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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2010-06-24T20:08:50+00:00 Hi Ken, I'm running on W7 Pro 64-bit and installed Iconoid v3.8.4 x64. It gives you a desktop right-click option for "Restore Icon Positions" and "Save Icon Positions". Using it all day long and not experienced any hiccups. It is a 298 KB d/l and a standalone prog.
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2010-06-18T05:44:54+00:00 It does not have a lock icons in place and auto arrange is not checked.
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2010-06-18T02:35:56+00:00 You do not have this option on windows 7. There is nothing there.
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2010-06-18T02:25:35+00:00 Hi there, I too am having the same problem with Windows 7. I have not been able to figure out how to lock the desktop icons so that they will not move during reboot or anything like that. I you can help me, please respond. When I do the right click on desktop it does not give the option to lock desktop icons at all. I have went through all the setings looking for that also and there is nothing there at all.