Desktop Icons

Right click on the desktop, choose Arrange Icons By>
uncheck auto arrange and align to grid.

>-----Original Message-----
>The icons on my desktop seem to be stuck in the upper
>left-hand corner of my display. Adding new icons places
>them under the same list. I can't move them to another
>area of the screen. Any advice?
>.
>

>-----Original Message-----
>The icons on my desktop seem to be stuck in the upper
>left-hand corner of my display. Adding new icons places
>them under the same list. I can't move them to another
>area of the screen. Any advice?
>.
>Hi Jerome

Have you tried right clicking your mouse on the desktop
screen, selecting 'Arrange icons by' and unchecking
Align to grid'? You can change the way the icons display
by checking or unchecking the choices listed
under 'Arrange icons by'.

With W98 I could place the desktop icons as close together
as I wanted, but with XP SP1 they insist on staying a set
distance apart. They are not locked and I can move them
where I want them, just not as close together as I would
like them. Any way I can change the distance between the
icons so that I can set them closer together? Thanks...

Right click desktop>Arrange icons by> and make sure "align to grid" is
unchecked.



"Bell Starr" <bstarr@western.inc> wrote in message
news:02c901c3579b$7f746df0$a401280a@phx.gbl...

> With W98 I could place the desktop icons as close together
> as I wanted, but with XP SP1 they insist on staying a set
> distance apart. They are not locked and I can move them
> where I want them, just not as close together as I would
> like them. Any way I can change the distance between the
> icons so that I can set them closer together? Thanks...

hi,
I installed WindowsXP Pro but do not see any icons except Recycle bin
on my desstop. How do I get those icons on the desktop.
Please help.
Thanks
-ram

How do I arrange desktop icons in alphabetical order?

When I right click on decktop and select arrange icons by name, some of my
shortcut icons are not in alphabetical order.

Arrange by Name sorts the icons in Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop
first, then Documents and Settings\<your username\Desktop

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"Greg" <oliva1@cox.net> wrote in message
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> How do I arrange desktop icons in alphabetical order?
>
> When I right click on decktop and select arrange icons by name, some of my
> shortcut icons are not in alphabetical order.
>
>

If I copy the shortcuts from the "Documents and Settings\<your
username\Desktop" folder to the "Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop"
folder, will this work?

"Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> Arrange by Name sorts the icons in Documents and Settings\All

Users\Desktop

> first, then Documents and Settings\<your username\Desktop
>
> --
> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
> http://www.dougknox.com
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> ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
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> "Greg" <oliva1@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:ZKlgb.52875$vj2.16526@fed1read06...

> > How do I arrange desktop icons in alphabetical order?
> >
> > When I right click on decktop and select arrange icons by name, some of

my

> > shortcut icons are not in alphabetical order.
> >
> >

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