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Linda Su Yin Chia

I cant rearrange the icons on my desktop - they are locked in a grid
somehow. I've tried right-clicking the desktop but the options I want I not
there. I want to re-arrange the icons according to my preferences and not to
some pre-set way.

linda
 
Right click Desktop | Arrange Icons By |

UNCheck: Auto Arrange
[[Arrange the icons in columns along the left side of your screen.]]

UNCheck: Lock Web Items on Desktop
[[Specifies whether Web content windows or items that *you* have placed on
your desktop are locked in place and can’t be moved. Select the check box to
lock Web content in place. Clear the check box if you want to be able to
move Web content.]]

Items can be moved, but are moved back after reboot.
 
Hi Wesley,
Thanks for replying- the auto-arrange & lock web item options are all
unchecked but nothing happens. I've also tried checking and unchecking those
items, hoping that it would wake up the system a little. But it is still as
stubborn, it still won't move!
linda

Wesley Vogel said:
Right click Desktop | Arrange Icons By |

UNCheck: Auto Arrange
[[Arrange the icons in columns along the left side of your screen.]]

UNCheck: Lock Web Items on Desktop
[[Specifies whether Web content windows or items that *you* have placed on
your desktop are locked in place and can’t be moved. Select the check box to
lock Web content in place. Clear the check box if you want to be able to
move Web content.]]

Items can be moved, but are moved back after reboot.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

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Linda Su Yin Chia said:
I cant rearrange the icons on my desktop - they are locked in a grid
somehow. I've tried right-clicking the desktop but the options I want
I not there. I want to re-arrange the icons according to my
preferences and not to some pre-set way.

linda
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put in the Windows CD...

go to start - run and type sfc /scannow

this will fix all...hopefully! ;-)
 
Linda,

Right click Desktop | Arrange Icons By |
UNCheck: Align to Grid
[[Snap icons into place as designated by an invisible grid on your screen.
The grid keeps the icons aligned with each other.]]
[[When the invisible desktop grid is turned on, icons snap into alignment
whenever you move them, giving your desktop a cleaner look. ]]

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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In
Linda Su Yin Chia said:
Hi Wesley,
Thanks for replying- the auto-arrange & lock web item options are all
unchecked but nothing happens. I've also tried checking and
unchecking those items, hoping that it would wake up the system a
little. But it is still as stubborn, it still won't move!
linda

Wesley Vogel said:
Right click Desktop | Arrange Icons By |

UNCheck: Auto Arrange
[[Arrange the icons in columns along the left side of your screen.]]

UNCheck: Lock Web Items on Desktop
[[Specifies whether Web content windows or items that *you* have
placed on your desktop are locked in place and can’t be moved.
Select the check box to lock Web content in place. Clear the check
box if you want to be able to
move Web content.]]

Items can be moved, but are moved back after reboot.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In
Linda Su Yin Chia said:
I cant rearrange the icons on my desktop - they are locked in a grid
somehow. I've tried right-clicking the desktop but the options I
want I not there. I want to re-arrange the icons according to my
preferences and not to some pre-set way.

linda
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