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Desktop Icons scrambled on bootup

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#1 ·
I have 2 XP computers that will not keep my desktop icons in place. Each bootup scrambles the icons.

Computer 1 is an XP Pro OS and has all updates and plenty of ram and hd capacity. In addition, this computer will occasionally boot to a higher resolution than my normal 800x600.

Computer 2 is an XP Home OS and also is kept updated and upgraded with plenty of ram and hd capacity. It boots to a scrambled desktop everytime it its booted.

I do have a "save desktop" program which on both computers will partially restore the icons to their normal positions.

Any ideas appreciated.

Dean
 
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Rt. click Desktop>Properties>Desktop tab>Customize Desktop. Make sure nothing is checked in either tab. Also, sometimes explorer "remembers" better if you log off/log on without reboot. Kelly's Korner offers a registry entry for "No Save User Settings" with a (0) DWORD : http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/savesettings.reg Some have found that helpful. Like all Registry changes, if you decide to do it, back it all up first, preferably with ERUNT: http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/ so that you can restore it easily if it creates any problems.
 
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