Align is set to "align icons to grid" Auto-arrange is not checked. When Fences are enable, those options disappear. What settings do you recommend for Windows 7? I've never adjusted them before.
None of my desktop icons are network shortcuts -- unless the Dropbox icon counts! I do have some network shortcuts set up in my file manager; could they make Fences crash my boot-up?
On my Windows 7 machines, new desktop icons often appear staggered within random fences, rather than appearing outside my existing fences. This happens with Fences 2.0 and also happened with the earlier version. EVERY new icon doesn't get mis-assigned, but it happens pretty frequently. I've never had this problem on my Windows XP machines, only with Windows 7. The new icons can be relocated easily enough, but I was wondering if this is a frequent problem
On my Thinkpad X301 laptop, explorer.exe crashes at boot-up when Fences is enabled. This doesn't happen at every boot, but probably 2 times out of 3. I have to log out of Windows and try again, sometimes several times in a row to get my desktop to appear. When I "unenable" Fences, it boots properly every time. Enable again, crash again! What could cause this, and is there a known solution?
I uninstalled, rebooted, and reinstalled 2.0 on my office computer. NOW I have the v. 2.0 configuration panel, including the "enable" button, instead of what must have been a remnant of the 1.0 installation Thanks for encouraging me not to give up! Now that that's solved, I'll start a new thread on my technical problems...
I've scrolled to the end and still didn't see it. In Windows 7, I tried looking in "Appearance and Personalization" but Fences wasn't listed. That machine was still running v. 1, so I upgraded to 2.0 there. Now I see the "Enable Fences" option, and can also get to it through the Control Panel! So now I'll try reinstalling 2.0 on my other computers and see if the "enable" option reappears.
That's where I looked; and I thought I remembered seeing that option. But it doesn't appear now, either in XP or 7!
Is there any way to disable Fences temporarily? I have various problems with Fences that I'd like to troubleshoot, rather than give up on the product. Fences works beautifully for me on Windows XP, but is troublesome on my Windows 7 computers. For instance, when booting my laptop, Explorer.exe often doesn't start properly, often requiring multiple reboots. If I can isolate this problem to Fences (or not), it might help me solve the problem. Also, new de