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I have a server running Small Business Server 2003 with roaming profiles and was trying to find a solution for locking the desktop icons as the user placed them. &nbsp;I found an article that suggested if I added the following registry key that they would be locked and return correctly as is after restart/log off/shut down:<br />
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software<wbr />\Microsoft<wbr />\Windows\C<wbr />urrent Version\Policies\Explorer<br />
New DWORD, NoSaveSettings, value = 1<br />
This remained true until I restarted my SBS server this morning, and all of mine and my boss' icons got thrown all over the screen upon logging back in. &nbsp;Can someone tell me if there is a way to truly lock them so they remain in place every time - or is this only accomplished with a 3rd party software? &nbsp;Users are running XP Pro SP2.<br />

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I have a server running Small Business Server 2003 with roaming profiles and was trying to find a solution for locking the desktop icons as the user placed them.  I found an article that suggested if I added the following registry key that they would be locked and return correctly as is after restart/log off/shut down:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Explorer
New DWORD, NoSaveSettings, value = 1
This remained true until I restarted my SBS server this morning, and all of mine and my boss' icons got thrown all over the screen upon logging back in.  Can someone tell me if there is a way to truly lock them so they remain in place every time - or is this only accomplished with a 3rd party software?  Users are running XP Pro SP2.


Locking Desktop Icons with SBS03 and Roaming Profiles

Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.

Windows XP

Small Business Server (SBS) is a line of server operating systems targeted at small businesses by bundling the operating system with a number of other Microsoft products that would normally need to be purchased or licensed separately. The most notable inclusions are Exchange, SQL Server, SharePoint and ISA/TMG (Microsoft's firewall and proxy server).