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Monday, April 25, 2005 at 8:38 pm
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Posted by Modern Executive (3 messages posted)

Disclaimer: the solution is a fix through RegEdit. Messing with your registry can lead to massive system problems. Please use this solution only if you know what you're doing. By reading this post, you agree not to hold me responsbile for any loss or damage to your computer or data.

I didn't have any luck here at annoyances.org, but if anyone finds this thread in a google search, I thought I'd share the solution, which I finally found in the annals of the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=233526&sd=RMVP (pops)

In XP, it will reset things like the start menu and maybe some of your desktop icons (i.e. my computer, my network places, etc.) but if you changed those things in the first place, you probably will know how to change them back.

Written in response to:: Question about 'Why don't folders remember their position, sort order, or icon size?' (Modern Executive: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at 9:45 pm)

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Question about 'Why don't folders remember their position, sort order, or icon size?' (Modern Executive: Tue, Apr 19, 2005, 9:45 pm)

re: Question about 'Why don't folders remember their position, sort order, or icon size?' (Modern Executive: Tue, Apr 19, 2005, 10:39 pm)

Problem Solution (Modern Executive: Mon, Apr 25, 2005, 8:38 pm)

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