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Is there any way to lock desktop items??

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Name: The D
Date: September 9, 2001 at 18:15:56 Pacific
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Is there a way to lock certain desktop icons so they can't be moved? The "lock web items" doesn't do it (I assume it only works on active desktop objects) and it's irritating when my icons get rearranged by windows on occasion.



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Name: zdiverr
Date: September 9, 2001 at 19:15:36 Pacific
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Have you tried auto arrange.


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Name: The D
Date: September 10, 2001 at 10:25:51 Pacific
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Umm auto arrange just lines the icons up, it doesn't lock them in place so you can't change the order


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Response Number 3
Name: Overlord
Date: September 15, 2001 at 04:31:33 Pacific
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All you need to do is check off "align to grid" under "Arrange Icons by" when you right click on the desktop.


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