How to force Windows to save desktop icon positions? What is the application. Desktop Icons Keep Moving After Every Reboot [Solved] Ok, before starting combofix, I went to see if I had any av programs running that might interfere. One of things was Windows XP fire wall, so when I went to disable that (start->> Control Panel --> Security Center) I found that the security center had been disabled and I couldn't get it started, even after a reboot. So I ran Combofix which installed the restore point thing and then went through the rest of the process.
I could tell it worked because my icons went back to roughly where they should have been and the desktop background image displayed properly. Unfortunately, the desktop image then disappeared, the desktop icons re-shifted and when I started internet explorer a warning message popped up stating it wasn't my default browser.
I made it my default and another warning message popped up saying that I was about to view pages over a secure connection. A program "hysoxqihotur.exe" wants to run. Hysoxqihotur.exe. Lock Desktop Icons. To fully reap this Manual you need to have a basic understanding of the Windows Registry If you wants to know the basic of registry then go to Registry Tips page of this site.
Important Note: Before you read on, you need to keep one thing in mind. Whenever you make changes to the Windows Registry you need to Refresh it before the changes take place. Simply press F5 to refresh the registry and enable the changes.