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changing dektop icon layout
Name: laserbrain Date: December 31, 2003 at 14:42:44 Pacific OS: xp CPU/Ram: 1.7gz/512
Comment:
any of u guys know how to change the layout of the desktop icons where i could run them on top of the screen instead of on the right hand side? thanks in advance
Name: OtheHill Date: December 31, 2003 at 15:02:52 Pacific
Reply:
Place the icons in the approx. position that you want them and right click a blank part of the screen, select line up icons.
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Response Number 2
Name: jibuib Date: December 31, 2003 at 16:00:32 Pacific
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Hi, Right click on a blank spot on your desktop, put your pointer onver ARRANGE ICONS and uncheck the AUTO ARRANGE selection. Then just place your ICONS anywhere you like and they will stay in place. HTH James
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Response Number 3
Name: Dan Penny Date: December 31, 2003 at 17:18:32 Pacific
Reply:
Does XP handle the desktop icons the same way as 9X? (The most I've done with XP is remove it for friends and re-install 98SE on thier systems.)
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Response Number 4
Name: jibuib Date: December 31, 2003 at 18:02:13 Pacific
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Hi, You might want to post in the XP Forum as this is 9X Forum. Ignore my earlier post. I failed to notice you're running XP. James
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