes the icons on the desktop and allows you to instantly
reposition if they are moved

Thank you. I will look at it. Sounds like just what I need.

Yes, Google is your friend -- assuming you know what to ask it <grin>

Thank you.