Desktop Icons

jquinlan · 09-21-2005, 08:55 PM

I am using XP and my desktop icons have aquired a mind of their own. No matter how I arrange them whenever I boot up my computer they now arrange themselve the way they want which is a double row on the left side of the desk top. I have tried to arrange them in the order I want and have them set to "align to grid". When I reboot the desktop shows them the way I have set them but then changes them to the left side in a different order. I have tried every option in "arrange icons by" with the same result. This stared a few months ago and I don't think I can use restore sytem as I cannot remember exactly when. Has this happened to anyone else?

The-Llamalizer · 09-21-2005, 10:00 PM

might u happen to have auto arrange on?

jquinlan · 09-22-2005, 07:00 PM

No. I use align to grid. But it does not make any difference How I try to arrange the icons, they seem to have a mind of their own and align on the left side of the desktop in an order I never selected.

jquinlan · 09-22-2005, 09:18 PM

I solved my problem. It had to do with a "cicache.exe" file that was in my startup. When I unselected that file everything works ok. I don't have a clue what that file does but I think it got there when I installed a new card reader.

The-Llamalizer · 09-23-2005, 12:38 AM

well, glad that u fixed the problem.

09-21-2005, 08:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
jquinlan New Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Huntington Beach, California Age: 74 Posts: 8	Desktop Icons I am using XP and my desktop icons have aquired a mind of their own. No matter how I arrange them whenever I boot up my computer they now arrange themselve the way they want which is a double row on the left side of the desk top. I have tried to arrange them in the order I want and have them set to "align to grid". When I reboot the desktop shows them the way I have set them but then changes them to the left side in a different order. I have tried every option in "arrange icons by" with the same result. This stared a few months ago and I don't think I can use restore sytem as I cannot remember exactly when. Has this happened to anyone else?

09-21-2005, 10:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
The-Llamalizer Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: United States Age: 18 Posts: 324	might u happen to have auto arrange on? __________________ PowMax Dreamstar 500W Case \| AMD Athlon 64 3200+ @ 2.2 GHZ \| 1GB PC3200 RAM \| nVidia GeForce FX5900XT 128MB \| 2x 80GB 7200RPM HDD Raid 0 \| BenQ 16x DVD DL \| Samsung 52x CD-RW \| Asus K8V SE Deluxe Motherboard

09-22-2005, 09:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
jquinlan New Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Huntington Beach, California Age: 74 Posts: 8	solved problem I solved my problem. It had to do with a "cicache.exe" file that was in my startup. When I unselected that file everything works ok. I don't have a clue what that file does but I think it got there when I installed a new card reader.

09-23-2005, 12:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
The-Llamalizer Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: United States Age: 18 Posts: 324	well, glad that u fixed the problem. __________________ PowMax Dreamstar 500W Case \| AMD Athlon 64 3200+ @ 2.2 GHZ \| 1GB PC3200 RAM \| nVidia GeForce FX5900XT 128MB \| 2x 80GB 7200RPM HDD Raid 0 \| BenQ 16x DVD DL \| Samsung 52x CD-RW \| Asus K8V SE Deluxe Motherboard

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09-22-2005, 07:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
jquinlan New Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Huntington Beach, California Age: 74 Posts: 8	No. I use align to grid. But it does not make any difference How I try to arrange the icons, they seem to have a mind of their own and align on the left side of the desktop in an order I never selected.