# XP Icon Alignment

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xp-icon-alignment/220338>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 21, 2003, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xp-icon-alignment/220338 "2003-12-21T17:58:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![cheddarsnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@cheddarsnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheddarsnax)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xp-icon-alignment/220338/1 "2003-12-21T17:58:22Z")

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Is there any way to have my desktop icons in Windows XP start at the right of the screen?

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**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xp-icon-alignment/220338/2 "2003-12-21T18:10:28Z")

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Sure. Right click and go to **Arrange Icons By** and select **Align to Grid**. Then you can move them anywhere you want. Just make sure you do not have **Auto Arrange** selected.