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RE: desktop icons

hcorea65 — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:26:32 GMT

Yea i know this is an old thread but i think that if you hold down ctrl & alt then you can use the mouse wheel to get the size you want.

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Thanks, that old trick still do the job, super

RE: desktop icons

Tinman — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:37:10 GMT

you can change icon size very easily......hold the ctrl and TAB buttons down and turn the scroll wheel on your mouse...:)

RE: desktop icons

WindozBaby — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 23:34:46 GMT

I think they copied apple(I think apples have the ability to do massive icons)

I like the middle sized ones, just perfect. i'm running 1280x800 and there's 7 icons from top to bottom flanking the left side of the screen and the side bar on the other side.

RE: desktop icons

VistaRocks — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 04:14:10 GMT

Yea i know this is an old thread but i think that if you hold down ctrl & alt then you can use the mouse wheel to get the size you want.

RE: desktop icons

jpfieber — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 10:48:17 GMT

You can choose whatever size you want, from 12 x 12 to 256 x 256. [url=http://itsvista.com/2006/12/itsvista-tip-6-resize-your-vista-desktop-icons/]Click here[/url] for details on how.

RE: desktop icons

Camride — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 09:13:57 GMT

Yep, medium icons are now the best IMO. The classic Icons are now too small in RTM. I try not to let my desktop get too cluttered with folders and stuff but it still tends to happen. :)

RE: desktop icons

babyb — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 06:32:22 GMT

Medium icons FTW

RE: desktop icons

blackhat — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 15:12:42 GMT

the very large icons are disabled on the desktop (from beta 2)

RE: desktop icons

chags — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 10:10:47 GMT

Hmm.

As someone said, this is one of the features of vista. you can have large to very large icon options to choose. you can select classic icons which shows you small icons.

if you still feel that its still a problem.. see if your hardware requremets are met for vista inatallation. also, turn off the aero feature and see if you are able to see them in normal size.

let me know if you still have an issue.. i am in process of digging things out.. i can help you..

This is a useful link if you wold like to reduce the size of the icons... enjoy

http://www.rw-designer.com/vista-icon-editor

RE: desktop icons

Synapse — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:06:30 GMT

Pfft, who uses icons on their desktop?
Get with the desktop sidebar revolution, yoh.

RE: desktop icons

megagold5 — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 02:16:08 GMT

I figured it out, right click on desktop, then on view, then click classic icons.

RE: desktop icons

kingofnexus — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 10:31:39 GMT

Yup, a seriously gay inovation by M$, I have a 20.1" monitor on 1600x1400, and they still are way to big. I suppose its for people who have poor hand - eye coordination to double click on icons :/

Try looking at a low res graphic as an icon - it gets so pixelated its rediculous!

desktop icons

megagold5 — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 11:13:01 GMT

I have vista on 1024x768 screen and for some reason the desktop icons are about 4 times the size they were in xp, is it ment to be like this? thanks.