Desktop Icons: cannot drag and drop to specific location

[Guest ayfy]

I cannot drag the desktop icon to desired location on my notebook. It goes

back to original spot but I could do it previosly and also do it on my desk

top pc. I have unchecked Auto Arrange and checked Align to Grid.

[Guest Newbie Coder]

Re: Desktop Icons: cannot drag and drop to specific location

 

Ayfy,

 

Right-click Desktop | ARRANGE ICONS & untick AUTO ARRANGE

 

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"ayfy" <ayfy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> I cannot drag the desktop icon to desired location on my notebook. It goes

> back to original spot but I could do it previosly and also do it on my desk

> top pc. I have unchecked Auto Arrange and checked Align to Grid.

[Guest nass]

RE: Desktop Icons: cannot drag and drop to specific location

 

 

 

"ayfy" wrote:

> I cannot drag the desktop icon to desired location on my notebook. It goes

> back to original spot but I could do it previosly and also do it on my desk

> top pc. I have unchecked Auto Arrange and checked Align to Grid.

 

Right click the start Button and select properties, then under Start Menu

click on Custom button then click on Advanced Tab and make sure the check

box for Enable dragging and dropping is selected.

 

Also right click your desktop >> Arrange Icons >> Make sure the Lock web

items on desktop is unchecked and Show Desktop icons is selected.

HTH.

nass

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[Guest ayfy]

RE: Desktop Icons: cannot drag and drop to specific location

 

All my settings were as "nass" suggested. My first description of the problem

is not accurate. What I should write is this: I can drag and drop, but the

desktop icon will not stay in the desired spot on the desktop, it goes back

to the original location. Is it a problem in the registry values? Does

anybody have any other suggestion?

 

"nass" wrote:

>

>

> "ayfy" wrote:

>

> > I cannot drag the desktop icon to desired location on my notebook. It goes

> > back to original spot but I could do it previosly and also do it on my desk

> > top pc. I have unchecked Auto Arrange and checked Align to Grid.

>

> Right click the start Button and select properties, then under Start Menu

> click on Custom button then click on Advanced Tab and make sure the check

> box for Enable dragging and dropping is selected.

>

> Also right click your desktop >> Arrange Icons >> Make sure the Lock web

> items on desktop is unchecked and Show Desktop icons is selected.

> HTH.

> nass

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> http://www.nasstec.co.uk

>

[Guest Elmo]

Re: Desktop Icons: cannot drag and drop to specific location

 

ayfy wrote:

> All my settings were as "nass" suggested. My first description of the problem

> is not accurate. What I should write is this: I can drag and drop, but the

> desktop icon will not stay in the desired spot on the desktop, it goes back

> to the original location. Is it a problem in the registry values? Does

> anybody have any other suggestion?

 

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Line 30. Windows XP Doesn't Save User Settings

 

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[Guest ayfy]

Re: Desktop Icons: cannot drag and drop to specific location

 

Thank you Elmo. The Kelly's korner tweaks you suggested did not work. I did a

system restore to an earlier date and after that I was able to drag the icons

to the desired spots on the desktop and the icons stayed put. The registry

must have been disturbed somehow, perhaps when auto updates of software take

place to upset the desktop workings. The problem has nothing to do with menu

selection for icon arragement, Auto Arrange etc.

 

"Elmo" wrote:

> ayfy wrote:

> > All my settings were as "nass" suggested. My first description of the problem

> > is not accurate. What I should write is this: I can drag and drop, but the

> > desktop icon will not stay in the desired spot on the desktop, it goes back

> > to the original location. Is it a problem in the registry values? Does

> > anybody have any other suggestion?

>

> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

> Line 30. Windows XP Doesn't Save User Settings

>

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> Joe =o)

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