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More info?)
Wesley,
There is a Layout.reg and a Layout.dll in the zip package. Do I just double
click the reg file and it will install the dll file?
Don
"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Sure, that way you can save it somewhere else.
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:11hlqhrj6ehnob5@corp.supernews.com,
> Don Schmidt <RetiredEngineer@pnb.telco> hunted and pecked:
>> Wesley,
>> Do just copy layout.dll into the System folder?
>>
>> Don
>>
>>
>> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:ujj$UZMsFHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>> Don,
>>>
>>> Try the layout.dll.
>>>
>>> [[Icons - Lock on Desktop
>>> "In Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP you can lock down the position of the
>>> Desktop icons using a couple of files from the MS Windows NT 4.0
>>> Resource
>>> Kit.]]
>>>
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_i.htm
>>>
>>> [[Microsoft's Layout.dll (free) file, which is included in the Windows
>>> NT
>>> Resource Kit, can be installed on Windows 2000 and XP systems. This adds
>>> the
>>> Save Desktop Icon Layout and Restore Desktop Icon Layout options to the
>>> pop-up menus associated with system icons like the Recycle Bin and My
>>> Computer. It's a bare-bones solution that lacks the useful frills found
>>> in EzDesk, but it gets the job done.]]
>>>
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1593475,00.asp
>>>
>>> zipped layout.dll
>>>
http://www.nthelp.com/proggy/layout.zip
>>>
>>> [[Make Desktop Icons Stay in Place
>>> 1. Download the zip file that comes from the Windows NT 4.0 Resource
>>> Kit. Don't worry! It'll work with your Windows XP machine.
>>> 2. Copy the files in the .zip file onto the desktop. Then place
>>> Layout.dll
>>> in your WINDOWS\System32 directory.
>>> 3. After the layout.dll is in the right directory, double click on the
>>> layout.reg file.
>>> 4. Right click on the My Computer icon on your desktop. You should see
>>> two
>>> new commands: Save Desktop Icon Layout and Restore Desktop Icon
>>> Layout. Use them to save and restore your icon arrangement. ]]
>>>
http://www.wxpnews.com/index.cfm?id=52
>>>
>>> --
>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>
>>> Wes
>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>
>>> In news:11hjn3ohs9pef2f@corp.supernews.com,
>>> Don Schmidt <RetiredEngineer@pnb.telco> hunted and pecked:
>>>> Wesley,
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for trying but didn't work.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Don
>>>> Vancouver, USA
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:uQQ9upKsFHA.1864@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Try this...
>>>>>
>>>>> Right click Desktop | Arrange Icons By | Lock Web Items on 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.]]
>>>>>
>>>>> If Lock Web Items on Desktop is checked...
>>>>> Items can be moved, but they are moved back after reboot.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>>>
>>>>> Wes
>>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>>>
>>>>> In news:11hjk18gicvcif8@corp.supernews.com,
>>>>> Don Schmidt <RetiredEngineer@pnb.telco> hunted and pecked:
>>>>>> Our family has a computer with Windows XP (with Service Packs) and I
>>>>>> have the resolution at 800x600 and my daughter has the display set at
>>>>>> 1024x768.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have several desktop icons positioned on the left, top and right
>>>>>> sides
>>>>>> and my daughter has her icons set at the left.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The problem is when we change users from me to her then back to me
>>>>>> all
>>>>>> of my icons are grouped at the left.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Question: Is there a way to preserve the location of my icons even
>>>>>> after
>>>>>> changing users?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (It's a Dell Inspiron 700m laptop)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Don
>>>>>> Vancouver, USA
>
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