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
2010-12-31T13:02:56+00:00 Hi Mike,
I have exactly the problem you have described and have tried to follow your suggestion to remedy the problem. However, I am uncertain what you mean by name it anything with a .reg. I have used "icon.lock" It has created a notepad file on my desktop which opens to display your [HKEY_ CURRENT.....] and [Windows Reg......] but I am not sure if this is what you mean. Also I have tried to close everything and and then click on the file to "merge" but that option is not coming up either with a right click on the mouse or in any of the options on the toolbar of the opened file.
Please can you explain further in a language suitable for a technophob as I seam to be having a mental block when it comes to computer jargon.
Many Thanks
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Anonymous
2010-12-11T00:07:12+00:00 Worked like a charm !
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Anonymous
2010-11-04T03:47:32+00:00 Still seems to be some confusion.
With Windows 7 the "align icons to grid" option is enabled by default. You may experience that when you arrange your icons the way you want them on your desktop and then shutdown your computer, then turn your computer on and log back in that all the icons are "rearranged", that's due to this option being enabled. To disable this, right-click in the empty space on your desktop and in the menu, choose view(1st option on the menu), uncheck Align icons to grid to disable this option and while you are at it, uncheck the Auto arrange icons option as well if it is enabled, by default this option isn't usually enabled.
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Anonymous
2010-10-17T23:31:01+00:00 Try the above .I am an computer idiot but solves easily WIN7