Explorer.exe restart moves icons

[icecreamtester]

I play a PC game that uses a lot of memory and requires me to shut down all programs that could hinder its performance through a batch file, this includes explorer.exe

But whenever I restart explorer.exe all my desktop icons are out of order which frustrates me to no end as I have them ergonomically placed to my needs.

Is there a way to stop them from moving?

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello icecreamtester, welcome to Vista forums!

R click on an empty spot on the desktop and have look at this ...



Keep us informed!


Later Ted

 

[icecreamtester]

Thanks, unchecking align to grid fixed it.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello again icecreamtester, glad to see you got it sorted, thanks for the reply!











Later Ted

 

[CreepinJesus]

And just to let you know, if you move your icons then close explorer.exe in the Task Manager, it won't save your icon positions. The saving is done during a shut down (when explorer.exe closed properly).

Unless they've change that, of course

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

When I close explorer.exe then restart it my icons don't move!











Later Ted

 

[CreepinJesus]

Ah, ok; they may have changed it now. I think it was XP where I noticed this, so it must have been at least a year and a half ago :P.

But they only changed if, say, you'd moved an icon, then closed explorer. Upon restarting it, that icon would be where it was before you moved it.