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
2013-01-26T11:46:17+00:00 Thanks Peter_Pan_7 ,
Sounds like a plan ! :-)
Greetings from Cayman Islands, Caribbean and Happy New Year to you too.
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Anonymous
2013-01-26T12:28:26+00:00 Thanks again Peter_Pan_7, this looks like a great little app. Also managed to find a nice little 'search' app called Super Finder XT on the same site which has a nice layout for searching computer.
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Anonymous
2013-01-26T15:06:53+00:00 I am happy that I could help you.
Yes, FSL has nice utilities for free; I do not use Super Finder XT because I already use a professional software named X1 for indexing and searching all the stuff in my PC. It costs around 100 US$ but it's the far best utility for this purpose.
Enjoy nice weather in Cayman Islands, because here in my French mountains area, outside is about -10°C (14°F). But the snow is so good for a ride in back country!
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Anonymous
2013-01-26T15:11:24+00:00 I am using Windows 7 Ultimate and what I suggested works. I can even move an icon to a differen spot and when I reboot it is returned to it's original spot. You also need to have windows not save settings on exit.