desktop rearranged everytime guest logs on

[Guest xp-pro]

Windows xp SP-3

Dell Inspron B130

 

I just noticed this behavior - whenever I log off as owner and on as guest

account, my owner desktop gets rearranged when I log back on. Real PITA!

Why is this happening now? How can I stop it? Thanks

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: desktop rearranged everytime guest logs on

 

 

"xp-pro" <xp-pro@nowhere.net> wrote in message

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> Windows xp SP-3

> Dell Inspron B130

>

> I just noticed this behavior - whenever I log off as owner and on as guest

> account, my owner desktop gets rearranged when I log back on. Real PITA!

> Why is this happening now? How can I stop it? Thanks

 

AFAIR, it is a property of the Guests profile that settings and documents

are not saved. You should use a proper account.

[Guest xp-pro]

Re: desktop rearranged everytime guest logs on

 

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

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>

> "xp-pro" <xp-pro@nowhere.net> wrote in message

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>> Windows xp SP-3

>> Dell Inspron B130

>>

>> I just noticed this behavior - whenever I log off as owner and on as

>> guest account, my owner desktop gets rearranged when I log back on. Real

>> PITA! Why is this happening now? How can I stop it? Thanks

>

> AFAIR, it is a property of the Guests profile that settings and documents

> are not saved. You should use a proper account.

 

Maybe I wasn't clear in the desciption. It is the OWNER account that is

losing the desktop arrangement, whenever a guest logs on.

 

Owner logs on... then logs off, Guest logs on then off, Owner logs on again

to find the desktop is no longer organized as it was.

[Guest Jake]

Re: desktop rearranged everytime guest logs on

 

 

 

xp-pro wrote:

> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

> news:uW6KbsMKJHA.3644@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>

>> "xp-pro" <xp-pro@nowhere.net> wrote in message

>> news:%23QRsbkMKJHA.5232@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>> Windows xp SP-3

>>> Dell Inspron B130

>>>

>>> I just noticed this behavior - whenever I log off as owner and on as

>>> guest account, my owner desktop gets rearranged when I log back on.

>>> Real PITA! Why is this happening now? How can I stop it? Thanks

>>

>> AFAIR, it is a property of the Guests profile that settings and

>> documents are not saved. You should use a proper account.

>

> Maybe I wasn't clear in the desciption. It is the OWNER account that

> is losing the desktop arrangement, whenever a guest logs on.

>

> Owner logs on... then logs off, Guest logs on then off, Owner logs on

> again to find the desktop is no longer organized as it was.

 

This PITA was happening continually on my systems that are only accessed by

myself. In my case it had nothing to do with Guest accounts. I fixed it some

time ago with a third party app. Save and restore desktop icons.

 

http://www.softplatz.com/software/save-and-restore-desktop-icon-position/

[Guest M.I.5¾]

Re: desktop rearranged everytime guest logs on

 

 

"Jake" <Jake@Jake.not> wrote in message

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>

>

> xp-pro wrote:

>> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

>> news:uW6KbsMKJHA.3644@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>>

>>> "xp-pro" <xp-pro@nowhere.net> wrote in message

>>> news:%23QRsbkMKJHA.5232@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>>> Windows xp SP-3

>>>> Dell Inspron B130

>>>>

>>>> I just noticed this behavior - whenever I log off as owner and on as

>>>> guest account, my owner desktop gets rearranged when I log back on.

>>>> Real PITA! Why is this happening now? How can I stop it? Thanks

>>>

>>> AFAIR, it is a property of the Guests profile that settings and

>>> documents are not saved. You should use a proper account.

>>

>> Maybe I wasn't clear in the desciption. It is the OWNER account that

>> is losing the desktop arrangement, whenever a guest logs on.

>>

>> Owner logs on... then logs off, Guest logs on then off, Owner logs on

>> again to find the desktop is no longer organized as it was.

>

> This PITA was happening continually on my systems that are only accessed

> by myself. In my case it had nothing to do with Guest accounts. I fixed it

> some time ago with a third party app. Save and restore desktop icons.

>

> http://www.softplatz.com/software/save-and-restore-desktop-icon-position/

>

 

An excelent tool, but be advised: that you sometimes have to restore the

icon layout more than once before they obligingly pop back to their original

locations.