Control Panel Icons Are Not Arranged Properly with Small Icons View Setting

ID: Q226097

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

SYMPTOMS

After you configure Control Panel to use the Small Icons View option, the icons are not displayed in the correct order and alignment the next time you open Control Panel. Enabling or disabling the Icon Auto Arrange option does not correct the display.


RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, reset the Control Panel icon setting:

  1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.


  2. On the View menu, click Large Icons.


  3. On the View menu, click Small Icons.


Note that this method works only while Control Panel is open. After you close and open Control Panel again, you must perform these steps again to display the icons properly.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbdisplay kbui
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb


Last Reviewed: December 29, 1999
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