> I fear the simple answer is "absolutely not" but I'm hoping there's
> a way: Can I make my windows XP desktop icons display at the
> gargantuan size that Vista does? I just reverted to XP after
> encountering my first few debilitating incompatibilities. One thing
> I really did like was the giant icons. I have high-res icon files,
> I just don't know if there's any way via registry hack or anything,
> to make XP display desktop icons that large.
>
> Please, someone gimme some good news?

>Atreju wrote:

>> I fear the simple answer is "absolutely not" but I'm hoping there's
>> a way: Can I make my windows XP desktop icons display at the
>> gargantuan size that Vista does? I just reverted to XP after
>> encountering my first few debilitating incompatibilities. One thing
>> I really did like was the giant icons. I have high-res icon files,
>> I just don't know if there's any way via registry hack or anything,
>> to make XP display desktop icons that large.
>>
>> Please, someone gimme some good news?

>
>Trust in your ability to ask a question...
>

>On Fri, 1 Aug 2008 09:41:46 -0500, "Shenan Stanley"
>gmail.com> wrote:
>

>>Atreju wrote:

>>> I fear the simple answer is "absolutely not" but I'm hoping there's
>>> a way: Can I make my windows...

> On Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:10:31 -0400, Atreju
> wrote:
>
> I seem to have even found the appropriate reg key (or at least the
> main one): HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics\
> Name Shell Icon Size its a REG_SZ. Currently said 48, tried changing
> directly in registry to 256, but when I go to Display properties -
> Appearance - Advanced, and choose icon, it has maxed out at 72.
>
> Any hacks or add-on software that'll do it?
>
> I really find the giant icons easier on my eyes, also in addition to
> this, the thumbnails becoming more integrated part of simply choosing
> size of icons in explorer- that was a really terrific improvement.
> Much better thumbnails than even Polyview, which I have used for
> years.
>
> I wish I could take the good elements of Vista but not have to
> actually use Vista because of all the toxic waste they neglected to
> remove from it :( ...

>> On Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:10:31 -0400, Atreju
>> wrote:
>>
>> I seem to have even found the appropriate reg key (or at least the
>> main one): HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics\...