Does anybody know, where the positions of the desktop-icons are saved? And
if anybody knows, how can I change them with VB?

Yes, in Explorer desktop listview

I've posted source code that does this on  www.vbcode.com
Search on          locate desktop icons

Full VB6 source code
Applicable to all out-of-process listviews
Using memory-mapped-files to resolve Explorer page faults
Fully commented
Public Code

I've had a bit of trouble replying to group,please
disregard if more than one post got through.

Paul Pavlic
Hope this helps.

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