Volume Icons No Longer In Top Right Corner

A short time ago (about the time I upgraded to OS 10.4.9 from 10.4.8, but I can't say that it was exactly then) I noticed that the desktop icons for my two HDD volumes moved. They no longer automatically set themselves up in the top right hand corner.
The boot volume is still on top of the vertical list, but the icons are now about a third of the way down the screen. They stay there no matter what I do and return to there if I move them and restart. I've tried every adjustment related to desktop that I could find and nothing affects this condition. Mac Help is useless for this issue.
Any ideas what is going on and how to correct it?
Carl B.

Well I think I've solved the problem. I became suspusious of a couple of folder alias and Word file alias icons that were very near the menu bar and right next to where the HDD icons should always appear, so I moved them far down and to the left. I then manually positioned the HDD icons to their correct position and loaded a CD. The CD icon was properly positioned automatically and I fine tuned the positions of the two HDD icons. I then restarted my Mac.
Upon restart, all the volume icons appeared in there proper place. I ejected the CD and again restarted. Upon the second restart, the two HDD icons remained in their proper place. I think the problem was the folder alias icons being "in the HDD icons space".
Carl B.

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