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by magus255

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When I restart windows 2000 or shut down then start the computer back up windows rearranges all of my desktop icons. This isn't really a big problem, just annoying. Anyone know if there is a way to fix this?

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by fgarber

right click on the desktop any where there isn't an icon. select arrange icons. select the mode you want as long as it isn't auto arrange.

by magus255

didn't fix it. does it when i hit refresh too. moves my documents to top left corner and everything around, still lined up in collums though

by top_banana

This used to be a MAJOR annoyance with W95, especially if Active Desktop was enabled.
One cause of this I found to be was a corrupt desktop.ini file.

You might also try rebuilding your ShellIconCache file by renaming it or deleting it and rebooting.

It is a known bug and I assume Micro$oft are aware of this problem.
To my knowledge, there is no available fix for this, however, there are several shareware and freeware utilities available for download which will save your Desktop Icon Configuration and prevent this from occurring or restore it to its original state.

If you find a fix for this, please let the world know!

by magus255

found that if you leave it on auto arange and just move the icons 1 at a time and rotate through positions it will stay in the positions. kind of a pain but it works so it's better than nothing.

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