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I normally work on Windows with a 1600x1200 or similar large desktop screen and have my icons laid out just perfectly so.
Every now and then I need to hook up to a projector or do a WebEx at 1024x768 or the ungodly 800x600 to do a demo/presentation/online meeting only to find after the meeting when my desktop size is restored that all my icons are scrunched up into a big mess in the top left corner.
Is there a way I can "save" the layout before I start something that will resize my desktop?
If not, I noted (from the Related Questions when I composed this) that Stardock has a tool called Fences, that does a swell job of grouping icons etc. Before I install it, does anyone know if it is "protected" from these screen resizes? or would it still squish the desktop, just not as badly due to the grouping?
@Robert - for information, as of july 2010 (and probably already earlier), the installer for Fences doesn't include Impulse anymore. In general, this is their content program, which will check for updates. A bit like Google update, but less sneaky. – Gnoupi – 2010-07-06T07:53:34.867
I tried Fences but I just uninstalled it. As of Sep 2009, Fences started bundling a content distributed app called Impulse (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impulse_%28content_delivery%29). I find it unconscionable that any legitimate software company would install such a piece of software without your knowledge or permission.
– Robert Cartaino – 2009-09-04T15:08:02.553Hmm, I installed Fences and it worked just fine. I didn't get any other software installed. Best of all it does handle the resizing of the desktop which is exactly what I need. – scunliffe – 2009-09-19T17:44:21.630