How to lock desktop icons in place

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On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:33:28 -0500, Allen

wrote:



>Win7 is driving me crazy by playing hopscotch with my desktop icons.

>Every other version of Win that I've used (going back to 3.1) as I

>recall has had a way of locking icons in place, but if there is a way to

>do this in Win7 it is hidden quite well. Any info about this?

>Allen



See if you have a "NoSaveSettings" key in the registry - if so

try deleting it.



I use

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/save-and-restore-desktop-icon-layout-in-windows-vista/

which is fine on Win7 - (different versions for 32/64).



Pete

 

[Allen]

Win7 is driving me crazy by playing hopscotch with my desktop icons.

Every other version of Win that I've used (going back to 3.1) as I

recall has had a way of locking icons in place, but if there is a way to

do this in Win7 it is hidden quite well. Any info about this?

Allen

 

[nan2u]

The only way I have found is to use fences. The one I use is Stardock, and

I love it. It doesn't work quite right on my laptop, but my desktop is

fine. The price (free) is right, so give it a try.

Nan



"Allen" wrote in message

news:nuSdnXkdsf4UhVvWnZ2dnUVZ_gydnZ2d@giganews.com...

> Win7 is driving me crazy by playing hopscotch with my desktop icons. Every

> other version of Win that I've used (going back to 3.1) as I recall has

> had a way of locking icons in place, but if there is a way to do this in

> Win7 it is hidden quite well. Any info about this?

> Allen

 

[Zaidy036]

In article ,

allent@austin.rr.com says...

>

> Win7 is driving me crazy by playing hopscotch with my desktop icons.

> Every other version of Win that I've used (going back to 3.1) as I

> recall has had a way of locking icons in place, but if there is a way to

> do this in Win7 it is hidden quite well. Any info about this?

> Allen





I use the free IconRestorer which is available for both 32 and 64 bit.



See http://fsl.sytes.net/iconrestorer.html

 

[Allen]

Zaidy036 wrote:

> In article ,

> allent@austin.rr.com says...

>> Win7 is driving me crazy by playing hopscotch with my desktop icons.

>> Every other version of Win that I've used (going back to 3.1) as I

>> recall has had a way of locking icons in place, but if there is a way to

>> do this in Win7 it is hidden quite well. Any info about this?

>> Allen

>

>

> I use the free IconRestorer which is available for both 32 and 64 bit.

>

> See http://fsl.sytes.net/iconrestorer.html

Thanks to all for your replies. I'm still puzzled as to why it isn't

built in to Win7.

Allen

 

[LouB]

Zaidy036 wrote:

> In article ,

> allent@austin.rr.com says...

>> Win7 is driving me crazy by playing hopscotch with my desktop icons.

>> Every other version of Win that I've used (going back to 3.1) as I

>> recall has had a way of locking icons in place, but if there is a way to

>> do this in Win7 it is hidden quite well. Any info about this?

>> Allen

>

>

> I use the free IconRestorer which is available for both 32 and 64 bit.

>

> See http://fsl.sytes.net/iconrestorer.html



My system was doing the same thing and then one day it stopped doing it.

I have no idea what, if anything, I did

 

[Bill Yanaire]

right click on the desktop, the uncheck "Auto Align Icons". My Icons stay

where I put them on all four Windows 7 machines that I use.





"Allen" wrote in message

news:nuSdnXkdsf4UhVvWnZ2dnUVZ_gydnZ2d@giganews.com...

> Win7 is driving me crazy by playing hopscotch with my desktop icons. Every

> other version of Win that I've used (going back to 3.1) as I recall has

> had a way of locking icons in place, but if there is a way to do this in

> Win7 it is hidden quite well. Any info about this?

> Allen

 

[Dave-UK]

"LouB" wrote in message news:4BC730A4.20203@invalid.invalid...

> Zaidy036 wrote:

>> In article ,

>> allent@austin.rr.com says...

>>> Win7 is driving me crazy by playing hopscotch with my desktop icons.

>>> Every other version of Win that I've used (going back to 3.1) as I

>>> recall has had a way of locking icons in place, but if there is a way to

>>> do this in Win7 it is hidden quite well. Any info about this?

>>> Allen

>>

>>

>> I use the free IconRestorer which is available for both 32 and 64 bit.

