How to save and later restore icon layout?

I carefully arrange icons on my desktop. Every once in a while I
ending up running applications that think they need to rearrange the
icons on my desktop, completely messing up the arrangement I had set
up.

Is there a way to save and later restore my icon layout, so I can set
up the arrangement I want, save it, and then if something rearranges
it later, I can then restore the layout I had saved?

Shenan
Mon Jul 14 18:20:37 PDT 2008

david.karr wrote:
> I carefully arrange icons on my desktop. Every once in a while I
> ending up running applications that think they need to rearrange the
> icons on my desktop, completely messing up the arrangement I had set
> up.
>
> Is there a way to save and later restore my icon layout, so I can
> set up the arrangement I want, save it, and then if something
> rearranges it later, I can then restore the layout I had saved?

Third party software - some of which may come with the full-featured
installation of your software often given/provided by the hardware
manufacturer of your video card.

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Ron
Mon Jul 14 20:15:22 PDT 2008

Try this freebie: ActivIcons: http://www.cursorarts.com/ca_aifw.html


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Ron Badour
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"david.karr" <davidmichaelkarr@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:b72443d0-2924-4fec-8a77-048740121d8a@d45g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
>I carefully arrange icons on my desktop. Every once in a while I
> ending up running applications that think they need to rearrange the
> icons on my desktop, completely messing up the arrangement I had set
> up.
>
> Is there a way to save and later restore my icon layout, so I can set
> up the arrangement I want, save it, and then if something rearranges
> it later, I can then restore the layout I had saved?

M
Tue Jul 15 00:53:56 PDT 2008


"david.karr" <davidmichaelkarr@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:b72443d0-2924-4fec-8a77-048740121d8a@d45g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
>I carefully arrange icons on my desktop. Every once in a while I
> ending up running applications that think they need to rearrange the
> icons on my desktop, completely messing up the arrangement I had set
> up.
>
> Is there a way to save and later restore my icon layout, so I can set
> up the arrangement I want, save it, and then if something rearranges
> it later, I can then restore the layout I had saved?

This free utility is exactly what you seek.

http://www.download.com/Icon-Restore/3000-2347_4-10163499.html