Guest Steve Posted July 6, 2008 Posted July 6, 2008 A limited number of the icnos on my desktop move on their own - ie: I do not move them. Why does this happen and how can I stop it from happening?
Guest Ron Badour Posted July 6, 2008 Posted July 6, 2008 Re: Desktop Icons that Move By Themselves More info please. Do they move when you are watching them, do they move on a reboot, do they move after changing display settings, or ??????????? Which ones are moving? Is this a real recent problem or is it long standing? Have you run full scans of your system with up to date anti virus and malware (i.e., SpyBot) programs? -- Regards Ron Badour MS MVP Shell User "Steve" <Steve@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F04CCD39-0EDD-460E-B8E9-6D5C588AC66B@microsoft.com... >A limited number of the icnos on my desktop move on their own - ie: I do >not > move them. > Why does this happen and how can I stop it from happening?
Guest Steve Posted July 6, 2008 Posted July 6, 2008 Re: Desktop Icons that Move By Themselves It is a recent problem on this machine - but it happens all the time on my office machine. Usually it is the recycle bin and the icon for internet explorer that move and the movement seems to be associated with the use of pcAnywhere. I have two anti-spyware programs running all the time and an up-to-date copy of Norton Protection Centre running at all times. "Ron Badour" wrote: > More info please. Do they move when you are watching them, do they move on > a reboot, do they move after changing display settings, or ??????????? > Which ones are moving? Is this a real recent problem or is it long > standing? > > Have you run full scans of your system with up to date anti virus and > malware (i.e., SpyBot) programs? > > -- > Regards > > Ron Badour > MS MVP Shell User > > > "Steve" <Steve@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:F04CCD39-0EDD-460E-B8E9-6D5C588AC66B@microsoft.com... > >A limited number of the icnos on my desktop move on their own - ie: I do > >not > > move them. > > Why does this happen and how can I stop it from happening? > > >
Guest Kelly Posted July 6, 2008 Posted July 6, 2008 Re: Desktop Icons that Move By Themselves Hi Steve, See if Save Settings on Exit helps from line 54: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm If needbe, you may also want to try line 188, also on the right hand side: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm -- All the Best, Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm SupportSpace http://www.supportspace.com/pages?aiu=kellyskorner "Steve" <Steve@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F04CCD39-0EDD-460E-B8E9-6D5C588AC66B@microsoft.com... >A limited number of the icnos on my desktop move on their own - ie: I do >not > move them. > Why does this happen and how can I stop it from happening?
Guest Steve Posted July 17, 2008 Posted July 17, 2008 Re: Desktop Icons that Move By Themselves Thanks Kelly - I'll give both a try. The problem not only occurs at shutdown but happens during the day when the computer is running. "Kelly" wrote: > Hi Steve, > > See if Save Settings on Exit helps from line 54: > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > > If needbe, you may also want to try line 188, also on the right hand side: > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > > -- > > All the Best, > Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) > > Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm > > SupportSpace > http://www.supportspace.com/pages?aiu=kellyskorner > > "Steve" <Steve@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:F04CCD39-0EDD-460E-B8E9-6D5C588AC66B@microsoft.com... > >A limited number of the icnos on my desktop move on their own - ie: I do > >not > > move them. > > Why does this happen and how can I stop it from happening? > >
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