Weird desktop problem!

[Bill]

I renamed "My Computer", "My Network Places", and then changed the
trash icons. A few hours later I noticed that all the names and icons
had reverted to their defaults. To make a long story short, I've been
tinkering with the desktop about a week now and can't figure our how
to make these settings "stick" . . . can anyone help?

Bill(at)AA4M.Com
E-mail: Change "(at) to "@"

[Crusty \(-: Old B@stard :-\)]

You really want to destroy your computer, don't you. The items you are
trying to change are "protected" so that you can not change them. The
computer would fail if you did. The trash icon can be changed.

"Bill" > wrote in message
...
> I renamed "My Computer", "My Network Places", and then changed the
> trash icons. A few hours later I noticed that all the names and icons
> had reverted to their defaults. To make a long story short, I've been
> tinkering with the desktop about a week now and can't figure our how
> to make these settings "stick" . . . can anyone help?
>
> Bill(at)AA4M.Com
> E-mail: Change "(at) to "@"

[Wesley Vogel]

Bill;
Renaming Desktop Icons
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_rename_icons.htm

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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Bill > hunted and pecked:
> I renamed "My Computer", "My Network Places", and then changed the
> trash icons. A few hours later I noticed that all the names and icons
> had reverted to their defaults. To make a long story short, I've been
> tinkering with the desktop about a week now and can't figure our how
> to make these settings "stick" . . . can anyone help?
>
> Bill(at)AA4M.Com
> E-mail: Change "(at) to "@"

[Bill]

Hello Wesley,

The subkeys identified in the link did not exist in my registry where
they were supposed to be. So I downloaded the program and reset My
Computer and My Network Places accordingly. I then refreshed the
desktop as instructed by the program and the names changed. That's
the good news.

The bad news is that I rebooted, then refreshed the desktop, and the
names reverted to their defaults.

Thanks for the try,
Bill

On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 17:54:59 GMT, "Wesley Vogel"
> wrote:

>Bill;
>Renaming Desktop Icons
>http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_rename_icons.htm

[Wesley Vogel]

Bill;
You bet. You got all I know about it.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In ,
Bill > hunted and pecked:
> Hello Wesley,
>
> The subkeys identified in the link did not exist in my registry where
> they were supposed to be. So I downloaded the program and reset My
> Computer and My Network Places accordingly. I then refreshed the
> desktop as instructed by the program and the names changed. That's
> the good news.
>
> The bad news is that I rebooted, then refreshed the desktop, and the
> names reverted to their defaults.
>
> Thanks for the try,
> Bill
>
> On Sun, 28 Dec 2003 17:54:59 GMT, "Wesley Vogel"
> > wrote:
>
> > Bill;
> > Renaming Desktop Icons
> > http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_rename_icons.htm

[+-J]

Try this...

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 30. (Windows XP Doesn't Save User Settings)

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Jan
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"Bill" > wrote:

| Hello Wesley,
|
| The subkeys identified in the link did not exist in my registry where
| they were supposed to be. So I downloaded the program and reset My
| Computer and My Network Places accordingly. I then refreshed the
| desktop as instructed by the program and the names changed. That's
| the good news.
|
| The bad news is that I rebooted, then refreshed the desktop, and the
| names reverted to their defaults.
|
| Thanks for the try,
| Bill
|
| "Wesley Vogel" > wrote:
|
| >Bill;
| >Renaming Desktop Icons
| >http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_rename_icons.htm