Why do my windows and icons keep moving position?

I have my windows arranged so that I know where they will open, and the icons within ordered how I like them, and a few nice images in the backgrounds of the windows. So far so good. Since the Lion upgrade, and still with 10.7.1, when I close and reopen a window, it invariably reopens in a different place on the screen, the wrong size, with all the icons rearranged and the background image removed. It's driving me crazy. These are the very basics and if Lion can't get something so simple right, I despair.
I've tried reinstalling, but it hasn't improved matters.
And don't get me started on the Lion version of Safari and it's wonderful way of displaying various fonts as boxed A's, or the amazing full screen experience that displays a screen full of linen on monitor number 2.
Lion - a step backwards in every respect. Refund please.

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