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desktop icon layout - where?
As per the subject line. Where does W98 store the physical layout of
the desktop icons (because it surely does)? |
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desktop icon layout - where?
DESKTOP.INI
who where wrote: As per the subject line. Where does W98 store the physical layout of the desktop icons (because it surely does)? |
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desktop icon layout - where?
DESKTOP.INI
who where wrote: As per the subject line. Where does W98 store the physical layout of the desktop icons (because it surely does)? |
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desktop icon layout - where?
On Fri, 21 May 2010 01:40:59 -0400, "PA Bear [MS MVP]"
wrote: who where wrote: As per the subject line. Where does W98 store the physical layout of the desktop icons (because it surely does)? DESKTOP.INI Well, a WinExploder search of my C: drive revealed 15 files with that name, the most recent of which are dated Sept '09. This is despite the fact that the desktop has been reorgainsed as recently as a couple of weeks ago, and has had new items added in the last few days. A quick glance at them revealed nothing suggesting icon layout. Most contained reg-key-looking lines like: [ExtShellFolderViews] Default={5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262} {5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}={5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262} [{5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}] PersistMoniker=file://Folder.htt [.ShellClassInfo] ConfirmFileOp=0 Any other ideas? |
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desktop icon layout - where?
On Fri, 21 May 2010 01:40:59 -0400, "PA Bear [MS MVP]"
wrote: who where wrote: As per the subject line. Where does W98 store the physical layout of the desktop icons (because it surely does)? DESKTOP.INI Well, a WinExploder search of my C: drive revealed 15 files with that name, the most recent of which are dated Sept '09. This is despite the fact that the desktop has been reorgainsed as recently as a couple of weeks ago, and has had new items added in the last few days. A quick glance at them revealed nothing suggesting icon layout. Most contained reg-key-looking lines like: [ExtShellFolderViews] Default={5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262} {5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}={5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262} [{5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}] PersistMoniker=file://Folder.htt [.ShellClassInfo] ConfirmFileOp=0 Any other ideas? |
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desktop icon layout - where?
"who where" wrote in message
news On Fri, 21 May 2010 01:40:59 -0400, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: who where wrote: As per the subject line. Where does W98 store the physical layout of the desktop icons (because it surely does)? DESKTOP.INI Well, a WinExploder search of my C: drive revealed 15 files with that name, the most recent of which are dated Sept '09. This is despite the fact that the desktop has been reorgainsed as recently as a couple of weeks ago, and has had new items added in the last few days. A quick glance at them revealed nothing suggesting icon layout. Most contained reg-key-looking lines like: [ExtShellFolderViews] Default={5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262} {5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}={5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262} [{5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}] PersistMoniker=file://Folder.htt [.ShellClassInfo] ConfirmFileOp=0 Any other ideas? Not in the Desktop.ini....probably in the Registry in a format you can't easily modify directly. What are you trying to do, exactly? It might help if we knew what you need to accomplish. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009 A+ http://dts-l.net/ |
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desktop icon layout - where?
"who where" wrote in message
news On Fri, 21 May 2010 01:40:59 -0400, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: who where wrote: As per the subject line. Where does W98 store the physical layout of the desktop icons (because it surely does)? DESKTOP.INI Well, a WinExploder search of my C: drive revealed 15 files with that name, the most recent of which are dated Sept '09. This is despite the fact that the desktop has been reorgainsed as recently as a couple of weeks ago, and has had new items added in the last few days. A quick glance at them revealed nothing suggesting icon layout. Most contained reg-key-looking lines like: [ExtShellFolderViews] Default={5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262} {5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}={5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262} [{5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}] PersistMoniker=file://Folder.htt [.ShellClassInfo] ConfirmFileOp=0 Any other ideas? Not in the Desktop.ini....probably in the Registry in a format you can't easily modify directly. What are you trying to do, exactly? It might help if we knew what you need to accomplish. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009 A+ http://dts-l.net/ |
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desktop icon layout - where?
