Running XP SP3. My laptop screen resolution is 1280 x 800. Using display
properties I have enlarged desktop icon sizes, fonts, etc. to make them
visible.

Is there a control that will enlarge the icons on the taskbar? I know that
I can change the DPI setting, but that causes other problems and I would
like to avoid that.

Thanks.

Jeff

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> Running XP SP3. My laptop screen resolution is 1280 x 800. Using
> display properties I have enlarged desktop icon sizes, fonts, etc. to
> make them visible.
>
> Is there a control that will enlarge the icons on the taskbar? I
> know that I can change the DPI setting, but that causes other
> problems and I would like to avoid that.
>
> Thanks.

Jeff,
Display Properties > /Appearance\ > [Advanced] > Item: [ Caption Buttons ]

_Z wrote:
> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>> Running XP SP3. My laptop screen resolution is 1280 x 800. Using
>> display properties I have enlarged desktop icon sizes, fonts, etc. to
>> make them visible.
>>
>> Is there a control that will enlarge the icons on the taskbar? I
>> know that I can change the DPI setting, but that causes other
>> problems and I would like to avoid that.
>>
>> Thanks.
>
> Jeff,
> Display Properties > /Appearance\ > [Advanced] > Item: [ Caption
> Buttons ]

You're a genius. Thanks. Worked.

Jeff

Change the value (####) in this key to resize the Taskbar icons:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics]
"MinWidth"="-####"


ju.c


"_Z" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:OfUyfo#(E-Mail Removed)...
> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>> Running XP SP3. My laptop screen resolution is 1280 x 800. Using
>> display properties I have enlarged desktop icon sizes, fonts, etc. to
>> make them visible.
>>
>> Is there a control that will enlarge the icons on the taskbar? I
>> know that I can change the DPI setting, but that causes other
>> problems and I would like to avoid that.
>>
>> Thanks.
>
> Jeff,
> Display Properties > /Appearance\ > [Advanced] > Item: [ Caption Buttons ]
>
>

Crossposted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support

"ju.c" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
> Change the value (####) in this key to resize the Taskbar icons:
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics]
> "MinWidth"="-####"
>
>
> ju.c
>
>
> "_Z" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:OfUyfo#(E-Mail Removed)...
>> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>>> Running XP SP3. My laptop screen resolution is 1280 x 800. Using
>>> display properties I have enlarged desktop icon sizes, fonts, etc. to
>>> make them visible.
>>>
>>> Is there a control that will enlarge the icons on the taskbar? I
>>> know that I can change the DPI setting, but that causes other
>>> problems and I would like to avoid that.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>
>> Jeff,
>> Display Properties > /Appearance\ > [Advanced] > Item: [ Caption Buttons ]
>>
>>

Thanks, but that key does not exist in my
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics]

Do I add it and if so do I add it as a
string value
binary value
dword value
multi-string value
expandable string value

If I add it as "key" it appears under desktop instead of under
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics]

Thanks.

Jeff

ju.c wrote:
> Change the value (####) in this key to resize the Taskbar icons:
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics]
> "MinWidth"="-####"
>
>
> ju.c
>
>
> "_Z" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:OfUyfo#(E-Mail Removed)...
>> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>>> Running XP SP3. My laptop screen resolution is 1280 x 800. Using
>>> display properties I have enlarged desktop icon sizes, fonts, etc.
>>> to make them visible.
>>>
>>> Is there a control that will enlarge the icons on the taskbar? I
>>> know that I can change the DPI setting, but that causes other
>>> problems and I would like to avoid that.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>
>> Jeff,
>> Display Properties > /Appearance\ > [Advanced] > Item: [ Caption
>> Buttons ]

and what are the range of sizes to enter?

Thanks.

Jeff

ju.c wrote:
> Crossposted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
>
> "ju.c" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Change the value (####) in this key to resize the Taskbar icons:
>>
>> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics]
>> "MinWidth"="-####"
>>
>>
>> ju.c
>>
>>
>> "_Z" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:OfUyfo#(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>>>> Running XP SP3. My laptop screen resolution is 1280 x 800. Using
>>>> display properties I have enlarged desktop icon sizes, fonts, etc.
>>>> to make them visible.
>>>>
>>>> Is there a control that will enlarge the icons on the taskbar? I
>>>> know that I can change the DPI setting, but that causes other
>>>> problems and I would like to avoid that.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Jeff,
>>> Display Properties > /Appearance\ > [Advanced] > Item: [ Caption
>>> Buttons ]

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>>>>> Running XP SP3. My laptop screen resolution is 1280 x 800. Using
>>>>> display properties I have enlarged desktop icon sizes, fonts, etc.
>>>>> to make them visible.
>>>>> Is there a control that will enlarge the icons on the taskbar?
>>>>> I know that I can change the DPI setting, but that causes other
>>>>> problems and I would like to avoid that.
>>>>> Thanks.

"_Z" wrote:
>>>> Jeff,
>>>> Display Properties > /Appearance\ > [Advanced]
>>>> Item: [ Caption Buttons ]

"ju.c" wrote:
>>> Change the value (####) in this key to resize the Taskbar icons:
>>> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics]
>>> "MinWidth"="-####"

ju.c wrote:
>> Crossposted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support

Why? This topic has nothing to do with 'help_and_support'.


(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> and what are the range of sizes to enter?
> Thanks.

Jeff,
Two days ago, you wrote: "You're a genius. Thanks. Worked."
So why are you now fiddling around in the registry?

"_Z" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>>>>>> Running XP SP3. My laptop screen resolution is 1280 x 800. Using
>>>>>> display properties I have enlarged desktop icon sizes, fonts, etc.
>>>>>> to make them visible.
>>>>>> Is there a control that will enlarge the icons on the taskbar?
>>>>>> I know that I can change the DPI setting, but that causes other
>>>>>> problems and I would like to avoid that.
>>>>>> Thanks.
>
> "_Z" wrote:
>>>>> Jeff,
>>>>> Display Properties > /Appearance\ > [Advanced]
>>>>> Item: [ Caption Buttons ]
>
> "ju.c" wrote:
>>>> Change the value (####) in this key to resize the Taskbar icons:
>>>> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics]
>>>> "MinWidth"="-####"
>
> ju.c wrote:
>>> Crossposted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
>
> Why? This topic has nothing to do with 'help_and_support'.
>
>
> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>> and what are the range of sizes to enter?
>> Thanks.
>
> Jeff,
> Two days ago, you wrote: "You're a genius. Thanks. Worked."
> So why are you now fiddling around in the registry?

Changing Display Properties > /Appearance\ > [Advanced]
Item: [ Caption Buttons ] worked - but it enlarges both the taskbar icons
_and_ the minimize/maximize/X buttons. Apparently the two are linked in
this control. To get the taskbar icons where I want them makes the MMX
buttons too large. So I was looking for a way to enlarge the taskbar icons
without also enlarging the MMX buttons.

Unfortunately the suggested registry changes do not seem to work in my XP
setup.

Still looking for a way to enlarge the taskbar icons separately .......

Jeff