It's all good now.

Thanks.

"David Candy" wrote:

> Try resetting your folder views then. Normally the symptoms are the common task pane showing. What you did added the registry key that something deleted. The common task pane doesn't use saved settings so it disappers next boot.
>
> I've made my desktop like yours. So I can duplicate it.
> The desktop is wierd in detail view.
>
> Resetting does 90% of the settings. Post back if you need to do the other 10%.
> --
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Read David defending the concept of violence.
> http://margokingston.typepad.com/har...e_ga.html#more
> =================================================
> "Robin" <Robin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2DBF6485-0A99-417F-9FAF-FFDF845FEA6E@microsoft.com...
> > OK. I tried it but it didn't change anything. Thanks for trying.
> >
> > "David Candy" wrote:
> >
> >> Try typing in Start Run
> >> regsvr32 /i shell32
> >>
> >> then reboot.
> >>
> >> --
> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> Read David defending the concept of violence.
> >> http://margokingston.typepad.com/har...e_ga.html#more
> >> =================================================
> >> "Robin" <Robin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:10905751-446E-49DF-B75C-ECE23B449365@microsoft.com...
> >> > Maybe a month ago my desktop icons started showing up aphabetized on my
> >> > screen and I can't get it back to the normal auto arrange or just placing
> >> > them anywhere on the screen. They are all on the left and theres a line A
> >> > with A programs under the B and so on. The problem is when I go to right
> >> > click on the desktop to bring up properties for the desktop the whole middle
> >> > section of Arange Icons by.... are greyed out. The greyed out item are 'show
> >> > in groups' (not checked), 'auto arrange' (not checked), and 'align to grid'
> >> > (checked). I am unable to drag the icons anywhere on my screen.
> >> >
> >> > Any thoughts.
> >> >
> >> > I am running XP Professional SP2.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks.
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
>

So how did you get the desktop into detail view? I've tried changing 'Mode' under:

"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\1\Desk top"

without any luck.

Just Curious,
Keith

"David Candy" <.> wrote in message news:eJS1b$I%23FHA.2176@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
Try resetting your folder views then. Normally the symptoms are the common task pane showing. What you did added the registry key that something deleted. The common task pane doesn't use saved settings so it disappers next boot.

I've made my desktop like yours. So I can duplicate it.
The desktop is wierd in detail view.

Resetting does 90% of the settings. Post back if you need to do the other 10%.
--
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Read David defending the concept of violence.
http://margokingston.typepad.com/har...e_ga.html#more
=================================================
"Robin" <Robin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2DBF6485-0A99-417F-9FAF-FFDF845FEA6E@microsoft.com...
> OK. I tried it but it didn't change anything. Thanks for trying.
>
> "David Candy" wrote:
>
>> Try typing in Start Run
>> regsvr32 /i shell32
>>
>> then reboot.
>>
>> --
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Read David defending the concept of violence.
>> http://margokingston.typepad.com/har...e_ga.html#more
>> =================================================
>> "Robin" <Robin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:10905751-446E-49DF-B75C-ECE23B449365@microsoft.com...
>> > Maybe a month ago my desktop icons started showing up aphabetized on my
>> > screen and I can't get it back to the normal auto arrange or just placing
>> > them anywhere on the screen. They are all on the left and theres a line A
>> > with A programs under the B and so on. The problem is when I go to right
>> > click on the desktop to bring up properties for the desktop the whole middle
>> > section of Arange Icons by.... are greyed out. The greyed out item are 'show
>> > in groups' (not checked), 'auto arrange' (not checked), and 'align to grid'
>> > (checked). I am unable to drag the icons anywhere on my screen.
>> >
>> > Any thoughts.
>> >
>> > I am running XP Professional SP2.
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> >
>>

Copied a whole bags/number/shell key from shell to desktop (the equiv of Shell) in ShellNoRoam. I did it while explorer wasn't running so it wouldn't undo my changes.

As a result I can no longer size active desktop items. Note it should have come up in tile mode but I don't think the desktop NSE can do tiles.

--
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Read David defending the concept of violence.
http://margokingston.typepad.com/har...e_ga.html#more
=================================================
"Keith Miller" <k.miller79@verizon.net> wrote in message news:OSDjURQ%23FHA.740@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
So how did you get the desktop into detail view? I've tried changing 'Mode' under:

"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\1\Desk top"

without any luck.

Just Curious,
Keith

"David Candy" <.> wrote in message news:eJS1b$I%23FHA.2176@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
Try resetting your folder views then. Normally the symptoms are the common task pane showing. What you did added the registry key that something deleted. The common task pane doesn't use saved settings so it disappers next boot.

I've made my desktop like yours. So I can duplicate it.
The desktop is wierd in detail view.

