Places bar edit question, Office places bar can be set to small icons so >5 items appear, WinXP size

[StargateFan]

I've been trying all morning to get the general Windows places bar to
allow more than 5 entries. I've edited the registry following 3
different guides and have dl and tried 4 utilities to do the same.
Even putting in DWORD SizeItem 0 as suggested didn't change icons to
small in general Windows places bar. Yet toggling SizeItem 0 to 1 in
Office one works, they go big or small according to number. Why
wouldn't this work for WinXP?. It's stated clearly in one of the
guides how to to do this for windows, but drat if I can't find the
guide again now. The same ItemSize idea is used but it doesn't seem
to affect the size at all.

Does anyone know how to get the windows icons to go smaller pls?

Thanks! D

 

[StargateFan]

I've been trying all morning to get the general Windows places bar to
allow more than 5 entries. I've edited the registry following 3
different guides and have dl and tried 4 utilities to do the same.
Even putting in DWORD SizeItem 0 as suggested didn't change icons to
small in general Windows places bar. Yet toggling SizeItem 0 to 1 in
Office one works, they go big or small according to number. Why
wouldn't this work for WinXP?. It's stated clearly in one of the
guides how to to do this for windows, but drat if I can't find the
guide again now. The same ItemSize idea is used but it doesn't seem
to affect the size at all.

Does anyone know how to get the windows icons to go smaller pls?

Thanks! D

Anyone?

 

[StargateFan]

I've been trying all morning to get the general Windows places bar to
allow more than 5 entries. I've edited the registry following 3
different guides and have dl and tried 4 utilities to do the same.
Even putting in DWORD SizeItem 0 as suggested didn't change icons to
small in general Windows places bar. Yet toggling SizeItem 0 to 1 in
Office one works, they go big or small according to number. Why
wouldn't this work for WinXP?. It's stated clearly in one of the
guides how to to do this for windows, but drat if I can't find the
guide again now. The same ItemSize idea is used but it doesn't seem
to affect the size at all.

Does anyone know how to get the windows icons to go smaller pls?

Thanks! D

 

[StargateFan]

I've been trying all morning to get the general Windows places bar to
allow more than 5 entries. I've edited the registry following 3
different guides and have dl and tried 4 utilities to do the same.
Even putting in DWORD SizeItem 0 as suggested didn't change icons to
small in general Windows places bar. Yet toggling SizeItem 0 to 1 in
Office one works, they go big or small according to number. Why
wouldn't this work for WinXP?. It's stated clearly in one of the
guides how to to do this for windows, but drat if I can't find the
guide again now. The same ItemSize idea is used but it doesn't seem
to affect the size at all.

Does anyone know how to get the windows icons to go smaller pls?

Thanks! D

Anyone? No workaround?

 

[Alan Edwards]

The Windows Places Bar does not allow more than 5 entries.
Where did you find that misleading bit of information?

Yes, I am aware you can have more than 5 in certain versions of Office
but that has no bearing on Windows XP.

....Alan

 

[StargateFan]

The Windows Places Bar does not allow more than 5 entries.
Where did you find that misleading bit of information?

Yes, I am aware you can have more than 5 in certain versions of Office
but that has no bearing on Windows XP.

It was in one of the 10 or so guides I found but when I went back to
look for it, I couldn't find it again.

Chalk it up to an error, I guess.

Thanks. Good to know one way or another. D