Windows 7 desktop icon's keep moving

Anonymous
2009-10-24T13:28:57+00:00

Hi there, I have re-arranged my desktop and moved the task bar to the left side of the screen. Therefore I have moved my desktop icons and my gadgets over to the right side of the screen and lined them up in order to what they are, (ie: MS Office icons in one row, excel files I use on a regular basis, Adobe program and so-on and so-on). Everytime I re-boot my PC about 2/3rds of the icons keep moving back over to the left side of the screen and arrange from top to bottom.

I have checked and un-checked align icons by grid and it makes no difference.

I didn't have this issue in VISTA but when I installed Windows 7 I have this issue.

Any suggestions here on how I can stop the icons from moving??

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Anonymous
2009-11-08T14:51:55+00:00

Had the same problem. Please go to this link, there are separate programs for 32 & 64 bit Windows (I have 64 bit, that works fine, cannot know about the 32 bit, but....):

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/save-and-restore-desktop-icon-layout-in-windows-vista/

Al;though designed for Vista, it is fine with Windows 7 Ultimate. Might do for XP, haven't needed to use it there.

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-09-07T16:19:22+00:00

    Thanks HGN-1, refresh worked for me.  (Windows 7, 64 bit)

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  2. Anonymous
    2010-09-15T15:46:44+00:00

    I've had this very annoying issue with XP for years (my company is just starting to upgrade.)  I'm hoping that when I get Win7 next week one oif these solutions will fix the problem, since I have no choice over OS selection.

    In the meantime, you might switch to OS X.  I have never had this problem on my Macs. :-)

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-09-16T11:07:40+00:00

    where do I find autoarrange

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  4. Anonymous
    2010-09-16T13:34:20+00:00

    Hi, dimglow.

    Right-click on Desktop, choose View.

    RC

    "dimglow" wrote in message news:*** Email address is removed for privacy ***...

    where do I find autoarrange

    R. C. White, CPA Microsoft Windows MVP

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