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W2K Quick Launch Bar Problem

The 22 icons residing in my Quick Launch Bar have become "location unstable." Regardless of how I position them, upon a restart or fresh boot the icons rearrange themselves randomly. Can any one help?

mbroumbe
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Quick Launch - Icons (Arrange)

Right click the Quick Launch tool bar and choose Open Folder. Right click in the right pane and choose Arrange Icons by.

caperjack
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That's not the fix. It only arranges either by date, size, alphabetically, etc. I have had a custom arrangement for my quick launce bar for the last 2 years or so, ever since I started using W2K. I have not viruses, trojans, etc, as I run Ad-Aware and Spybot and PC Bug Doctor before every shutdown. In addition I use Zone Alarm and AVG AntiVirus.

mbroumbe
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Solved this problem with a crazy fix. Renamed all the .lnk files numerically, i.e. 01filename.lnk, 02filename.lnt, etc. Its working and seems to be stable. Who knows what Windows will do next???

mbroumbe
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