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re: Question about 'Why don't folders remember their position, sort order, or icon size?'
Thursday, September 5, 2002 at 11:41 am
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Posted by Richard Collette (2 messages posted)

I think your answer is that you have your desktop options set to "Auto Arrange." 
Right click on the desktop, 
select "Arrange Icons..." 
and make sure "Auto Arrange" is not checked.

On Sunday, June 16, 2002 at 12:49 pm, Thomas Polgar wrote:
>Why do my desktop icons revert to the left side of the screen after log out and 
log 
>in? I have a photo centered as my wall paper and place the desktop icons to either 
>side of the photo. When log out and back in or boot up, all icons shift to left 
side 
>of screen as if auto arrange is activated.

Written in response to:: Question about 'Why don't folders remember their position, sort order, or icon size?' (Thomas Polgar: Sunday, June 16, 2002 at 12:49 pm)

Responses to this message:
re: Question about 'Why don't folders remember their position, sort order, or icon size?' (Mick: Sunday, March 23, 2003 at 5:16 am)

re: Question about 'Why don't folders remember their position, sort order, or icon size?' (Thomas Polgar: Thursday, February 12, 2004 at 4:16 pm)

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Question about 'Why don't folders remember their position, sort order, or icon size?' (Thomas Polgar: Sun, Jun 16, 2002, 12:49 pm)

re: Question about 'Why don't folders remember their position, sort order, or icon size?' (Richard Collette: Thu, Sep 5, 2002, 11:41 am)

re: Question about 'Why don't folders remember their position, sort order, or icon size?' (Mick: Sun, Mar 23, 2003, 5:16 am)

re: Question about 'Why don't folders remember their position, sort order, or icon size?' (Thomas Polgar: Thu, Feb 12, 2004, 4:16 pm)

Screen Position (Mark Williams: Thu, Oct 13, 2005, 3:09 am)

re: Question about 'Why don't folders remember their position, sort order, or icon size?' (Simon: Thu, Jun 12, 2003, 1:22 pm)

re: Question about 'Why don't folders remember their position, sort order, or icon size?' (Richard Allison Jr.: Wed, May 14, 2008, 7:48 pm)

re: Question about 'Why don't folders remember their position, sort order, or icon size?' (Jason: Thu, Feb 12, 2004, 8:09 am)

re: Question about 'Why don't folders remember their position, sort order, or icon size?' (bonnie sue: Sun, Dec 26, 2004, 11:06 am)

re: Question about 'Why don't folders remember their position, sort order, or icon size?' (Jim Pivonka: Fri, Feb 4, 2005, 5:04 am)

re: Question about 'Why don't folders remember their position, sort order, or icon size?' (Dante: Sat, May 14, 2005, 7:03 pm)

re: Question about 'Why don't folders remember their position, sort order, or icon size?' (Jim Pivonka: Sat, May 14, 2005, 11:04 pm)

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