Vista - Icons in Control Panel

Is there a way to change the size of the icon's in the control panel like I
can do with other parts of the operating system?
I would like them a little bit smaller like that in XP

Hello,

If you have your control panel set to "classic view", you can change the
size of the icons. Just right-click a white area of a control panel, click
View, and select what size you want.

I don't think it is possible to change the size of the icons when control
panel is set to "Control Panel Home".

- JB

Vista Support FAQ
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/

On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 21:42:47 +0100, Clayton <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz>
wrote:

> Is there a way to change the size of the icon's in the control panel
> like I
> can do with other parts of the operating system?
> I would like them a little bit smaller like that in XP
>
>

Is it just me, or does anyone else have a problem with how cluttered
Control Panel is in Vista? There are far too many icons, and far too many
look alike. Sometimes I spend ages trying to find what I need..

On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:07:38 +0100, "Mark Gillespie"
<mark.gillespie@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 21:42:47 +0100, Clayton <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz>
>wrote:
>
>> Is there a way to change the size of the icon's in the control panel
>> like I
>> can do with other parts of the operating system?
>> I would like them a little bit smaller like that in XP
>>
>>
>
>Is it just me, or does anyone else have a problem with how cluttered
>Control Panel is in Vista? There are far too many icons, and far too many
>look alike. Sometimes I spend ages trying to find what I need..

Just turn off the ones you'll never use. You will probably be able to do
this with TweakUI once it comes out for Vista, but you can certainly do it
manually by editing control.ini's [don't load] section. I think.
--
Michael Cecil
http://home.comcast.net/~macecil/
http://home.comcast.net/~safehex/

Do you think I could get them the same size as XP, set in classic view?
I can alter the size in my computer for the drives etc


"Michael Cecil" <macecil@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:ne3ie2hqt74udmuq1gnibfjhdq0e0egl6p@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:07:38 +0100, "Mark Gillespie"
> <mark.gillespie@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 21:42:47 +0100, Clayton <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz>
>>wrote:
>>
>>> Is there a way to change the size of the icon's in the control panel
>>> like I
>>> can do with other parts of the operating system?
>>> I would like them a little bit smaller like that in XP
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Is it just me, or does anyone else have a problem with how cluttered
>>Control Panel is in Vista? There are far too many icons, and far too many
>>look alike. Sometimes I spend ages trying to find what I need..
>
> Just turn off the ones you'll never use. You will probably be able to do
> this with TweakUI once it comes out for Vista, but you can certainly do it
> manually by editing control.ini's [don't load] section. I think.
> --
> Michael Cecil
> http://home.comcast.net/~macecil/
> http://home.comcast.net/~safehex/

Just use the search function and you will find what you need instantly. You
can also search on the Control Panel.

Regards,
Angel.

> Is it just me, or does anyone else have a problem with how cluttered
> Control Panel is in Vista? There are far too many icons, and far too many
> look alike. Sometimes I spend ages trying to find what I need..

To change icon size right click on an empty area of the desktop. Select view
and chose the size yo want or, if you have a scroll mouse, press down the
centre button and scroll to adjust icon size precisely

not all mice's middle button does CTRL key, so it's safe to say CTRL + mouse
scroll wheel.
--
Leo Jei (beBoy)

"Spirefm" <Spirefm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6DB063AE-F5F9-4C0B-8132-295CB48C25AD@microsoft.com...
> To change icon size right click on an empty area of the desktop. Select
> view
> and chose the size yo want or, if you have a scroll mouse, press down the
> centre button and scroll to adjust icon size precisely

"Spirefm" wrote:

> To change icon size right click on an empty area of the desktop. Select view
> and chose the size yo want or, if you have a scroll mouse, press down the
> centre button and scroll to adjust icon size precisely

And do you know if this work on every scroll mouse with center wheel?
Because mine doesnt.Even when i use Ctrl and mouse wheel, it wont work.
Do you know if there is another way, to get thiss done?

regards