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This was an annoyance I've had with all previous versions of windows

as well, but kind of disappointed that with all the interface rework

in vista that it still persists. I run a lot of games, and it seems

that every time I install one it defaults to a lower resolution then I

run for the desktop. As a result all of the desktop icons get

"scrunched" and jumbled in order to fit on the lower resolution

screen, so instead of one neat column running down the left side and

my recycle bin in the bottom right I end up with everything jumbled

into the top left corner, and the bin somewhere mid-screen. Tried the

"auto arrange" feature, but that doesn't preserve recycle bin

location, or any non-alphabetical groupings I have my icons arranged

in. Does anyone have a decent workaround that preserves icon

placement so i don't have to manually re-arrange everything every time

I install a new piece of software that likes to start in a low

resolution full screen view? (I know that once the software is

installed and i reset its preferences/settings all is good, but I do a

lot of install/uninstall's)


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This seems to be a default behaviour of Windows when games are played full

screen.

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