"Doc" ] wrote in message
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: =?Utf-8?B?a2JzbWl0aDk=?= wrote in
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: Sounds like good advice but I hate safe mode. All my icons want to
: take up new residences elsewhere and I have to retrain them.
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: Check out this handy utility. You 'save' your desktop icon layout, and
: can restore it anytime your desktop gets messed up. I have used it for
: years and it works faultlessly on WinME.
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: http://users.rcn.com/taylotr/icon_restore.html
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: Icon Restore installs LAYOUT.DLL (along with the required registry
: entries) from Microsoft. Two new options are added to the pop up menu
: that opens when any Windows system icon (ex. My Computer) is right
: clicked. These options are "Save Desktop Icon Layout" and "Restore
: Desktop Icon Layout".
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: Adam and Eve - the worlds happiest couple ever.
: Neither had a mother-in-law.

And here's another fine application for restoring desktop icons:

http://www.sillysot.com/

It has many other features but the really invaluable one is its ability to
put all icons back where you left them (provided that you save their
positions before entering Safe Mode).