Saving Desktop layout

Lord Chaos · 05-17-2008, 05:11 PM

I have a laptop, which I am now going to let my mother use. She will have a regular user account and I'll have the admin account on it. Since the screen is 1600x1200 resolution, I've reduced hers to 1024x768 so she can see better.

The problem is that every time I log in, it will mess up her desktop layout of icons when she goes back to hers. (acting like I had changed resolution to hers account, then back again)

Is there anyway to save her desktop layout so it doesn't change when I log in? Or do I have to make mine 1024x768 to preserve it?

Lord Chaos · 05-17-2008, 08:56 PM

Eh, why was this moved from WindowsXP to laptop support when its a WindowsXP question not related to that its a laptop.

dai · 05-18-2008, 12:37 AM

right click on the desk top and check the options ,lock the desk top,align,ect

Lord Chaos · 05-18-2008, 11:04 AM

That only gives you the option to lock web content, not lock all desktop icons.

I tried enabling it and it didn't help at all, it still moves the icons around when I switch users and back again. (some to the left side and some down to the bottom) Pretty annoying, since i have to redo her desktop layout every time I have logged in on my own account.

(yes, her shortcuts are in her own user folder, not in the common one)

**sobeit** · 05-18-2008, 11:18 AM

see the following for a possible solution.

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/GDI/LowerResolution.aspx

or this

http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw060304

dai · 05-18-2008, 01:02 PM

http://www.windowsnetworking.com/kba...sktopIcon.html

Lord Chaos · 05-18-2008, 03:33 PM

First link is sadly not going to fix it. Still going to mess up the icons.

Second link doesn't work

Third link is to lock down the workstation, not sure how that would save the icons?

Thanks for trying, seems like this is an oversight by MS that you can't save or make these things stick.

dai · 05-18-2008, 03:45 PM

scroll down to save desktop icons
http://www2.technobabble.com.au/modu...rticle&sid=178

Lord Chaos · 05-19-2008, 04:33 PM

Thanks, that almost got it there. (its better than before, thats for sure) But you still have to restore the layout every time. Would be great if there was a way to make that bit automatic upon startup of the user login, that would solve this once and for all.

**Deleted090308** · 05-20-2008, 11:28 AM

How to create a custom default user profile: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=319974

05-17-2008, 05:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lord Chaos Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 181 OS: XP SP3 and Vista SP1	Saving Desktop layout I have a laptop, which I am now going to let my mother use. She will have a regular user account and I'll have the admin account on it. Since the screen is 1600x1200 resolution, I've reduced hers to 1024x768 so she can see better. The problem is that every time I log in, it will mess up her desktop layout of icons when she goes back to hers. (acting like I had changed resolution to hers account, then back again) Is there anyway to save her desktop layout so it doesn't change when I log in? Or do I have to make mine 1024x768 to preserve it?

05-17-2008, 08:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lord Chaos Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 181 OS: XP SP3 and Vista SP1	Re: Saving Desktop layout Eh, why was this moved from WindowsXP to laptop support when its a WindowsXP question not related to that its a laptop.

05-18-2008, 12:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 53,771 OS: vista 32x 64x ultimate retail	Re: Saving Desktop layout right click on the desk top and check the options ,lock the desk top,align,ect __________________

05-18-2008, 11:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
Lord Chaos Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 181 OS: XP SP3 and Vista SP1	Re: Saving Desktop layout That only gives you the option to lock web content, not lock all desktop icons. I tried enabling it and it didn't help at all, it still moves the icons around when I switch users and back again. (some to the left side and some down to the bottom) Pretty annoying, since i have to redo her desktop layout every time I have logged in on my own account. (yes, her shortcuts are in her own user folder, not in the common one)

05-18-2008, 11:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
sobeit TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 7,413 OS: windows/linux	Re: Saving Desktop layout see the following for a possible solution. http://www.codeproject.com/KB/GDI/LowerResolution.aspx or this http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw060304 __________________ there's been global warming since the ice age

05-18-2008, 01:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 53,771 OS: vista 32x 64x ultimate retail	Re: Saving Desktop layout http://www.windowsnetworking.com/kba...sktopIcon.html __________________

05-18-2008, 03:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
Lord Chaos Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 181 OS: XP SP3 and Vista SP1	Re: Saving Desktop layout First link is sadly not going to fix it. Still going to mess up the icons. Second link doesn't work Third link is to lock down the workstation, not sure how that would save the icons? Thanks for trying, seems like this is an oversight by MS that you can't save or make these things stick.

05-18-2008, 03:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 53,771 OS: vista 32x 64x ultimate retail	Re: Saving Desktop layout scroll down to save desktop icons http://www2.technobabble.com.au/modu...rticle&sid=178 __________________

05-19-2008, 04:33 PM	#9 (permalink)
Lord Chaos Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 181 OS: XP SP3 and Vista SP1	Re: Saving Desktop layout Thanks, that almost got it there. (its better than before, thats for sure) But you still have to restore the layout every time. Would be great if there was a way to make that bit automatic upon startup of the user login, that would solve this once and for all.

05-20-2008, 11:28 AM	#10 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: Saving Desktop layout How to create a custom default user profile: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=319974