Desktop Icons

Posted: 07-30-2003, 04:58 AM
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?
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Sharon F
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Re: Desktop Icons
Posted: 07-30-2003, 05:20 AM
On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 20:58:22 -0700, "Jerome" <jfcherry@excite.com>
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>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?
Right click the desktop. Select Arrange Icons By... and uncheck
AutorArrange.

You may need to uncheck the 'Lock Web Items on the desktop" selection
too. It can be found on the same menu as described above for
AutoArrange.

Sharon F
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Kevin Banyai
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Posted: 07-30-2003, 06:11 AM
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?
>.
>
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Posted: 07-30-2003, 06:40 AM
>-----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'.
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Bell Starr
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Posted: 07-31-2003, 08:39 PM
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...
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Posted: 07-31-2003, 08:51 PM
Right click desktop>Arrange icons by> and make sure "align to grid" is
unchecked.



"Bell Starr" <bstarr@western.inc> wrote in message
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> 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...

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ram
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Posted: 08-21-2003, 10:46 PM
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


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Posted: 10-06-2003, 11:10 PM
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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Posted: 10-06-2003, 11:31 PM
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.
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Greg
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Posted: 10-06-2003, 11:59 PM
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
>
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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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