-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Quick Launch and Desktop icons

That didin't work, GMan, but thanks anyway. You did say it was a long shot. 
Compaq suggested that I go through the steps to configure Windows XP to 
start in a "Clean Boot State" ... The steps are tricky but I'll give it a 
try --- Harold
>
> FROM GMAN:  Windows is designed to 'remember' the state of your icons at 
> shutdown. Unfortunately, it sometimes gets confused and goes into 
> something like this. It sounds like Windows is just forgetting your 
> settings and thinks you actually WANT the QL turned off and the DT icons 
> set to 'AutoArrange'.  My primary suggestion is to use your Icon Restore 
> program to put them back the way you had them, get the QL bar back and 
> then immediately reboot your system (Start > Turn off computer > Restart). 
> My hope is that your system simply had not been restarted soon enough 
> after resetting before.  If you reset them and then use the system for a 
> while, the eventual "Shut Down" command may not be able to fully record 
> all of your final user settings before turning off the machine.  By 
> rebooting right away, you ensure that these settings have the best chance 
> for inclusion into the buffers final registry writes.
>
>  Of course, this is not a sure fix for this problem (it probably even 
> sounds rather far fetched or made up), but I've seen it work on at least 3 
> systems including one of my own.

> Peace, GMan --- "The only dumb questions are the ones that are never 
> asked!"
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Harold B." <harold7@xxxxxxx>
>
>> Hello again ... Two problems that started about the same time (might or 
>> might not be related)
>>
>> 1. the Quick Launch disappears after rebooting. Note that the icons that 
>> I keep on the QL are always there when I right-click the Taskbar > 
>> Toolbars
> and re-check Quick Launch.
>>
>> 2. At the same time, after rebooting the computer, or clicking Refresh on 
>> the desktop, the desktop icons all line up on the left side of the 
>> screen. They line up the same way each time. Right-clicking the desktop > 
>> Show Icons, shows nothing checked (except "Show Desktop Icons). Note that 
>> checking any of the options does not eliminate this problem. What I do 
>> now, by using a program called "Icon Restore" (it's excellent and it's 
>> free), I can immediately then put them back the way they were. Any ideas 
>> how this problem with the QL and the "unstable" icon positions can be 
>> corrected? --- Harold
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