desktop icons Gaylin 6/5/2007 6:13:02 PM I've had my new Dell and Vista Home Premium for a couple of weeks. I've carefully arranged about 20 desktop icons in related groupings. But this morning when I turned on the computer, they were all lined up along the left hand side. Can anyone tell me what happened and how to lock them where I want them. I tried "Search" but it didn't help. Thank you. Gaylin

RE: desktop icons Gaylin 6/5/2007 6:34:00 PM To add to my own question below: Now I realize that I can't move my icons around at all. Somehow they got locked in place and I don't know how to unlock them! Thanks. Gaylin "Gaylin" wrote: [Quoted Text] > I've had my new Dell and Vista Home Premium for a couple of weeks. I've > carefully arranged about 20 desktop icons in related groupings. But this > morning when I turned on the computer, they were all lined up along the left > hand side. Can anyone tell me what happened and how to lock them where I > want them. I tried "Search" but it didn't help. > > Thank you. > > Gaylin

Re: desktop icons "TTron" <nilnutt[ at ]yahoo.com> 6/5/2007 8:10:09 PM Hi, Right click on the desktop and you should see VIEW as your first context menu selection. point at this and it will probabally show ALIGN TO GRID checked. UNCHECK this and your icons will stay where you want them. Be sure you dont accidentilly check auto arrainge. This will auto matically arrainge them. uncheck both of these and your icons shold stay where you want them. or in the case of the other question... Check one of these and your icons will automatically be arrainged or alligned! "Gaylin" <Gaylin[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B7B2CAD9-1E65-4BC8-8890-835489375EC4[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > I've had my new Dell and Vista Home Premium for a couple of weeks. I've > carefully arranged about 20 desktop icons in related groupings. But this > morning when I turned on the computer, they were all lined up along the > left > hand side. Can anyone tell me what happened and how to lock them where I > want them. I tried "Search" but it didn't help. > > Thank you. > > Gaylin

RE: desktop icons PaulB 6/5/2007 11:24:01 PM Right click on the desktop and select view. Make sure auto arrange is not selected. -- Paul "Gaylin" wrote: [Quoted Text] > To add to my own question below: Now I realize that I can't move my icons > around at all. Somehow they got locked in place and I don't know how to > unlock them! > > Thanks. > > Gaylin > > > "Gaylin" wrote: > > > I've had my new Dell and Vista Home Premium for a couple of weeks. I've > > carefully arranged about 20 desktop icons in related groupings. But this > > morning when I turned on the computer, they were all lined up along the left > > hand side. Can anyone tell me what happened and how to lock them where I > > want them. I tried "Search" but it didn't help. > > > > Thank you. > > > > Gaylin

RE: desktop icons Jeanette 6/6/2007 1:37:01 AM Hi Gaylin Right click on your desktop and go to the view menu. Turn off Autoarrange and you will be able to move them. If you turn off align to grid you will then be able to move them anywhere you want. "Gaylin" wrote: [Quoted Text] > I've had my new Dell and Vista Home Premium for a couple of weeks. I've > carefully arranged about 20 desktop icons in related groupings. But this > morning when I turned on the computer, they were all lined up along the left > hand side. Can anyone tell me what happened and how to lock them where I > want them. I tried "Search" but it didn't help. > > Thank you. > > Gaylin

Re: desktop icons "Doug" <just_me[ at ]fake_address.replytogroup> 6/6/2007 5:56:06 AM It also removes the anxiety if you can restore the original desktop layout. Try this, which adds Save/Restore Desktop Icon Layout to the context menu of the Recycle Bin: http://discuss.pcmag.com/forums/thread/385101003.aspx see third message there for how to install. It works fine with Vista. Look for LAYOUT.DLL and LAYOUT.REG in layout.zip from the MS Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit. If somewhere there is an option to run as administrator, take it. When restoring your icon layout, icons sometimes "bump into each other", so you may have to restore twice or thrice in quick succession to get a perfect restore. I can't imagine being without this. Doug "Gaylin" <Gaylin[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B7B2CAD9-1E65-4BC8-8890-835489375EC4[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > I've had my new Dell and Vista Home Premium for a couple of weeks. I've > carefully arranged about 20 desktop icons in related groupings. But this > morning when I turned on the computer, they were all lined up along the > left > hand side. Can anyone tell me what happened and how to lock them where I > want them. I tried "Search" but it didn't help. > > Thank you. > > Gaylin

RE: desktop icons Wayne L. 6/7/2007 2:45:04 AM Right click on your desktop. There are your settings. Wayne -- Wayne L. "Gaylin" wrote: [Quoted Text] > To add to my own question below: Now I realize that I can't move my icons > around at all. Somehow they got locked in place and I don't know how to > unlock them! > > Thanks. > > Gaylin > > > "Gaylin" wrote: > > > I've had my new Dell and Vista Home Premium for a couple of weeks. I've > > carefully arranged about 20 desktop icons in related groupings. But this > > morning when I turned on the computer, they were all lined up along the left > > hand side. Can anyone tell me what happened and how to lock them where I > > want them. I tried "Search" but it didn't help. > > > > Thank you. > > > > Gaylin