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General Computer Support / Re: Can't arrange Icons

« on: April 18, 2014, 06:55:50 pm »

Shane,
I am sorry to report that the Icons still Auto Arrange as soon as the screen refreshes, no change.
Thanks for not giving up!
Pidge

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General Computer Support / Re: Can't arrange Icons

« on: April 17, 2014, 05:44:33 pm »

Hi Shane,
I did not find "NoSaveSettings"  in either of those locations. What I found was interesting though. In   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer,  there were 3 lines,
"Default"   REG_SZ    (value not set)
"NoDriveTypeAutoRun"    REG_DWORD       0x00000091 (145)
"NoresolveTrack"   REG_DWORD       0x00000001 (1)

now the interesting part, in  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer  there were (are) 2 Explorer folders. The first one seems to start with a single blank space.
The first "Explorer" folder has 2 lines,
"Default"   REG_SZ    (value not set)
"StartMenuLogoff"   REG_DWORD  0x00000001 (1)
The second "Explorer" folder has 2 lines,
"Default"   REG_SZ    (value not set)
"MemCheckBoxInRunDlg"   REG_DWORD     0x00000001 (1)

Fearing that maybe I missed the "NoSaveSettings" somehow I did a "Find" for the whole Registry and came up with only one instance of its use. That was in,
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Program Manager\Restrictions. It has 7 lines the 6th one is,
"NoSaveSettings"  REG_DWORD  0x00000000 (0)
There were no other instances of "NoSaveSettings".
I don't know if any of this means anything. I pass it along in case it may mean something to you.
Thanks again for your help,
Pidge Gill

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General Computer Support / Re: Can't arrange Icons

« on: April 16, 2014, 07:20:44 pm »

Shane,
I tried both suggestions, I used the Guest profile. No change.
Then I spent 2 hours searching the HP web site and found the latest driver and installed it.
You guessed it, no change.
This is really not that big a deal. I have lived with it for years now and I can continue. It is at worst a minor irritation not a major problem.
I really appreciate all the time you spent trying!
If something else comes to you, by all means let me know. Until then I am sure there are other projects that are more worthy of your amazing expertise!
Again thanks,
Pidge

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General Computer Support / Re: Can't arrange Icons

« on: April 16, 2014, 03:28:37 pm »

Shane,
I changed "Desktop" to "Desktopold" and exported it to the desktop. Then I closed Regedit and rebooted.
I went back into regedit and there was no new desktop folder created. I tried rearranging the icons and as soon as I refreshed they went back into the alphabetical auto arrange position..
Next I went back into regedit and deleted Desktopold and rebooted.
After rebooting I went back into regedit and checked. No new desktop folder was created. Again I tested the icons. Same result.
I then copied "desktopold" from the desktop back into the "1" folder in regedit.
That is all that I have done.
Thanks,
Pidge

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General Computer Support / Re: Can't arrange Icons

« on: April 15, 2014, 06:59:49 pm »

I have attached the Desktop file.
In case you need it my screen resolution is 1280x768.
I hope this helps!
Thanks,
Pidge

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General Computer Support / Re: Can't arrange Icons

« on: April 15, 2014, 03:58:45 pm »

I did as you instructed and they fly right back into their original position.
Thanks,
Pidge

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General Computer Support / Re: Can't arrange Icons

« on: April 15, 2014, 03:30:11 pm »

Yes I can drag an Icon to a different position and it will stay in that position until I either do something that causes the screen to refresh or until I shut down the computer. Either way the Icons will always go back to the alphabetical auto arrange position. I can add new icons no problem and they, upon shutdown or refresh find their way into auto arrange alphabetical order.
I've scratched my head on this one for years and was just hoping that something got corrupted that your windows repair utility could or would repair.
Thanks again for your help on this issue!
Pidge Gill

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General Computer Support / Re: Can't arrange Icons

« on: April 14, 2014, 06:51:29 pm »

I could not copy it, but this is what it shows. Hope this helps.

               Name       Type          Data
That line says    FFlags      REG_DWORD      0x00000224 (548)

Thanks,
Pidge

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General Computer Support / Re: Can't arrange Icons

« on: April 14, 2014, 04:05:33 pm »

Correct. The "Auto Arrange" Does NOT have a check mark and the "Align to Grid" DOES have a check mark next to it. I have tried all combinations of check marks, even no check marks and they still auto arrange in alphabetical order.
When this first happened I had the Norton Security package that was included with my DSL installed and running. Around the same time I noticed the Icons were moved, Norton notified me that it had removed a virus of some sort. I did not have any other noticeable issues with the computer anywhere around that time.
Thanks again for your help.
Pidge Gill

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General Computer Support / Can't arrange Icons

« on: April 13, 2014, 05:12:25 pm »

Hello,
I am running XP Pro - SP3 and I downloaded the Windows Repair v2.5.1 to help me get my Security Center and Firewall  working after removing Mcafee and installing another all in one Malware/Virus program.  I followed your directions exactly and everything in the Security Center works!
Thanks so Much!!!!
Now my long term (3 years or more) annoying problem that you may have a fix for. If I try to arrange my icons by "Align to Grid" (right click on desktop, highlight "Arrange Icons By" and click on "Align to Grid") they still "Auto Arrange".  There is a check mark next to "Align to Grid", but if I move them they stay where I put them until the screen refreshes and they return to their Auto Arrange position.
In the Windows Repair Program there are a couple of repairs that deal with icons. Will either of them be likely to correct this problem? If so, are there any other repairs that need to be done at the same time?
Thanks for your help,
Pidge Gill