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    Desktop Icons

    Windows Vista Beta 2 build 5384 has what seems to me to be extra large Icons.
    I am able to increase their size in 'personalize' but I can't decrease their
    size. Will MS include that function in the final release of Vista? I sure
    hope so. Also, can we get rid of those shortcut arrows as in tweakUI for XP?

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    Alan Simpson Guest

    Re: Desktop Icons

    If you click the desktop, hold down the Ctrl key and spin your mouse wheel,
    you can make them just about any size. You can also right-click, choose
    View, and use one of those sizes.

    Don't know about the future of TweakUI and shortcut arrows.


    "Oldsalt" <Oldsalt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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    > Windows Vista Beta 2 build 5384 has what seems to me to be extra large
    > Icons.
    > I am able to increase their size in 'personalize' but I can't decrease
    > their
    > size. Will MS include that function in the final release of Vista? I
    > sure
    > hope so. Also, can we get rid of those shortcut arrows as in tweakUI for
    > XP?
    >
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    MICHAEL Guest

    Re: Desktop Icons


    "Alan Simpson" <spam@thanks.not> wrote in message
    news:14BC8F22-ED49-4E01-956A-5F4E0500626E@microsoft.com...
    > If you click the desktop, hold down the Ctrl key and spin your mouse wheel, you can make them
    > just about any size.


    That's cool, I never knew that. Thanks.

    -Michael


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    Steve Urbach Guest

    Re: Desktop Icons

    On Mon, 4 Sep 2006 09:59:18 -0400, "Alan Simpson" <spam@thanks.not>
    wrote:

    >If you click the desktop, hold down the Ctrl key and spin your mouse wheel,
    >you can make them just about any size. You can also right-click, choose
    >View, and use one of those sizes.
    >

    Really cool, I made the Trash can the size of my screen (just to see
    if I could <G>)

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    megansway Guest

    RE: Desktop Icons

    You can also try right mouse clicking the desktop, move cursor to view. You
    get the options of classic, medium and large. Apparently classic is small.
    No idea why they didn't just say small. Hope this helps
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    "Oldsalt" wrote:

    > Windows Vista Beta 2 build 5384 has what seems to me to be extra large Icons.
    > I am able to increase their size in 'personalize' but I can't decrease their
    > size. Will MS include that function in the final release of Vista? I sure
    > hope so. Also, can we get rid of those shortcut arrows as in tweakUI for XP?
    >
    > --
    > Oldsalt
    >
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    > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
    > click "I Agree" in the message pane.
    >
    > http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...pictures_video


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    sandman Guest

    RE: Desktop Icons

    A few of my desktop icons have turned "white", or appear inverted, anyone help


    "megansway" wrote:

    > You can also try right mouse clicking the desktop, move cursor to view. You
    > get the options of classic, medium and large. Apparently classic is small.
    > No idea why they didn't just say small. Hope this helps
    > --
    > megansway
    >
    >
    > "Oldsalt" wrote:
    >

    > > Windows Vista Beta 2 build 5384 has what seems to me to be extra large Icons.
    > > I am able to increase their size in 'personalize' but I can't decrease their
    > > size. Will MS include that function in the final release of Vista? I sure
    > > hope so. Also, can we get rid of those shortcut arrows as in tweakUI for XP?
    > >
    > > --
    > > Oldsalt
    > >
    > > ----------------
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    > > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
    > > click "I Agree" in the message pane.
    > >
    > > http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...pictures_video

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    Re: Desktop Icons

    Quote Originally Posted by sandman View Post
    A few of my desktop icons have turned "white", or appear inverted, anyone help


    "megansway" wrote:
    > You can also try right mouse clicking the desktop, move cursor to view. You
    > get the options of classic, medium and large. Apparently classic is small.
    > No idea why they didn't just say small. Hope this helps
    > --
    > megansway
    >
    >
    > "Oldsalt" wrote:
    >
    Hi Sandman,

    This will show you how to fix them. See if restoring them will help first. If not, then you should be able to manually select and change the icon back (step 4).

    Desktop Icons

    Shawn

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