On Sat, 8 Dec 2007 09:02:12 -0800, "OldKenGoat"
<wswenson@cablespeed.com> wrote:
>
>"(PeteCresswell)" <x@y.Invalid> wrote in message
>news:3rijl3t4bjl8pcdj8brf0kjnblnc0j6dv9@4ax.com...
>>I back up my desktop folder (e.g. C:\Documents and Settings\Kolon
>> Skorupski\Desktop).
>>
>> But if I re-image my system from a backup image, and then copy
>> the backed-up desktop folder over top of the re-imaged version,
>> how do I recover the icon locations?
>>
>> Or is backing up the icon locations more trouble than it's worth?
>> --
>> PeteCresswell
>
>Pete,
>I use the freebie Iconoid from http://www.sillysot.com/ to backup my desktop
>icons. It's the only program I've ever found that reliably backs up the
>exact position of the icons and restores them correctly.
>hth
>
There is another one that I use and it's from Microsoft.
Search around for layout.dll from Microsoft. I use the following
reg file and then if you right click on say.. recycle bin, you will see
the save and restore options for your layout.
Pretty cool, actually and I use it all the time.
Windows XP
Move Layout.dll to the Windows\System32 folder.
Double-click on Layout.reg to add it to the Registry.
If you now right-click on almost any of the standard desktop
icons (such as "My Computer or "Recycle Bin") you'll see two new items:
Save Desktop Icon Layout and Restore Desktop Icon Layout.
Choose the former to save the desktop icon layout.
Choose the latter when you need to restore the saved layout.
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{19F500E0-9964-11cf-B63D-08002B317C03}]
@="Desktop Icon Layout"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{19F500E0-9964-11cf-B63D-08002B317C03}\InProcServer32]
@="Layout.dll"
"ThreadingModel"="Apartment"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\IconLayout]
@="{19F500E0-9964-11cf-B63D-08002B317C03}"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell
Extensions\Approved]
"{19F500E0-9964-11cf-B63D-08002B317C03}"="Desktop Icon Layout"