what could cause the desktop icons to jump back to their default positions after a reboot?

[Wuming]

sometimes when i restart my computer all my desktop icons would jump back to their default positions to the left of the desktop, and i have to painstakingly move them back to the places i want them to be.

what could have caused this and what are the ways around it?

thanks!

 

[Wuming]

anyone?

 

[Motorheader]

Right click on desktop, select arrange icons, make sure that the auto arrange selection is not checked. That would be the first place to start.

 

[Wuming]

it's not. this usually happens when my computer crashes and i have to restart it.

 

[mjquilly]

If windows is doing a registry repair - that will do it. (You said it happens after crashes, very likely). Do you watch the monitor as it reboots?