On Fri, 21 May 2010 09:20:45 -0400, "glee"
wrote: "who where" wrote in message news On Fri, 21 May 2010 01:40:59 -0400, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: who where wrote: As per the subject line. Where does W98 store the physical layout of the desktop icons (because it surely does)? DESKTOP.INI Well, a WinExploder search of my C: drive revealed 15 files with that name, the most recent of which are dated Sept '09. This is despite the fact that the desktop has been reorgainsed as recently as a couple of weeks ago, and has had new items added in the last few days. A quick glance at them revealed nothing suggesting icon layout. Most contained reg-key-looking lines like: [ExtShellFolderViews] Default={5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262} {5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}={5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262} [{5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}] PersistMoniker=file://Folder.htt [.ShellClassInfo] ConfirmFileOp=0 Any other ideas? Not in the Desktop.ini....probably in the Registry in a format you can't easily modify directly. What are you trying to do, exactly? It might help if we knew what you need to accomplish. Simple. Periodically - for one reason or another - the desktop icon locations get scrambled. I want to be able to *save* the information so that restoration to their former positions (which means a lot to me with a crowded desktop - don't ask, don't criticise!) isn't a night's work dragging icons all over the place. Currently I have a screenshot which I use to guide the process but it is still uber-tedious. |
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desktop icon layout - where?
On Fri, 21 May 2010 09:20:45 -0400, "glee"
wrote: "who where" wrote in message news On Fri, 21 May 2010 01:40:59 -0400, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: who where wrote: As per the subject line. Where does W98 store the physical layout of the desktop icons (because it surely does)? DESKTOP.INI Well, a WinExploder search of my C: drive revealed 15 files with that name, the most recent of which are dated Sept '09. This is despite the fact that the desktop has been reorgainsed as recently as a couple of weeks ago, and has had new items added in the last few days. A quick glance at them revealed nothing suggesting icon layout. Most contained reg-key-looking lines like: [ExtShellFolderViews] Default={5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262} {5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}={5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262} [{5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}] PersistMoniker=file://Folder.htt [.ShellClassInfo] ConfirmFileOp=0 Any other ideas? Not in the Desktop.ini....probably in the Registry in a format you can't easily modify directly. What are you trying to do, exactly? It might help if we knew what you need to accomplish. Simple. Periodically - for one reason or another - the desktop icon locations get scrambled. I want to be able to *save* the information so that restoration to their former positions (which means a lot to me with a crowded desktop - don't ask, don't criticise!) isn't a night's work dragging icons all over the place. Currently I have a screenshot which I use to guide the process but it is still uber-tedious. |
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desktop icon layout - where?
"who where" wrote in message
... On Fri, 21 May 2010 09:20:45 -0400, "glee" wrote: "who where" wrote in message news On Fri, 21 May 2010 01:40:59 -0400, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote: who where wrote: As per the subject line. Where does W98 store the physical layout of the desktop icons (because it surely does)? DESKTOP.INI Well, a WinExploder search of my C: drive revealed 15 files with that name, the most recent of which are dated Sept '09. This is despite the fact that the desktop has been reorgainsed as recently as a couple of weeks ago, and has had new items added in the last few days. A quick glance at them revealed nothing suggesting icon layout. Most contained reg-key-looking lines like: [ExtShellFolderViews] Default={5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262} {5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}={5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262} [{5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}] PersistMoniker=file://Folder.htt [.ShellClassInfo] ConfirmFileOp=0 Any other ideas? Not in the Desktop.ini....probably in the Registry in a format you can't easily modify directly. What are you trying to do, exactly? It might help if we knew what you need to accomplish. Simple. Periodically - for one reason or another - the desktop icon locations get scrambled. I want to be able to *save* the information so that restoration to their former positions (which means a lot to me with a crowded desktop - don't ask, don't criticise!) isn't a night's work dragging icons all over the place. Currently I have a screenshot which I use to guide the process but it is still uber-tedious. Just use this....it's what I've used on Win9x and XP: Icon Restore http://users.rcn.com/taylotr/icon_restore.html -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009 A+ http://dts-l.net/ |
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