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Windows XP and the Display - Desktop

Save and Restore Desktop Icon Layout

SUMMARY: Restore Desktop icon positions in case Windows XP forgets them.

When changing the screen resolution, toggling the "Auto Arrange" or "Align to Grid" features, and sometimes seemingly for no reason whatsoever, Windows XP may rearrange your Desktop icons.

If you have taken time to organize your icons into areas of your Desktop, placing frequently-used icons near the top left, the Recycle Bin at the bottom-right, etc., this rearrangement can be very annoying. Luckily, there is a way you can save your Desktop icon layout for later recall.

Icon Restore is an application for Windows that adds two items to the right-click menu of folder and system icons such as "My Computer" and "Recycle Bin":

* Save Desktop Icon Layout
* Restore Desktop Icon Layout

With these options you should be able to quickly store and retrieve icon layouts in case Windows XP changes them for you.

Icon Restore - http://users.rcn.com/taylotr/icon_restore.html

Icon Restore cannot be removed by Windows XP's "Add or Remove Programs" Control Panel. The website includes a download that, when executed, can uninstall Icon Restore.