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Topic: «Desktop Icons auto rearrange » on forum: Technical Support   Views: 6024
 
pcguy
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Posted: 08/20/2011 09:42:18
 
 
 Using Win7 x64 and recently installed the trial version of Actual Multiple Monitors and now every time I start Windows up the desktop icons are being rearranged. Instead of using the default size of the icons I had reduced them in size via CTL+ Mouse key then I installed Actual Monitors and since then this rearrange is occurring. Is Actual Multipl Monitors doing this? I have another util that I can restore the desktop icon layout when this happens but I have to resize them down first.
 
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Vasiliy Ivachev
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Posted: 08/22/2011 03:02:54
 
 
 Hello pcguy,

Thanks for the post.

Could you turn off the "Load at startup" option (Actual Multiple Monitors -> Options -> General -> Load at startup), restart your computer and check whether the problem still persists with Actual Multiple Monitors turned off or not?

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pcguy
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Posted: 08/23/2011 09:35:49
 
 
 That did not help. I noticed that when this happpens the size of the icons reverts back to their larger size. For now I have given up resizing them down and what ever is rearranging them seems to have stopped.
 
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Vasiliy Ivachev
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Posted: 08/24/2011 02:26:38
 
 
 Hello pcguy,

Thanks for the message.

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I have another util that I can restore the desktop icon layout
What is this application (name, version)?
Could you check whether the problem persists with this application turned off or not?

Best regards.
 
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pcguy
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Posted: 08/24/2011 09:41:15
 
 
 The application, which does not run in the background, is DesktopOK 2.35 http://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware/DesktopOK

I can not turn this application off since it is not running unless I run it to save or restore the icon layout. In order to fix the problems I do not resize the icons down to a smaller size on the desktop. That way they are not resized to their normal size on bootup.
 
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Pim Joosten
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Posted: 08/24/2011 14:13:10
 
 
 Hi pcguy,

I have used DesktopOK in the past and I know that there is a setting to start the program automatically with windows and also autosave. So it may be that it is running when Windows starts. And if my memory serves me correctly, there is also a setting that restores the last back-up at startup. Are you therefore sure that it is not running when the computer starts up? You can check this by looking at the process tab in Windows Task Manager right after start-up. There should also be a setting of course in DesktopOK.
 
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pcguy
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Posted: 08/24/2011 18:03:34
 
 
 DesktoOK is only being run on demand and is not starting automatically.
 
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Vasiliy Ivachev
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Posted: 08/25/2011 01:35:22
 
 
 Hello pcguy,

Do you have other applications that can rearrange desktop icons?

Best regards.
 
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