any way to reduce icon sizes on Vista desktop

[bob]

for years, I've enjoyed using tClock2 on several XP desktops, among it's
many features it allowed to list desktop icons in 16x16 mode, making for a
nice, clean, desktop without clutter

now, Vista icons are huge, way too huge, can I reduce their size somehow.
somewhere?

please give the steps on where this is done, if doable

system is Vista Ultimate, build 6000

 

[Paul Smith]

for years, I've enjoyed using tClock2 on several XP desktops, among it's
many features it allowed to list desktop icons in 16x16 mode, making for a
nice, clean, desktop without clutter

now, Vista icons are huge, way too huge, can I reduce their size somehow.
somewhere?

please give the steps on where this is done, if doable

system is Vista Ultimate, build 6000

Click somewhere on the desktop, or any explorer window. Hold down CTRL and
move the mouse wheel backwards (or forwards).

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Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
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[Guest]

Right-click the desktop, point to View, and then click Large Icons, Medium
Icons, or Classic Icons. (Classic icons are the smallest size.)

 

[Daze N. Knights]

Hey! That's a neat trick!

Click somewhere on the desktop, or any explorer window. Hold down CTRL
and move the mouse wheel backwards (or forwards).

 

[Matthew M \(UK\)]

Yeah that is pretty cool

 

[Guest]

What if you don't have a mouse wheel?




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[Richard Urban]

If you don't have a mouse wheel you are using a Mac.

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[Guest]

No, I am using a Logitech Marble mouse and I'm serious I would like to know
How else I can change the size of my desktop icons, using windows vista home
Premium.
Thank You.

 

[Richard Urban]

If you have scroll buttons on your ball mouse I would think that you could
do the same thing. A wheel just scrolls.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Synapse Syndrome]

No, I am using a Logitech Marble mouse and I'm serious I would like to
know
How else I can change the size of my desktop icons, using windows vista
home
Premium.
Thank You.

You can get three choices by right-clicking the Desktop > View >
Classic/Medium/Large. Classic is XP size. With a mousewheel you get many
more size options.

ss.

 

[Chad Harris]

SS--

Have you noticed this on Vista? I like my icons medium sized and sometimes
they will revert to small size, and to get them back I have to right
click>view>large>medium. They don't stay that way forever and I have to
repeat that.

CH

 

[Guest]

Ok, I'm going to dig the old mouse out of the wire box in the closet.
Thanks for the tip. good tip.

 

[Synapse Syndrome]

SS--

Have you noticed this on Vista? I like my icons medium sized and
sometimes they will revert to small size, and to get them back I have to
right click>view>large>medium. They don't stay that way forever and I
have to repeat that.

No, that doesn't happen to me. I keep them set at medium as well, and they
always stay as that.

ss.

 

[Guest]

Right mouse click anywhere on your desktop and move cursor to view. Select
Classic as this seems to be synonymous with small in Vista. Hope this helps.

 

[PK]

Position cursor on desktop and then holding the Ctrl key move the mouse
scroll wheel