>>

>> See http://fsl.sytes.net/iconrestorer.html

>

> My system was doing the same thing and then one day it stopped doing it.

> I have no idea what, if anything, I did



Mine used to rearrange themselves if I unplugged my monitor until I made them

slightly smaller via Ctrl-Mouse wheel. They don't move now, haven't got a clue why

their size should make a difference.

 

[LouB]

Bill Yanaire wrote:

> right click on the desktop, the uncheck "Auto Align Icons". My Icons

> stay where I put them on all four Windows 7 machines that I use.

>

>

> "Allen" wrote in message

> news:nuSdnXkdsf4UhVvWnZ2dnUVZ_gydnZ2d@giganews.com...

>> Win7 is driving me crazy by playing hopscotch with my desktop icons.

>> Every other version of Win that I've used (going back to 3.1) as I

>> recall has had a way of locking icons in place, but if there is a way

>> to do this in Win7 it is hidden quite well. Any info about this?

>> Allen

>

Even when the machine reboots?

 

[Bill Yanaire]

"LouB" wrote in message

news:4BC7525C.10605@invalid.invalid...

> Bill Yanaire wrote:

>> right click on the desktop, the uncheck "Auto Align Icons". My Icons

>> stay where I put them on all four Windows 7 machines that I use.

>>

>>

>> "Allen" wrote in message

>> news:nuSdnXkdsf4UhVvWnZ2dnUVZ_gydnZ2d@giganews.com...

>>> Win7 is driving me crazy by playing hopscotch with my desktop icons.

>>> Every other version of Win that I've used (going back to 3.1) as I

>>> recall has had a way of locking icons in place, but if there is a way to

>>> do this in Win7 it is hidden quite well. Any info about this?

>>> Allen

>>

> Even when the machine reboots?



Yes. Maybe you have a virus.

 

[Allen]

LouB wrote:

> Bill Yanaire wrote:

>> right click on the desktop, the uncheck "Auto Align Icons". My Icons

>> stay where I put them on all four Windows 7 machines that I use.

>>

>>

>> "Allen" wrote in message

>> news:nuSdnXkdsf4UhVvWnZ2dnUVZ_gydnZ2d@giganews.com...

>>> Win7 is driving me crazy by playing hopscotch with my desktop icons.

>>> Every other version of Win that I've used (going back to 3.1) as I

>>> recall has had a way of locking icons in place, but if there is a way

>>> to do this in Win7 it is hidden quite well. Any info about this?

>>> Allen

>>

> Even when the machine reboots?

Yes.

 

[Dave Rudisill]

>"Bill Yanaire" wrote:



>right click on the desktop, the uncheck "Auto Align Icons". My Icons stay

>where I put them on all four Windows 7 machines that I use.

>



That has always worked for me, at least as far back as Windows

95. It works on both my 32-bit Win 7 machine and my wife's

64-bit laptop.



The only time I have had icons rearrange themselves is when

switching resolution (or monitors). Windows will reliably

rearrange them when you do that.



--

Dave

 

[John Morrison]

On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:33:28 -0500, Allen wrote:



>Win7 is driving me crazy by playing hopscotch with my desktop icons.

>Every other version of Win that I've used (going back to 3.1) as I

>recall has had a way of locking icons in place, but if there is a way to

>do this in Win7 it is hidden quite well. Any info about this?



I think others may have answered your question and my reply only

suggests an alternative, I don't have any desktop icons at all.



Any shortcuts I create on my desktop I drag to the Start button where

I'm further able to drag them to exactly where I want them. Then I

delete the desktop shortcut.



The Recycle Bin was always a PITA until I read this:





So I was able to switch the Recycle Bin from the Desktop to the Task Bar

right next to the Start Button.

--



John

 

[Allen]

Bill Yanaire wrote:

>> right click on the desktop, the uncheck "Auto Align Icons". My Icons

>> stay where I put them on all four Windows 7 machines that I use.

>>

That appears to have done the job for me. Thanks.

Allen

 

[Dick Mahar]

"Allen" wrote in message

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> Bill Yanaire wrote:

>>> right click on the desktop, the uncheck "Auto Align Icons". My Icons

>>> stay where I put them on all four Windows 7 machines that I use.

>>>

> That appears to have done the job for me. Thanks.





> Allen



Works for me too. If you prefer other than alphabetical alignment, use

"align icons to grid.