Auto arrainge

[Guest philo]

I have a win2k system that I've cloned several times using Acronis.

 

After doing some major experimenting one on of the drives I pretty well

ruined the system...

but managed to mostly repair it (mostly). The only problem I can see

remaining is that "auto-arrange" of my desktop icons does not work.

Though the icons do move a bit...they definitely do not line up.

 

Since all my data is well backed up and I have several fully working

systems...

I can experiment at will.

 

Here is what I tried:

 

I've backed up the entire WINNT folder (from a fully working drive) and

restored it to the problematic drive...

only to be left with the identical problem...

 

I cannot figure out where the info for "auto-arrange" could possibly be

kept...other than within WINNT

I then had a brainstorm and decided to also restore "System Volume

Information" from a working system

to the problematic one...but am still left with the same problem...

 

So where the heck could the configuration be kept?

 

The MFT ??? (all drives are NTFS)

 

This is strictly a matter of curiosity !

 

Thanks

[Guest philo]

Re: Auto arrainge

 

 

"philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message

news:ebbLEYZBIHA.912@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> I have a win2k system that I've cloned several times using Acronis.

>

> After doing some major experimenting one on of the drives I pretty well

> ruined the system...

> but managed to mostly repair it (mostly). The only problem I can see

> remaining is that "auto-arrange" of my desktop icons does not work.

> Though the icons do move a bit...they definitely do not line up.

>

> Since all my data is well backed up and I have several fully working

> systems...

> I can experiment at will.

>

> Here is what I tried:

>

> I've backed up the entire WINNT folder (from a fully working drive) and

> restored it to the problematic drive...

> only to be left with the identical problem...

>

> I cannot figure out where the info for "auto-arrange" could possibly be

> kept...other than within WINNT

> I then had a brainstorm and decided to also restore "System Volume

> Information" from a working system

> to the problematic one...but am still left with the same problem...

>

> So where the heck could the configuration be kept?

>

> The MFT ??? (all drives are NTFS)

>

> This is strictly a matter of curiosity !

>

> Thanks

>

>

 

Sheesh!!!

 

As is often the case...after I struggle with a problem for a week...give

up...then post a question...

the solution only seems to come immediatly after I post my question <G>

 

Decided to look at "themes" and somehow it defaulted to an undefined option.

Once I set it to "Windows Default" the problem was sorted out.

Go figure.

My guess is that a drive clone must be slightly less than an absolute exact

reproduction!