Simple Question - Icons on Desktop

In 10.3, how do I make the icons on my desktop stay in one place? Every time I restart the computer, they wind up in a different place. When my wife changes the screen resolution, they go all over the place.
Thx

Mike,
Here's from the Apple Knowledge Base:
"Changing the screen resolution affects the display of information on your screen. The operating system may automatically reposition icons after you change the screen resolution."
Why is your wife changing the screen resolution???
In other circustances, other than changing resolutions results,
Pull down the View menu while in the Finder.
Click on "Show View Options." (bottom one, I believe)
You can choose "Snap to Grid"
This will keep them in a straight line.
Also, if the size of the icons is large, this can cause problems too, I think.
I keep mine between 32 and 40.
As to the HD changing places,
if you have your Dock on the right, like I do,
it can kinda squeeze the HD icon out of the way . . .
I try to not have the HD icon too close to the Dock, myself.
Hope this helps.

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