OpenEuphoria

Desktop icon location - Registry

• Posted by Lucius L. Hilley III <Euphoria at unkmar.com> Sep 08, 2005
• 540 views

Al Getz wrote:
> 
> Hello again,
> 
> 
> Ok, posted a picture (of the registry where the screen desktop icon
> positions are located).  Am not sure how to attach this photo to a
> message.
> 
> BTW still havent found a way to programmatically change the desktop
> icon positions and have them stick for the next reboot.  Yes, they
> change, but then go back with reboot.  Any ideas appreciated.
> 
> 
> Take care,
> Al
> 
> And, good luck with your Euphoria programming!
> 
> My bumper sticker: "I brake for LED's"

Depending on the OS.  Win9x/ME for example.
Use DOS based regedit command in a batch file during boot sequence
before the GUI starts to load.

WinXP - Good luck.  Possible you similiar scheme by booting
  Safe mode with Command prompt.  That mode doesn't load Explorer
  therefore doesn't load the Desktop or Icons.  So, it might be
  possible to make the changes at that point.  Another idea is to
  to have the command executed very early in the boot process.
  That would require a registry entry, possibly RunServices would
  do it.  Surely a tag along at the VxD loading level would do it.
  But that would definately be a hack.  You shouldn't be tagging
  code at the level.  Too virus like.

    Lucius L. Hilley III - Unkmar