Icon arrangement

[Isotope]

This is my first post, please bear with me
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I've done quite a few searches on Google in addition to these forums on the topic of desktop icon arrangement.

Basically, I want Windows to auto arrange my icons on the right side of my screen by default rather than the left. I want to avoid using a 3rd party program, because those usually are just "trial" versions and keep annoying me to buy the whole program.

Thanks!

 

[Prof Kerfuffle]

It is not the answer but have you used fences?

 

[Lemur]

You could click on desktop, uncheck auto arrange, highlight all icons, and drag to new location on right. Other than that, I don't know how to auto arrange icons from future installs to the right.

 

[Isotope]

I've used fences before and didn't like it. It didn't have the functionality I needed. Also, I know I can just manually arrange the icons, but I'd like it to auto arrange to the right automatically.

 

[Lemur]

It would make sense for MS to allow icons to flush up, down, left or right. Don't know how this can be done automatically.

 

[Isotope]

I'm open to a reghack if that's needed.

 

[TheMasterX30]

Dude never EVER edit your registry or let anyone edit it unless a qualified professional is doing it for you. I once wanted to do something to my computer which you can't do otherwise, and I read a tutorial for it involving editing the registry and I crippled my computer and had to reinstall.

 

[Isotope]

What a joke, editing your registry is a peice of cake. Unless you're a total tool (and I'm not saying you are, we all make mistakes) you won't mess anything up. In the end it really depends on what you are editing.

 

[Lemur]

What a joke, editing your registry is a peice of cake. Unless you're a total tool (and I'm not saying you are, we all make mistakes) you won't mess anything up. In the end it really depends on what you are editing.

I wouldn't say it's a piece of cake. We have people who come to this forum b/c they have used regedit32 and forgot to backup their registry. Even why I make a registry change, I'm sure to check MS or other reputable sources.

 

[Isotope]

Anyways, back to the subject.

So nothing eh? Is fences my only options?

 

[TheMasterX30]

Probably, I used fences before and I didn't like it. I think your only option is to try searching on microsoft help and support.

 

[Prof Kerfuffle]

Anyways, back to the subject.

So nothing eh? Is fences my only options?

There may be a solution but fences is only good if you have a lot of icons on a good sized monitor.

Have a look how I use it but some have been pixelated

 

[Isotope]

I'd use fences if I could have the items arrange to the right side of the boxes you create. At the moment, they all just auto-arrange to the top side of the box.

I really just want to have my icons as they are on a Mac, no special boxes, just everything on the right side.