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by idiotece

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I'm using a HP Pavillion zv6000 running windows xp. I have a 15.4 widescreen display. The icons are larger than they need to be and I would like more space so I tried boosting the resolution. Unfortunately, whenever I go higher than ~1200 x 800 (default) I get a scrollable desktop. For example, my icons don't get smaller and spaced closer together...they stay the same but I can move the mouse across the screen and scroll to free space. Is there any way around this??

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by boxfiddler

using Display Properties.
Display\Appearance tab\Advanced
Item dropdown box will allow you adjust icon size. Scroll to Icon and then adjust the size until you find the size that suits you.

by older mycroft

After all, that is basically what the Start > All Programs > menu is for.

Also you have more system memory since your desktop isn't using up ram for all those icon images.

by charliespencer

He asked for a solution, not alternatives.

In the U.S. we have a name for someone who doesn't answer the question asked, but answers the question he WANTED asked. We call him a politician :-)

by charliespencer

I vaguely remember seeing this on some Compaq Armada laptops. For example, on the Armadas you could set the desktop to 1024x768 but set the res to a different setting, say 800x600. This would result in a situation exactly like you've described.

When you change the resolution, is there a second slider that adjusts the desktop size? If so, make sure it matches the resolution setting. You may have to click the Advanced button and check the video card settings. Also, if your computer came with a separate utility for the video card, try using that instead. You may also want to download the latest video drivers from both HP and the video card manufacturer.

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