Save Your Desktop Layout Intended For Windows 98 Windows 95 Many of you, after meticulously arranging all the icons on your desktop, have been frustrated to no end when Windows randomly re-arranges them. Note that Windows Me, 2000, and XP don't appear to have this problem. Here's a workaround: Obtain and install EzDesk. Note: If you are unable to move the icons on your desktop, right-click on an empty portion of the destkop, click Arrange Icons, and turn off Auto-Arrange. Written by: Annoyances.org Last updated: Thursday, August 16, 2001 Care to discuss this article with other Windows users? Select your operating system here, and click Continue to post your question. - Choose your OS -Windows 7Windows VistaWindows Server 2003Windows XPWindows 2000Windows MeWindows 98Windows 95 Previous discussions about this article: (open a message to see applicable responses, if any) [Windows 98] Question about 'Save Your Desktop Layout' (Bill K: Sunday, October 21, 2001) [Windows XP] Question about 'Save Your Desktop Layout' (janout: Friday, January 4, 2002) [Windows 98] Question about 'Save Your Desktop Layout' (scluster: Wednesday, August 28, 2002) [Windows Me] Question about 'Save Your Desktop Layout' (Mike L: Sunday, September 8, 2002) [Windows XP] free (better) alternative - for 9x,nt,2k,xp (Jammy: Saturday, September 28, 2002) [Windows XP] Question about 'Save Your Desktop Layout' (Monica McGraw: Thursday, October 3, 2002) [Windows XP] Want a simple right-click solution to you wondering Icons? (For Windows 98, ME, Windows 2000, XP) (Steven: Sunday, October 26, 2003) [Windows XP] Windows XP DOES re-arrange your icons. (kimC: Tuesday, February 10, 2004) [Windows XP] Question about 'Save Your Desktop Layout' (Mel Shepherd: Tuesday, March 2, 2004) [Windows XP] A solution to how save your desktop icon layout (makelle: Thursday, April 19, 2007) Return to "Customizing Windows"