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  1. Right Click Desktop -> Properties -> Appearance Tab -> Advanced Tab -> Item(Drop Down Box)-> Icon Spacing. This setting controls the spacing of the Desktop icons. There is a setting for horizontal or vertical spacing. This might work.

     

     

    So close, yet so far away! Your idea almost worked!

     

    Here's the original:

     

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    |Icon Icon

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    |Icon Icon

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    |Icon Icon

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    |Icon Icon

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    Instead of doing this:

     

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    | NO ICON IS ABLE TO GO IN THIS HORIZONTAL SPACE

    |Icon Icon

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    |Icon Icon

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    |Icon Icon

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    |Icon Icon

     

     

     

    It did this:

     

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    |Icon Icon

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    |Icon Icon

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    |Icon Icon

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    Thanks for the idea though!

  2. Right-click the desktop

     

    Point to Arrange Icons By and untick AutoArrange.

     

    Now drag and drop the desktop icons to how you want them.

     

    You can leave Align to Grid ticked as this will keep them in evenly spaced rows.

     

     

    Thanks for the reply Humpty! What I want to be able to is keep Auto Arrange clicked, but have all of the icons start lower, almost as if there is reserved a reserved horizontal space.

  3. I would like to lower the starting position of my Desktop icons. To use a visual aid:

     

     

    Before Lowering (dotted lines represent the screen)

     

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    |Icon

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    After Lowering (dotted lines represent the screen)

     

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    |NO ICONS ARE ABLE TO GO IN THIS HORIZONTAL SPACE

    |Icon

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    Is there any way to do this?

     

    Thanks,

    Joe

  4. Let start off first by saying that CCleaner rocks! I have used it for a long time. However, I noticed that some applications in the Applications tab still appear even after they are uninstalled. I have used Desktop Mechanic and CCleaner to clean the registry, but without the desired results of removing the uninstalled programs from the list. I think that I tried a fresh install, too. Any ideas what I can do?

     

    Thanks,

    Joe

  5. I'm in the market to purchase a USB TV Tuner Card for my MCE 2005 Gateway MX6960 Notebook. However, TV Tuner Cards aren't my area of expertise. I can spend about $100, maybe $120. If anyone has a suggestion of the best card I can buy for the money I can spend or if you have questions/comments, please post. Thanks!

  6. Have you tried using programs like the gimp and paint.net.

    It probably wont be as easy as that portrait program though, may take a lot of re-editing smuge and clone brush should do some of the job for you.

     

    Thanks for the suggestions. I do have Paint.NET, great freeware by the way, but I think it would be next to impossible to do what Portrait Professional does with it. :(

     

     

    Whoa I see what you mean with that demo of the woman they have on their site. I've personally never seen any freeware that can do that, although I suppose someone could do it manually but that would take forever.

     

     

    Definitely!

  7. I like to occasionally watch TV episodes on sites like YouTube, Veoh, Stage6, ect. Sometimes the audio and the video are not synced correctly. Is there any (freeware) software that I can use to delay audio output by a certain number of seconds?

  8. Found a Dell post with complaints about the same drive: See Forum Post

     

    My Results for Google Searching SDVD8820 Firmware

     

     

    I tried two firmware different updates, both did not have any effect on the problem. I'm considering reinstalling the OS, because I plugged in an external lightscribe drive that had no problem working on my dad's computer, but on my computer had the same problem as my internal CD/DVD drive, so the problem doesn't seem to be the drive... :(

  9. CD/DVD drives seem to poop out sooner nowadays versus what they did a decade ago, but then again I suppose there's allot more demand on a drive and the usage is up like ripping movies and audio CDs.

     

    I'm about to have to replace my Plextor PX-760A, and I'm actually glad it's starting to die because it was nothing but a b.s. over-hyped drive that cost 66% more than it's competitors.

     

    Actually, after looking a bit more into the problem, I found the CD/DVD drive is probably not faulty! I plugged in an external lightscribe drive that had no problem working on my dad's computer, but had the same problem as my internal CD/DVD drive. So, maybe it's drivers, but my sister has the same laptop hardware wise (it's CD/DVD drive works) and we both have the same drivers with the exception of c:\windows\System32\Drivers\GEARAspiWDM.sys (I have that file, she does not). I'm not really sure were I got that file, though...

     

     

     

    hi, i know this might sound obvious or not that important but make sure you update your dvd's firmware if its avaible. I found this hard to believe but i bought my toshiba laptop and it got cracking noise at some point while playing music. I could never thought it would turned out to be the firmware problem until i check with my toshiba driver update website. yeah, thought i have to return it to repair or something. The update's description was the exact problem i was having.The problem fixed right after the update.

     

    I've been trying to find the location of my drive's firmware update site, but I haven't been able to find it. I'll look some more...

     

     

     

    Thank-you to everyone who has replied, you've all been a big help! :)

  10. Nah I doubt any of that would mess with your drive.

    Its probably just dying.(which is sad if the pc is less then a year old.) I would just call gateway and have them fix it.

     

     

    Darn cheap hardware that's sold for hundreds of dollars!! It truly is sad :( . I hope I won't have to mail my laptop out for 6-8 weeks, 'cause that would flat out suck big time! :blink: Oh, well. Thanks for your help though, rridgely.

  11. You didnt install any new software did you? Things like dvd burners, media players, ect?

    If not I would just get it replaced.

     

    I made burned a DVD a few weeks ago, and the only new software I installed was Winamp, RocketDock, Unlocker, and IconTweaker. I wonder if Winamp is to blame? I hope not...

  12. Hey, I'm Joe. Anyway, my laptop's DVD/CD drive is acting up. It's a PHILIPS DVD+-RW SDVD8820 and my computer is a Gateway MX6960 Notebook that's less than a year old and is still under warranty. When I put a blank DVD into the drive, my laptop recognizes it as a CD for some reason. As a result, I can't write out DVD's like I used to. I can play DVD's.

     

    Does anyone have any suggestions how I can fix this? I am going to contact Gateway, but I figured I'd ask here too. I yahoo-ed the drive and there were negative comments about it. Is it possible to get a new internal DVD drive for a laptop to replace my current one. Thanks.

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