this didn't work

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> Bill,
>
> The Desktop icons layout are preserved in the following registry key (Tip
> from David Candy):
>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell \Bags\1\Desktop
>
> It is possible that one of the REG_BINARY values got corrupt. Try resetting
> the values using these steps:
>
> Note: First, create a System Restore point, even though the following
> procedure does nothing to the data. Save all your work, close all the
> running applications and then try this:
>
> 1. Open Regedit.exe minimize it.
> 2. Click Start, Turn Off computer.
> 3. Press and hold the CTRL, ALT and the SHIFT keys, and click the Cancel
> button.
> 4. Now, the explorer.exe process will be terminated fully.
> 5. Switch to Registry Editor window, and navigate to the following key:
>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell \Bags\1\Desktop
>
> 6. Rename the key "Desktop" to something else, say "OlderDesktop"
> 7. Close Registry Editor
> 8. Press CTRL + ALT + DEL to open Task Manager
> 9. Click the Shutdown menu, and select "Logoff <username>"
> 10. Relogin again, customize the desktop icons placement.
> 11. Restart Windows and see if the icon positions are retained.
>
> Credits to:
> David Candy, jeffdav's blog (The CTRL+ALT+SHIFT technique is from jeffdav)
> http://blogs.msdn.com/jeffdav/archiv...22/191636.aspx
>
> --
> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP Shell/User
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>
>
> "Bill" <Bill@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E5D703CD-4B7F-4C28-B2DE-0DDA32F012A6@microsoft.com...
> >I arrange my icons on the desktop but every time I restart my computer they
> > auto arrange even though that option is not selected. How do I keep my
> > custom setting from changing?
> >
> > Bill
>
>