Is there a way to lock a desktop shortcut to a specific spot?

[bizzybody]

I'm setting up a system that will do nothing but run the game "Portal". Nothing else but the shortcut to the game will be on the desktop.

I'm going to make wallpaper using some graphics from the game and want to have the shortcut locked in position so I can have big text and an arrow on the wallpaper pointing to it.

If people using it can drag the shortcut around, that'll defeat the purpose of the custom wallpaper.

[Tripredacus]

I found this on another site. You can try it. Make sure to backup any changed files first! I can't garauntee it will work, I haven't tried it.

Lock Icons On Desktop

You have arranged your desktop to look nicely with your wallpaper. Presently comes someone and mess up the nice arrangement. To lock your desktop icons into place, first arrange it carefully the way you want it to be, then open up the registry editor. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer. Right-click in the right pane and select New, DWORD Value name NoSaveSettings and press the Enter key. Right-click on the new NoSaveSettings item and select Modify. Enter 1 in the Value data box. After this, whenever you restart Windows, your settings will return to their current state.