Desktop icon text position

[camlad]

Mac desktops have small icons with text at the right side.

Ages ago managed to format PC desktop icons the same way but now I
cannot find out how I did it. I should like to do so in this new
notebook using XP.

 

[brandon dub]

Therre is a Shell32.dll hack (using reshacker or another PE Explorer) which
allows you to add the "View icons as > list > thumbnails > etc" context menu
to the desktop but it breaks this functunality elsewhere in the OS so I dont
recommend it. I heard there was a registry hack as well but I never found one
to work, it may have been removed at SP2.

Use a virtual desktop application instead or there are plenty of freeware
Dock apps (Like Rocket Dock) that are a lot easier to manage and resemble
MAC's even more.

 

[Kelly]

D-Color XP:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Desktop-Enhancements/Other-Desktop-Enhancements/D-Color-XP.shtml

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

 

[camlad]

Many thanks. Yes I know of Rocket Dock which a freind uses - I'll try it.

camlad

 

[camlad]

Many thanks Kelly - I'll try it.

camlad

D-Color XP:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Desktop-Enhancements/Other-Desktop-Enhancements/D-Color-XP.shtml

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

 

[brandon dub]

Thanks Kelly, Im using it now.

If you guys are into desktop mods then try out Quizo apps too, the
breadcrumb address bar is great but im loving the features in QT tabbar :
like the icon subdirectory context menus and other shell enhancements...

QT Quizo Apps
http://qttabbar.wikidot.com

Rocket Dock
http://rocketdock.com/

WinRoll (collapse windows to titlebar)
http://www.palma.com.au/winroll/

 

[Kelly]

Most welcome. )

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm