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09-25-2007
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| | Re: LOCK DESKTOP ICONS IN PLACE with Vista Where is the "lock desktop" function? Not that it worked so well in XP, but at least my desktop was arranged the way I intended. I am 2 days into Vista Ultimate on a brand new laptop - after switching to a Mac and coming back to PC. Now I find that my desktop items move around at will while I am logged on and not changing resolution. It's astonishing how much useful functionality is lost everytime Microsoft issues a new operating system and new Office products. Darn. "Richard Urban" wrote: Quote: > Desktop icons can change location if the video resolution changes during > booting up, when once you get to the desktop. I can force it to happen on > some computers. > > Check to see what the recommended resolution is for your monitor. Make sure > that your video card can handle that resolution. Obtain the latest drivers > for your video card. > > -- > > > Regards, > > Richard Urban MVP > Microsoft Windows Shell/User > > > "Sandy J" <SandyJ@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:FA34DDDF-EE68-44D3-B5E1-EFB05606749A@xxxxxx Quote: > > Does anyone out there know how to lock desktop icons in place? Every time > > I > > restart my computer my icons are all out of order. I have made sure that > > the > > choices for Auto Arrange and Align to Grid are unchecked. > |
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09-25-2007
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| | Re: LOCK DESKTOP ICONS IN PLACE with Vista Hi, kellyk, Right click on the desktop and select View, Uncheck Auto Arrange, click Align to grid click Show Desktop Icons. Drag your Icons to where you want them. Have fun, Jerry "kellyk" <kellyk@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:503ADDF2-E220-49B6-B500-78DACF1C941D@xxxxxx Quote: > Where is the "lock desktop" function? Not that it worked so well in XP, > but > at least my desktop was arranged the way I intended. I am 2 days into > Vista > Ultimate on a brand new laptop - after switching to a Mac and coming back > to > PC. Now I find that my desktop items move around at will while I am > logged > on and not changing resolution. It's astonishing how much useful > functionality is lost everytime Microsoft issues a new operating system > and > new Office products. Darn. > > "Richard Urban" wrote: > Quote: >> Desktop icons can change location if the video resolution changes during >> booting up, when once you get to the desktop. I can force it to happen on >> some computers. >> >> Check to see what the recommended resolution is for your monitor. Make >> sure >> that your video card can handle that resolution. Obtain the latest >> drivers >> for your video card. >> >> -- >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Richard Urban MVP >> Microsoft Windows Shell/User >> >> >> "Sandy J" <SandyJ@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:FA34DDDF-EE68-44D3-B5E1-EFB05606749A@xxxxxx Quote: >> > Does anyone out there know how to lock desktop icons in place? Every >> > time >> > I >> > restart my computer my icons are all out of order. I have made sure >> > that >> > the >> > choices for Auto Arrange and Align to Grid are unchecked. >> |
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09-25-2007
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| | Re: LOCK DESKTOP ICONS IN PLACE with Vista Thanks Jerry, but I had already configured it that way (*not* to auto arrange nor to sort by name, date or other). No options appear relevant to setting desktop items under "personalize" either. This is a brand new Toshiba laptop, so I would expect the video card and resolution to be up to snuff. Thanks for trying though. "JerryM" wrote: Quote: > Hi, kellyk, > > Right click on the desktop and select View, > Uncheck Auto Arrange, > click Align to grid > click Show Desktop Icons. > > Drag your Icons to where you want them. > > Have fun, > Jerry > > "kellyk" <kellyk@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:503ADDF2-E220-49B6-B500-78DACF1C941D@xxxxxx Quote: > > Where is the "lock desktop" function? Not that it worked so well in XP, > > but > > at least my desktop was arranged the way I intended. I am 2 days into > > Vista > > Ultimate on a brand new laptop - after switching to a Mac and coming back > > to > > PC. Now I find that my desktop items move around at will while I am > > logged > > on and not changing resolution. It's astonishing how much useful > > functionality is lost everytime Microsoft issues a new operating system > > and > > new Office products. Darn. > > > > "Richard Urban" wrote: > > Quote: > >> Desktop icons can change location if the video resolution changes during > >> booting up, when once you get to the desktop. I can force it to happen on > >> some computers. > >> > >> Check to see what the recommended resolution is for your monitor. Make > >> sure > >> that your video card can handle that resolution. Obtain the latest > >> drivers > >> for your video card. > >> > >> -- > >> > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Richard Urban MVP > >> Microsoft Windows Shell/User > >> > >> > >> "Sandy J" <SandyJ@xxxxxx> wrote in message > >> news:FA34DDDF-EE68-44D3-B5E1-EFB05606749A@xxxxxx > >> > Does anyone out there know how to lock desktop icons in place? Every > >> > time > >> > I > >> > restart my computer my icons are all out of order. I have made sure > >> > that > >> > the > >> > choices for Auto Arrange and Align to Grid are unchecked. > >> > >> > |
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