Disabling jumping Desktop Icon in portable computer.

[Guest]

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In my Toshiba Satellite desktop, icons are automatically tightly
gathered in the left corner. When I drag one to a more convenient
location such as in the center of the screen, the icon jackrabbits to
the left corner as soon as I release the mouse button and does not stay
in where I dragged to. I don't know why the desktop display was designed
that way---I don't see any benefit of it.
The OS is WinXP Home. Because it does not happen in my other WinXP
computers, I must believe that Toshiba engineer modified some kind of
drivers for the desktop screen operation.
I want to stop or disable this automatic homing to the left corner. I
imagine it probably requires editting registry lines. Can anyone tell me
how to do it?

 

[steve]

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right click anywhere on your desktop, select arrange icons by, untick auto
arrange
--
there are no problems, just challenges


"Chiropter" wrote:

> In my Toshiba Satellite desktop, icons are automatically tightly
> gathered in the left corner. When I drag one to a more convenient
> location such as in the center of the screen, the icon jackrabbits to
> the left corner as soon as I release the mouse button and does not stay
> in where I dragged to. I don't know why the desktop display was designed
> that way---I don't see any benefit of it.
> The OS is WinXP Home. Because it does not happen in my other WinXP
> computers, I must believe that Toshiba engineer modified some kind of
> drivers for the desktop screen operation.
> I want to stop or disable this automatic homing to the left corner. I
> imagine it probably requires editting registry lines. Can anyone tell me
> how to do it?
>
>

 

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Chiropter wrote:
> In my Toshiba Satellite desktop, icons are automatically tightly
> gathered in the left corner. When I drag one to a more convenient
> location such as in the center of the screen, the icon jackrabbits to
> the left corner as soon as I release the mouse button and does not
> stay in where I dragged to. I don't know why the desktop display was
> designed that way---I don't see any benefit of it.
> The OS is WinXP Home. Because it does not happen in my other WinXP
> computers, I must believe that Toshiba engineer modified some kind of
> drivers for the desktop screen operation.
> I want to stop or disable this automatic homing to the left corner. I
> imagine it probably requires editting registry lines. Can anyone tell
> me how to do it?

This is usually caused by an incorrectly set clock. If you set your clock to
the correct zone, you'll find that all your problems miraculously vanish.
;o)

 

[Jim]

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Too bad you wont vanish withh all the other problems

"Miss Perspicacia Tick" <test@test.com> wrote in message
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> Chiropter wrote:
>> In my Toshiba Satellite desktop, icons are automatically tightly
>> gathered in the left corner. When I drag one to a more convenient
>> location such as in the center of the screen, the icon jackrabbits to
>> the left corner as soon as I release the mouse button and does not
>> stay in where I dragged to. I don't know why the desktop display was
>> designed that way---I don't see any benefit of it.
>> The OS is WinXP Home. Because it does not happen in my other WinXP
>> computers, I must believe that Toshiba engineer modified some kind of
>> drivers for the desktop screen operation.
>> I want to stop or disable this automatic homing to the left corner. I
>> imagine it probably requires editting registry lines. Can anyone tell
>> me how to do it?
>
> This is usually caused by an incorrectly set clock. If you set your clock
> to the correct zone, you'll find that all your problems miraculously
> vanish. ;o)
>

 

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"Jim" <No@spamme.com> wrote in message
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> Too bad you wont vanish withh all the other problems
>
> "Miss Perspicacia Tick" <test@test.com> wrote in message

That's what the Block Senders List is for.

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