Windows Vista - Icons locked and overlapping vertically. Help!

[Phanman]

Is this your issue?

http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/my...ping-in-vista/

[OCDP]

Originally Posted by Phanman

Is this your issue?

http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/my...ping-in-vista/

I found this last night, but no, not quite the same. It is similar though... I was tempted to try but didn't want to mess about with registries.

I don't have any unknown icons appear, they are not scattered. They are locked to the left side, vertically, all overlapping on top of eachother. That is the best I can describe it. No unknown icons, just my same old normal icons locked left all overlapping. I had two rows, nicely spaces horizontally and vertically, but somehow they just locked left and are squished into one row only.

A screenshot will definitely help.

[brizzo]

Are you familiar with using RegEdit ?

If so, navigate to the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics

Check these values:

"IconSpacing"="-1125"
"IconVerticalspacing"="-1125"

[OCDP]

Originally Posted by nazerine

Are you familiar with using RegEdit ?

If so, navigate to the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics

Check these values:

"IconSpacing"="-1125"
"IconVerticalspacing"="-1125"

Hmm. How do I get to RegEdit again? I am using Vista. If it were XP I am sure I could find my way.. but I never know with Vista.

*edit* Sorry nazerine, I can use google to figure this out myself! My bad.

[banditpowdercoat]

Originally Posted by OCDP

Hmm. How do I get to RegEdit again? I am using Vista. If it were XP I am sure I could find my way.. but I never know with Vista.

*edit* Sorry nazerine, I can use google to figure this out myself! My bad.

start menu/ run, type in regedit

In vista, just type it in the "start search" under programs in the start menu

[OCDP]

Originally Posted by banditpowdercoat

start menu/ run, type in regedit

In vista, just type it in the "start search" under programs in the start menu

Right.. wow, should have known. I knew more about PC's when I was 13 than I do now almost 10 years later.. funny how that works. That networking course I'm abotu to take should be pretty interesting...

[brizzo]

Let me know how it goes!

Some other neat tricks for windows:

WindowsKey + R = Run Box
WindowsKey + E = Explorer
WindowsKey + D = Show/Hide Desktop

If you're using Aero desktop in Vista, try out WindowsKey + Tab