Hi there,have you tried this?Right click an empty space on your desktop,highlight desktop icons,place a check on 'lock icons in place' and uncheck'auto arrange,?
How can I lock desktop icons?
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I am unable to LOCK the icon items on my desktop. I have clicked right on the desktop and via properties checked lock items, yet they are easily moved and NOT locked. I've tried locking them thru 'Appearances and Themes', yet they will NOT lock. How can I get them to stop moving around and stay put by locking. Any help would be graciously appreciated. And, no I am not changing my resolution which I know moves them.
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Anonymous
2011-08-27T16:50:18+00:00 Security Guy's fix works great in Windows XP Ver 2002. Many thanks for ending a very annoying problem.
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2011-08-07T15:58:24+00:00 I hope SecurityGuy 14 sees this and can help. I have Vista Premium Home Edition. I followed your instructions above and the merge worked after someone told me that the text had to be placed at the very top line of Notepad. I do not have Align to Grid or Auto Arrange checked. I then put my 3 browser icons on the right side of the screen and after shutting down last night and rebooting today, they are back on the left side.
Why did your instructions work for that other guy and not for me? Help would be greatly appreciated This is so frustrating:)
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2011-07-29T13:31:38+00:00 Hi there,have you tried this?Right click an empty space on your desktop,highlight desktop icons,place a check on 'lock icons in place' and uncheck'auto arrange,?
This is not an option for Windows XP Prof.
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2011-06-29T13:58:27+00:00 When I mean lock the icons in place, I mean preventing students from moving them around. I want every terminal at the end of the day to look like it did when it was used for the first time. I have tried several methods including gpo settings and nothing seems to work. Any suggestions for that?