Desktop Icons puzzle

[MEB]

Re: Desktop Icons puzzle

You have two USERS... delete the one that is physically named as I indicated
and do as Bill has indicated regarding restarts..

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"Jim" <invalid@example.invalid> wrote in message
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| There are actually 2 files: shelli~1 and shelliconcache which in
properties
| is called shelli~2
|
| "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message
| news:O2e%23H9plIHA.5660@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
| > You don't do anything with it (nor open it). It's supposed to be
there.
| > (unless you think its corrupted, or giving you some weird desktop icon
| > problems, in which case you can delete it, and it will be rebuilt, as I
| > mentioned in the other post)
| >
| > Jim wrote:
| > > yes, I found it this time. I guess I was looking for a folder. When I
| open
| > > this file, what should I open with...notepad?
| > >
| > > "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message
| > > news:uzk2FrplIHA.5820@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
| > >> Instead of relying on the Find command, did you look for it in
windows
| > >> explorer directly?
| > >>
| > >> I think its located in the c:\windows folder (or maybe it was
| > >> c:\windows\system, but I don't think so)
| > >>
| > >> Normally that file gets rebuilt if deleted, although it may take a
| couple
| > >> of
| > >> reboots (or better yet, turn the computer off, and then on again), to
| do
| > >> it.
| > >>
| > >> Jim wrote:
| > >>> yes, "show all" I meant that setting.
| > >>>
| > >>>> It may be a hidden file. Do you have show hidden files enabled?
| >
| >
|
|

 

[MEB]

Re: Desktop Icons puzzle

Not a small tweak, but the one required to allow USERS individual
settings... glad you got it sorted out. If it occurs again, the potentials
will be as was previously suggested.

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"Jim" <invalid@example.invalid> wrote in message
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| That small tweak in the Password user profile and User permissions have
| solved the problem!
| yippie!
|
| "Jim" <invalid@example.invalid> wrote in message
| news:%23ceQDydlIHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
| > I have been having problem with Desktop icons when using the arrange
icons
| > menu selection. The icons become misaligned on left side of the screen
| even
| > though the name, type, size and date are in order the icons themselves
are
| > in disarray. There are two users with personalized desktop settings.
| >
| > If I set the display properties dialogue on the effects tab with large
| icons
| > checked, this will straighten out the misaligned icons. If I switch back
| to
| > small icons the correction will continue to this setting up to the point
| > that I use the arrange icon or line up icon on the application menu.
This
| > becomes tiresome when working.
| >
| > Any idea as to what is wrong with this feature?
| >
| >
|
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