Save desktop icons position and restore when needed in windows 7

Ramesh, I have the same problem and tried the link you provided Save and Restore Desktop icon layout in Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista/7.  but it seems to link to browser security software downloads. I can't see how it directly addresses the solution of restoring the icon positions. Maybe it's changed in the time since you posted. Can you help with a new link? Thanks.

Works fine here. Perhaps you clicked on a sponsored link?

Try:

http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/layout.zip

Ramesh, I have the same problem and tried the link you provided Save and Restore Desktop icon layout in Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista/7.  but it seems to link to browser security software downloads. I can't see how it directly addresses the solution of restoring the icon positions. Maybe it's changed in the time since you posted. Can you help with a new link? Thanks.

Apparently it is possible for the value of "Auto arrange icons" be out of step with the displayed value in the "View" options of the list from right-clicking blank desktop space.  If this happens, Windows 7 may persist in auto arranging each time it starts despite the fact that Auto Arrange does not appear to be selected.

A solution that worked for me is to: 

SET the Auto Arrange option;

Do a restart that way;

Then uncheck the Auto Arrange option;

And do another restart. 

This seemed to get the Auto Arrange function behavior back in sync with the displayed value of the option, and stopped Windows 7 from auto arranging on startup.

This problem may have come about through use or mis-use of "DesktopOK" mentioned in other replies.