Desktop refresh/ rearrange icons

okay not sure whats doing it looked all over web still nothing. here is my
prob when ever i try to open my documents, my computer, control panel or
other folders and such my icons on my desktop will rearrange themselves out
of the order i had them in sometimes. this also happens sometimes when i turn
my computer on or when i restart it. when the desktop loads it will refresh
like 3-5 times i think and as it is refreshing they will be moving around and
after the refreshing is done the icons will sometimes be they way i left them
other times i have to arrange them again.

im running windows xp pro sp3

Open control-panel,display,desktop,customize,locate & check the box "Lock
desktop items",close out when thru.

"jkiejr" wrote:

okay not sure whats doing it looked all over web still nothing. here is my
prob when ever i try to open my documents, my computer, control panel or
other folders and such my icons on my desktop will rearrange themselves out
of the order i had them in sometimes. this also happens sometimes when i turn
my computer on or when i restart it. when the desktop loads it will refresh
like 3-5 times i think and as it is refreshing they will be moving around and
after the refreshing is done the icons will sometimes be they way i left them
other times i have to arrange them again.

im running windows xp pro sp3

Open control-panel,display,desktop,customize,locate & check the box "Lock
desktop items",close out when thru.

"jkiejr" wrote:

okay not sure whats doing it looked all over web still nothing. here is my
prob when ever i try to open my documents, my computer, control panel or
other folders and such my icons on my desktop will rearrange themselves out
of the order i had them in sometimes. this also happens sometimes when i turn
my computer on or when i restart it. when the desktop loads it will refresh
like 3-5 times i think and as it is refreshing they will be moving around and
after the refreshing is done the icons will sometimes be they way i left them
other times i have to arrange them again.

im running windows xp pro sp3

what i didnt mention is that also when i click on my documents or my computer
they dont open the first time all the time some times i have to click them
again and thats when my icons switch sometimes

ill try to idea and i hope it works

"Andrew E." wrote:

Open control-panel,display,desktop,customize,locate & check the box "Lock
desktop items",close out when thru.

"jkiejr" wrote:

okay not sure whats doing it looked all over web still nothing. here is my
prob when ever i try to open my documents, my computer, control panel or
other folders and such my icons on my desktop will rearrange themselves out
of the order i had them in sometimes. this also happens sometimes when i turn
my computer on or when i restart it. when the desktop loads it will refresh
like 3-5 times i think and as it is refreshing they will be moving around and
after the refreshing is done the icons will sometimes be they way i left them
other times i have to arrange them again.

im running windows xp pro sp3

what i didnt mention is that also when i click on my documents or my computer
they dont open the first time all the time some times i have to click them
again and thats when my icons switch sometimes

ill try to idea and i hope it works

"Andrew E." wrote:

Open control-panel,display,desktop,customize,locate & check the box "Lock
desktop items",close out when thru.

"jkiejr" wrote:

okay not sure whats doing it looked all over web still nothing. here is my
prob when ever i try to open my documents, my computer, control panel or
other folders and such my icons on my desktop will rearrange themselves out
of the order i had them in sometimes. this also happens sometimes when i turn
my computer on or when i restart it. when the desktop loads it will refresh
like 3-5 times i think and as it is refreshing they will be moving around and
after the refreshing is done the icons will sometimes be they way i left them
other times i have to arrange them again.

im running windows xp pro sp3

When's the last time you did a virus and malware scan? Are your definitions
up-to-date?
Are you getting any error messages in the event log?

I'd start with the scans and see if that fixes it.

SC Tom

"jkiejr" wrote in message
...
what i didnt mention is that also when i click on my documents or my
computer
they dont open the first time all the time some times i have to click them
again and thats when my icons switch sometimes

ill try to idea and i hope it works

"Andrew E." wrote:

Open control-panel,display,desktop,customize,locate & check the box
"Lock
desktop items",close out when thru.

"jkiejr" wrote:

okay not sure whats doing it looked all over web still nothing. here is
my
prob when ever i try to open my documents, my computer, control panel
or
other folders and such my icons on my desktop will rearrange themselves
out
of the order i had them in sometimes. this also happens sometimes when
i turn
my computer on or when i restart it. when the desktop loads it will
refresh
like 3-5 times i think and as it is refreshing they will be moving
around and
after the refreshing is done the icons will sometimes be they way i
left them
other times i have to arrange them again.

im running windows xp pro sp3

When's the last time you did a virus and malware scan? Are your definitions
up-to-date?
Are you getting any error messages in the event log?

I'd start with the scans and see if that fixes it.

SC Tom

"jkiejr" wrote in message
...
what i didnt mention is that also when i click on my documents or my
computer
they dont open the first time all the time some times i have to click them
again and thats when my icons switch sometimes

ill try to idea and i hope it works

"Andrew E." wrote:

Open control-panel,display,desktop,customize,locate & check the box
"Lock
desktop items",close out when thru.

"jkiejr" wrote:

okay not sure whats doing it looked all over web still nothing. here is
my
prob when ever i try to open my documents, my computer, control panel
or
other folders and such my icons on my desktop will rearrange themselves
out
of the order i had them in sometimes. this also happens sometimes when
i turn
my computer on or when i restart it. when the desktop loads it will
refresh
like 3-5 times i think and as it is refreshing they will be moving
around and
after the refreshing is done the icons will sometimes be they way i
left them
other times i have to arrange them again.

im running windows xp pro sp3