Saturday, October 31, 2015

Can Windows XP remember file icon position?

Windows allows you to arrange icons however you like in a window. However after some time when I go back to the window, it has forgotten the icon positions and has completely rearranged the icons. Is there a way to preserve the icon positions?



In the previous version of Windows I used, this would happen on rare occasions (about 6 months) and it might only move a couple of icons. Now it is happening practically every day and it is every single icon. Attempts to rearrange them manually are futile and it is increasingly maddening.



Searching Google, I have found a number of programs that allow you to save and restore icon position on the desktop. But, this is just a regular folder window so I am not sure if any of those would even work.



Some details:





  • Windows XP SP 3 running in Parallels 5 virtual machine

  • Auto Arrange and Align to Grid are NOT turned on

  • Fresh OS install and only setting icon positions in one window

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