Icon movement on the desktop

[Frank]

I am running Windows XP Professional on an IBM Think Pad.
I arrange the icons on the Desktop manually, but several
times each session, and slways when I start the computer,
the icons rearrange themselves. I haven't found a way to
avoid this and it is driving me crazy.

Any suggestions as to how to stabilize the icon locations
pon the Desktop?

Thanks,

Frank

[Unknown]

Right click desktop, select arrange icons remove X from auto arrange. I
personally use 'align to grid'. It keeps them spaced and neat and always
where I put them.
"Frank" > wrote in message
...
> I am running Windows XP Professional on an IBM Think Pad.
> I arrange the icons on the Desktop manually, but several
> times each session, and slways when I start the computer,
> the icons rearrange themselves. I haven't found a way to
> avoid this and it is driving me crazy.
>
> Any suggestions as to how to stabilize the icon locations
> pon the Desktop?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Frank

[Frank]

Thanks for the input. I also use just the "align to grid"
but, with no alignment options checked at all, the icons
still move. Also, when I customize the desktop and select
a theme or background or screen saver, these choices also
change from time to time. I don't know why.

I will appreciate any other suggestions. I've tried to
find help in a variety of Microsoft manuals, to no avail.

Thanks,

Frank




>-----Original Message-----
>Right click desktop, select arrange icons remove X from
auto arrange. I
>personally use 'align to grid'. It keeps them spaced and
neat and always
>where I put them.
>"Frank" > wrote in message
...
>> I am running Windows XP Professional on an IBM Think
Pad.
>> I arrange the icons on the Desktop manually, but several
>> times each session, and slways when I start the
computer,
>> the icons rearrange themselves. I haven't found a way
to
>> avoid this and it is driving me crazy.
>>
>> Any suggestions as to how to stabilize the icon
locations
>> pon the Desktop?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Frank
>
>
>.
>