Resetting does 90% of the settings. Post back if you need to do the other 10%.
--
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Read David defending the concept of violence.
http://margokingston.typepad.com/har...e_ga.html#more
=================================================
"Robin" <Robin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2DBF6485-0A99-417F-9FAF-FFDF845FEA6E@microsoft.com...
> OK. I tried it but it didn't change anything. Thanks for trying.
>
> "David Candy" wrote:
>
>> Try typing in Start Run
>> regsvr32 /i shell32
>>
>> then reboot.
>>
>> --
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Read David defending the concept of violence.
>> http://margokingston.typepad.com/har...e_ga.html#more
>> =================================================
>> "Robin" <Robin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:10905751-446E-49DF-B75C-ECE23B449365@microsoft.com...
>> > Maybe a month ago my desktop icons started showing up aphabetized on my
>> > screen and I can't get it back to the normal auto arrange or just placing
>> > them anywhere on the screen. They are all on the left and theres a line A
>> > with A programs under the B and so on. The problem is when I go to right
>> > click on the desktop to bring up properties for the desktop the whole middle
>> > section of Arange Icons by.... are greyed out. The greyed out item are 'show
>> > in groups' (not checked), 'auto arrange' (not checked), and 'align to grid'
>> > (checked). I am unable to drag the icons anywhere on my screen.
>> >
>> > Any thoughts.
>> >
>> > I am running XP Professional SP2.
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> >
>>

Same question as Keith. Thanks for the info David.

(Setshellview2.exe also came to my mind)

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com


"David Candy" <.> wrote in message
news:u7UltER%23FHA.160@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
Copied a whole bags/number/shell key from shell to desktop (the equiv of
Shell) in ShellNoRoam. I did it while explorer wasn't running so it wouldn't
undo my changes.

As a result I can no longer size active desktop items. Note it should have
come up in tile mode but I don't think the desktop NSE can do tiles.

--
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Read David defending the concept of violence.
http://margokingston.typepad.com/har...e_ga.html#more
=================================================
"Keith Miller" <k.miller79@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:OSDjURQ%23FHA.740@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
So how did you get the desktop into detail view? I've tried changing 'Mode'
under:

"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\1\Desk top"

without any luck.

Just Curious,
Keith

"David Candy" <.> wrote in message
news:eJS1b$I%23FHA.2176@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
Try resetting your folder views then. Normally the symptoms are the common
task pane showing. What you did added the registry key that something
deleted. The common task pane doesn't use saved settings so it disappers
next boot.

I've made my desktop like yours. So I can duplicate it.
The desktop is wierd in detail view.

Resetting does 90% of the settings. Post back if you need to do the other
10%.
--
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Read David defending the concept of violence.
http://margokingston.typepad.com/har...e_ga.html#more
=================================================
"Robin" <Robin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2DBF6485-0A99-417F-9FAF-FFDF845FEA6E@microsoft.com...
> OK. I tried it but it didn't change anything. Thanks for trying.
>
> "David Candy" wrote:
>
>> Try typing in Start Run
>> regsvr32 /i shell32
>>
>> then reboot.
>>
>> --
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Read David defending the concept of violence.
>> http://margokingston.typepad.com/har...e_ga.html#more
>> =================================================
>> "Robin" <Robin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:10905751-446E-49DF-B75C-ECE23B449365@microsoft.com...
>> > Maybe a month ago my desktop icons started showing up aphabetized on my
>> > screen and I can't get it back to the normal auto arrange or just
>> > placing
>> > them anywhere on the screen. They are all on the left and theres a
>> > line A
>> > with A programs under the B and so on. The problem is when I go to
>> > right
>> > click on the desktop to bring up properties for the desktop the whole
>> > middle
>> > section of Arange Icons by.... are greyed out. The greyed out item are
>> > 'show
>> > in groups' (not checked), 'auto arrange' (not checked), and 'align to
>> > grid'
>> > (checked). I am unable to drag the icons anywhere on my screen.
>> >
>> > Any thoughts.
>> >
>> > I am running XP Professional SP2.
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> >
>>

I have two user accounts on my system--OS is XP-Home2002-SP2.

When I add or delete a shortcut icon, it shows on, or deletes off of BOTH
desktops.

I'd like to be able to add an icon to each of the desktops independent of
one another.

The icons you seen the Desktop come from these two locations:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Desktop
%USERPROFILE%\Desktop

%ALLUSERSPROFILE% is the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users folder
%USERPROFILE% is C:\Documents and Settings\{Your User name}

The first location above is common to all the users, and any addition and
deletion of files will be seen by other users as well. The 2nd location is
specific to your profile only. Changes to the folder will not affect the
other accounts.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com


"pinger" <pinger@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7E9799A6-CB5D-497C-B664-58887403F89A@microsoft.com...
I have two user accounts on my system--OS is XP-Home2002-SP2.

When I add or delete a shortcut icon, it shows on, or deletes off of BOTH
desktops.

I'd like to be able to add an icon to each of the desktops independent of
one another.