Desktop icons bug

Since I started using Windows 7 I found something that bothers me a lot.

Everytime I move an icon or several icons on my desktop, and run an application that uses a different resolution, the icons I have moved before get randomly placed on the desktop. A way to prevent this from happening, is rebooting the system before running this application, but lately I tend to keep these icons unsorted anyway.

I am certain this is something that occured on Windows 7, I have never noticed this when using Windows XP.

Is there any way to prevent this from happening without having to reboot the machine?

Personally, I don't bother with desktop icons as I prefer an uncluttered screen.

All my shortcuts are either on the taskbar or in the Start folder.

whs said:

All my shortcuts are either on the taskbar or in the Start folder

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That is fine if you have few. But I have about 100 shortcuts - for that you need more structure.

Yes, you're quite right, of course.

It works for me because the only programs I use on a regular basis are MS Office and Adobe Design Premium.

Thanks for your replies.

Most icons on my desktop are not shortcuts but files, mostly documents. I usually work with many programs at a time, so taskbar space is a must.

I have installed IconRestorer and it seems to work, although I am now unable to move icons myself. As soon as I get out of the application, new positions are restored to an earlier moment. I am fine with this for now.

It's not a bug. Windows will reorder your icons if the screen size changes.

You might find a tool by Stardock called "Fences" to be invaluable. I know I do. It lets you create little "zones" on your desktop to organize icons in. Then you can create snapshots of those icon locations and always restore at any time.

I find it much quicker to just hit the start menu button and type a few letters then hit enter, always gets me what i need.