Locking desktop icons in place?

Try these:

1.  Arrange your desktop icons the way you want them.
2.  Right click on desktop and uncheck View Desktop Items.
3.  Right click on desktop and check View Desktop Items.
4.  Re-boot the system.

1.  Right click on the desktop and select View.
2.  Un-check Auto Arrange.
3.  Click Align to grid.
4.  Click Show Desktop Icons.

Drag your Icons to where you want them.

Finally, here's a registry trick to lock them in place - but be sure to backup your registry first:

"To lock your desktop icons into place, first arrange them the way you want, then open up the registry editor (Start --> Run, and type regedit).

Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer.

Right-click in the right pane and select New, DWORD Value name NoSaveSettings and press the Enter key.

Right-click on the new NoSaveSettings item and select Modify. Enter 1 in the Value data box.

After this, whenever you restart Windows, your settings will return to their current state."