Re-arranging Desktop Icons After Resolution Change?

[benb]

Hi,

We have a user that occasionally connects his laptop to a projector, when he
does this, the resolution changes, and all his icons, that he so
methodically arranges, are all re-arranged and bunched up. So, he would like
to know if it's possible to save the icon positions? I have found a tool
called DTI Keeper, but before I suggest buying this, I was wondering if
there was a Windows power tool or anything that could do the same?

We're running Windows XP SP2.

Many thanks

Ben

 

[Sally Qiu [MSFT]]

Hi Ben,

From your post, I understand your concern is that whether you can lock
desktop Icon so that when you resize the resolution, the icon will not
change its position.

If I am off base, please feel free to let me know.

Based on my research that this is a designed behavior, I think we cannot
modify it through Windows side directly. I am wondering maybe some third
party application can help you on this issue.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Thanks for your understanding.

Have a good day!

Regards,

Sally Qiu

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[benb]

Hi Sally,

Thanks for the reply.

You are correct, what the user wants to be able to do is either a) lock the
icons position, or b) a quick and easy way to restore the icon position,
after a resolution change. I have found a number of 3rd party apps, that
offer this all for around $10, (about £6 for us). I think I'll suggest one
of these to the user, as long as it doesn't compromise our security
policy/any corporate software.

Many thanks

Ben

 

[Kilgore Trout Jr.]

I've been using this freebee program for years with WinXP:
http://users.rcn.com/taylotr/icon_restore.html