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Lock Desktop Icons in place
Name: Lorenzo63 Date: December 15, 2004 at 08:14:25 Pacific OS: Windows 2000 CPU/Ram: N/A
Comment:
I have read the previous posts on this topic and they don't really give concrete solutions for this problem. Is there any way to lock Icons into place on the desktop where I want to place them without using Auto Arrange turned on? I tried "Lock Desktop Icons" from right clicking desktop and selecting Active Desktop and it doesn't work at all. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Name: starstrooper13 Date: December 15, 2004 at 11:14:24 Pacific
Reply:
I'm not quite sure of what exactly you are asking for. You want the desktop icons place where you want them? Simple right click on the desktop and select arrange icons. Make sure that the "Auto arrange" is not marked. Then you can move the icons to any part of the screen, and if you want to align them, just do so (right click, "line up icons"). Doing so, your icons won't move unless you specifically do so, not even when you reboot.
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Response Number 2
Name: Lorenzo63 Date: December 15, 2004 at 12:55:44 Pacific
Reply:
I'm actually asking if it's possible to set the icons where I want on the Desktop and then where I have them exactly where I want them, to lock them in that exact position. So, when I set them, if I click to open them or even try to move them, they will not move from their exact location on the desktop.
BR,
Lorenzo
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Response Number 3
Name: ooglenz1 Date: December 16, 2004 at 04:29:59 Pacific
Summary: Right click empty spot on desktop and select arrange icons select auto arrange. There is no way that I have heard of of locking them in place, unless there is a registry hack. ...
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