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Ed,
Try this.
Right click Desktop | Arrange Icons By | UNCheck: AutoArrange
AutoArrange
[[Arranges the icons in columns along the left side of your screen.]]
Right click Desktop | Arrange Icons By
Here are the choices and what they do. This is all available in Help and
Support.
Name
[[Arrange icons in alphabetical order by the icon name. ]]
Size
[[Arrange icons in order of file size. If the icon is a shortcut to a
program, the size refers to the size of the shortcut file. ]]
Type
[[Arrange icons in order of type. For example, if you have shortcuts to
several PowerPoint presentations on your desktop, these will be arranged
next to each other. ]]
Modified
[[Arrange icons in the order that the shortcut was last modified. ]]
Show in groups
[[Show in Groups allows you to group your files by any detail of the file,
such as name, size, type, or date modified. ]]
AutoArrange
[[Arrange the icons in columns along the left side of your screen.
Align to Grid Snap icons into place as designated by an invisible grid on
your screen. The grid keeps the icons aligned with each other. ]]
Show Desktop
[[Icons Hide or show all desktop icons. When this command is checked,
desktop icons are displayed on your desktop. ]]
Lock Web Items on Desktop
[[Specifies whether Web content windows or items that you have placed on
your desktop are locked in place and can’t be moved. Select the check box to
lock Web content in place. Clear the check box if you want to be able to
move Web content.]]
Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard
[[The Desktop Cleanup Wizard displays a list of the desktop icons that have
not been used for 60 days or more, enabling you to remove those icons that
you don't want on your desktop. You can retrieve icons you have removed by
opening the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder on your desktop. ]]
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:CADE1DAB-DB17-41BB-BF3B-E01B99B0B7F4@microsoft.com,
Ed <Ed@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> I don't think I have any Web items on my desktop. It's moving any and
> every icon, from My Documents and My Computer to shortcuts to Office
> programs and folders.
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> If Lock Web Items on Desktop is checked...
>> Items can be moved, but they are moved back after reboot.
>>
>> Right click Desktop | Arrange Icons By |
>>
>> UNCheck: Lock Web Items on Desktop
>> [[Specifies whether Web content windows or items that *you* have placed
>> on your desktop are locked in place and can’t be moved. Select the
>> check box to lock Web content in place. Clear the check box if you want
>> to be able to
>> move Web content.]]
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news
07F0AA2-6CE6-4277-9AC9-F3FC71F3AED3@microsoft.com,
>> Ed <Ed@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>> Hi - My desktop icons keep getting autoarranged over to the left side of
>>> the desktop after I start up, even though I have set it not to. I'm
>>> running XP.
>>>
>>> When it first starts up, I see the icons how I left them before
>>> shutdown. But then the screen flashes and they come up autoarranged on
>>> the left.
>>>
>>> If I right-click on the desktop and choose Arrange Icons By submenu,
>>> here is what you see:
>>>
>>> Name/Size/Type/Modified - none checked
>>> Auto Arrange - no check
>>> Align to Grid - checked
>>>
>>> Show Desktop Icons - checked
>>> Lock Web Items on Desktop - Checked
>>> Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard - Unchecked
>>>
>>> So if I'm asking it not to autoarrange, why would it be doing this?
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