Explorer forgets desktop icon layout

[MrBurns]

I have Win98SE and the folowing problem: Since the last time I booted Windows in safe mode, Explorer always changes the Desktop-icon-layout back to the version it uses in safe mode. It does this on every reboot and also sometimes when Windows is running whe Explorer is closed (and restarted) w/ an error message. I always restore the layout w/ the program 12Ghosts Save Layout, but I have to do it at least once in every hour, which is very annoying.

Can anybody help me?

tia


Screenshots (the upper is how it should look and the lower is how it looks after each reboot):

http://members.chello.at/edith.matuskovics/Desktop1.jpg

http://members.chello.at/edith.matuskovics/Desktop2.jpg

AMD Athlon XP 2700+
Epox 8rda+
Thermaltake Volcano 7+
2x256 MB PC2700
Creative GeForce 4 Ti 4800 (4600 Chip)
Chieftech Case
WD 80GB/8MB HDD
16x48 DVD-ROM
20x10x32 Burner

 

[MrBurns]

I have found a program that worked!

It is a program from PC Magazin and is called Win Tidy. It can be downloaded <A HREF="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,608,00.asp" target="_new">here</A> , but you need a subscription download this. If you need the program, I could mail it to you. It is 751kB big as .zip file.

It has a auto restore, which restores the icon layout everytime the program starts and it also has a "smart restore", which automatically restores the layout when Explorer is closed or the resolution is changed.

AMD Athlon XP 2700+
Epox 8rda+
Thermaltake Volcano 7+
2x256 MB PC2700
Creative GeForce 4 Ti 4800 (4600 Chip)
Chieftech Case
WD 80GB/8MB HDD
16x48 DVD-ROM
20x10x32 Burner