atx
@optonline.net
| Desktop icons arranged when restarted xp
I shutdown my xp and went out to work
When i returned and booted the pc on and windows started
The icons were in a different place and all straight. In a good way
But i never EVER even did anything or wanted my icons changed.
is this behavior of malware? |
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Cudni
La Merma - Vigilado
Premium,MVM
join:2003-12-20
Someshire | no, malware does not auto arrange icons 
»support.microsoft.com/kb/289587
Cudni |
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atx
@optonline.net
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Ah okay
But what the heck...My icons have not changed in months
Why all of a sudden now
I never right clicked or wanted to change the location of the icons...Hmmm seems bizzare to me or maybe it just decided to auto arranged when i restarted or booted
Kind of "Unexpected" if you ask me
But anyway...Yeah i just freaked when it happened
As i keep my xp tight knit and know it well  |
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AB
Premium
join:2006-04-04
Leesburg, VA
| reply to atx
said by atx :
. . The icons were in a different place and all straight. In a good way . . . .
. . is this behavior of malware? Hmmm. The icon placement and straightener virus.
It could do its thing and many people would not even be aware what it was up to. |
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dannyboy 950
Premium
join:2002-12-30
Port Arthur, TX | reply to atx
Well there was a Windows update on the 29th and for me evry time Win updates it resets to all its default settings that may be it cause the default is auto arrange. Do ya have your desktop setttings locked????? |
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atx
@optonline.net | reply to AB
I wouldn't go that far
But i constantly shutdown and reboot my pc
Possibly there is a relation in that, who knows |
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AB
Premium
join:2006-04-04
Leesburg, VA
| said by atx :
I wouldn't go that far
But i constantly shutdown and reboot my pc
Possibly there is a relation in that, who knows Well, Windows is known to have its occasional oddball glitches.
Why do you restart your machine so often, just out of curiosity? |
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SafireDonkey
join:2006-10-29
89000 | reply to atx
I use a tiny little freeware gem for that : DeskSave
»www.desksave.de/
Just try it, it's great !  |
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falcon04
join:2005-03-03
1 edit | reply to atx
There is an add-on to XP called "Icon Restore" (Google it) which adds the capacity to save and then restore your icon layout ( via layout.dll ) should this happen again.
This is a free Microsoft add-on - install the dll in c:\windows\system32 |
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atx
@optonline.net
| reply to AB
I just don't like to leave my pc running on
I have no clue...But i feel better when it's off and shut down
I only use comodo + defense...Possible it had something to do with it as my defense settings have not really been configured/set well |
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Name Game
Premium
join:2002-07-07
North Myrtle Beach, SC | see here atx..in the other thread you dropped this icon problem 
»Re: Why oh why won't microsoft leave my settings alone. |
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Name Game
Premium
join:2002-07-07
North Myrtle Beach, SC
1 edit | reply to atx
said by atx :
I shutdown my xp and went out to work
When i returned and booted the pc on and windows started
The icons were in a different place and all straight. In a good way
But i never EVER even did anything or wanted my icons changed.
is this behavior of malware?
Go to any blank place on your desktop..right click..then go to arrange icons by.. and you can do anything you like with those icons. Just like Cudni posted in the link above.
If you reboot and then those setting change where you have put in the check marks..let us know.
But.. if you want to have a clean desktop try..
topdesk.exe
Topdesk (hides your desktop icons)
If you would like to see your desktop wallpaper clearly without all of the icons cluttering it up, then (Snadboy's) Topdesk is the solution you need.
TopDesk clears your cluttered desktop by moving your icons to a pop-up menu accessible from the system tray. The programs you want to run are also easier to find as they are listed in alphabetical order.
Topdesk is only a small (111 KB) download, and it does not require an installation procedure. Just unzip it into the folder you want to run it from.
Download Link
»www.snadboy.com/
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Owlbet
Ignite the Ice
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join:2002-09-24
Palmer, AK
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Re: Desktop icons arranged when restarted xp
Some folks don't share my updating habits, but I pretty much (to good effect) take everything Windows & Microsoft Update sends down the pipe.
Once upon a time I got an Nvidia update for my graphics card that, once installed, messed up my icon placement. |
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