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My Auto-Arrange is inactive
When I install windows ME, after some while of using, when I right-click on
an empty poing of desktop (or other folders) and I go to "arrange icons" the submenue "auto-arrange" is inactive. Does anybody know how I can turn it on? Thank you |
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(1) I guess first read these articles, from...
http://search.support.microsoft.com/...dv=1&spid=1139 MSKB Search "arrange icons auto arrange"; Windows 98; Weighted; Full Text; All Words; Anytime... • How to Recover Icons Accidentally Removed from the Desktop (279109) - When you move a group of desktop icons, you may remove some of the icons from the visible desktop. To view the missing icons again, follow these steps: Right-click a blank portion of the desktop.Click Arrange Icons, and then click Auto... http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;279109 • How to Arrange or Move Icons on the Desktop (289587) - This article describes how to arrange, move, and change icons on the desktop. How to Arrange or Move Icons To arrange icons by name, type, date, or size, right-click a blank area on the desktop, and then click Arrange Icons . Click the command... http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;289587 • Icons Disappear or You Cannot Move Icons on the Desktop (137069) - You may experience the following symptoms: When you add a new icon to the desktop, the icon may seem to disappear if the desktop already has a large number of icons. Although you cannot see the icon, you can find it using the Find tool, and it... http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;137069 • Desktop Icons May Be Displayed Incorrectly When You Change Display Settings (262885) - When you change your display settings to high contrast by using the Accessibility Options tool in Control Panel, the desktop icons may be displayed close together or on top of each other. This behavior can occur if vertical icon spacing is set to... http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;262885 (2) Have you got too many icons for Auto Arrange to handle? Then one of those articles has a solution-- make folders for them. (3) Have you changed the grid-- Icon Spacing horizontal/vertical-- in "Control Panel, Display, Appearance tab, Item dropdown menu"? For a 1024x768 screen, mine are... Horizontal... 62. Vertical....... 56. -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "Javad Hoseiny" wrote in message ... | When I install windows ME, after some while of using, when I right-click on | an empty poing of desktop (or other folders) and I go to "arrange icons" the | submenue "auto-arrange" is inactive. | Does anybody know how I can turn it on? | Thank you | | |
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