Saving Desktop Settings

If you desktop or folders on your desktop do not retain their settings:

Start Regedit

   1. Go go HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Program Manager\Restrictions
   2. Create or edit the DWORD value NoSaveSettings
   3. Give it a value of 0

Download reg file
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/reg/no_save_settings_xp.reg