I have found that many users never took advantage of the features of Desktop Resetter 1. These features are also in Desktop Resetter 2, and are recommmended for optimal use.

Easy Access!
Try to keep an alias to the program in the Apple Menu or on the desktop (or wherever you find handy). This way, you can quickly access the program so it can fix your desktop without requiring any extra steps and time.

Automation
You can automate Desktop Resetter so that it will automatically reset and rememember when the program is launched. If you use these options, you can have it so that you get no Desktop Resetter dialog. The program launches, does its thing, and then quits. Quick, easy, and gets the job done. Should you need to access the dialog, you can hold command while launching the program.

I recommend that you turn on Auto Remember with the Control Key, and Auto Reset with no keys. This way, the program will remember the desktop if you launch it while holding control and it will reset if you launch it holding no keys.

These features also go handy when you have the Launch at Startup option checked (see below).

Startup Time
I recommend that you have Desktop Resetter launch at startup time. Many times, the hard drives and the trash just won't stay put. If you have the program launch at startup, it will fix these problems instantly, making itself real handy! To have it launch at startup, check the Launch at Startup checkbox in the General tab of the Settings window.

Popup Windows
Since popup windows take much longer to reset, you may want them to be reset only when it is absolutely necessary. Sometimes the popups will get squished to the point where you can barely read the names on their tabs. Desktop Resetter will fix this. The default combination is to hold down 'control + shift' while pressing the reset button. Another way is to just hold 'control + shift' while starting Desktop Resetter. Not only will the icons and regular windows get fixed, but the popups will clean up also!

Questions? Comments?
If you have any questions or tip recommendations, please submit them to me and I will add them to this help page.