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DeskTop icons - where is layout stored?
Win98SE
I recently tidied up and moved lots of the desktop icons I logged off When Ilogged back on they were back in some old state I had before Is all the layout stored in the registry ? What's the best way to 'save' this layout for the next time ? -- Steve |
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On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 06:23:42 +0100, Steve Walton
wrote: Win98SE I recently tidied up and moved lots of the desktop icons I logged off When Ilogged back on they were back in some old state I had before Is all the layout stored in the registry ? What's the best way to 'save' this layout for the next time ? Steve, Get Icon Restore. it will do just that. It's a small freeware utility. After the install arrange the icons then right click My Computer and "save layout". To restore it go back again and restore it. You can right click the Recycle Bin, DUN and other system icons as well. I wouldn't be without it. Especially after being in Safe Mode. http://www.snapfiles.com/get/iconrestore.html Regards, Bill Watt Computer Help and Information http://home.ptd.net/~bwatt/ |
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On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 02:13:44 -0400, Bill Watt wrote:
On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 06:23:42 +0100, Steve Walton wrote: Win98SE I recently tidied up and moved lots of the desktop icons I logged off When Ilogged back on they were back in some old state I had before Is all the layout stored in the registry ? What's the best way to 'save' this layout for the next time ? Steve, Get Icon Restore. it will do just that. It's a small freeware utility. After the install arrange the icons then right click My Computer and "save layout". To restore it go back again and restore it. You can right click the Recycle Bin, DUN and other system icons as well. I wouldn't be without it. Especially after being in Safe Mode. http://www.snapfiles.com/get/iconrestore.html cheers for quick reply I'lltry that, like the bit about safe mode Oh the irony the only reason I logged off was to save the positions before I went into Safe mode - ha ha What's annoying is that it normal saves / keeps positions - but this time... -- Steve |
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On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 07:20:29 +0100, Steve Walton
wrote: On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 02:13:44 -0400, Bill Watt wrote: On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 06:23:42 +0100, Steve Walton wrote: Win98SE I recently tidied up and moved lots of the desktop icons I logged off When Ilogged back on they were back in some old state I had before Is all the layout stored in the registry ? What's the best way to 'save' this layout for the next time ? Steve, Get Icon Restore. it will do just that. It's a small freeware utility. After the install arrange the icons then right click My Computer and "save layout". To restore it go back again and restore it. You can right click the Recycle Bin, DUN and other system icons as well. I wouldn't be without it. Especially after being in Safe Mode. http://www.snapfiles.com/get/iconrestore.html cheers for quick reply I'lltry that, like the bit about safe mode Oh the irony the only reason I logged off was to save the positions before I went into Safe mode - ha ha What's annoying is that it normal saves / keeps positions - but this time... It works great - except for one Icon "My Computer" - it moved it Goto laugh haven't you. Excellent though, over screen size/change - autoarrange test - it worked fine. thanks for that tip. -- Steve |
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