Icons Moving on Desktop With Each Resolution Change...

WetDaddy

Hi everyone,

I have a laptop which I use with a docking station when in work. The docking station is attached to a flatpanel LCD which has a different resolution to the display on the laptop itself. Consequently, this means the icons on my desktop get shuffled around everytime I switch display (i.e. change resolution).

Does anyone know of any software / XP tweak to force icons to stay in a certain place? Or at least group them? I tend to put them in the 4 corners of the screen, so I'd imagine if any position is possible, it's like that!

Also, this second question's a long shot: I have a windows workgroup set up at home with 3 PC's, a media streamer and my mobile attached to the network. One of the PC's is running Ubuntu, and it although I can ping it and everything, the hostname of the Linux box won't show up, even on my router's DHCP table! (Probably a question for another board, but thought I'd ask while I'm here )

Thanks in advance,
Seán

BlueDrax

I use "Save Desktop Layout"
http://www.nthelp.com/50/save_desktop_layout.htm
Doesn't stop them moving but you can get them back into position with two clicks.

mr_disc

you can set up one " docked " profile and another " undocked "profile.

easy enough to do... what version of windows r u runing ?