How to Change the Desktop Icon Size in Windows XP

Posted by David • Jan 9th, 2009 8:25:39 pm - Subscribe | Mood: good | Music: TMM43 - Sundance

A step by step walkthrough on How to Change the Desktop Icon Size in Windows XP. This can also be done on Windows XP Media Center 2005.

Follow the step's below. You will be able to make the desktop icon's as big or as small as you like.

How to Change the Desktop Icon Size in Windows XP

Go to Start
Control Panel
Double click on the Display Icon
Go to the Appearance Tab
Click on the Advanced Button
In the Item Drop Down Selection choose Icon
Now choose the size. (From 16 to 72)
Click Apply
Ok

Now view your desktop and boom your desktop icon size is now changed. Pretty easy huh? (Just a hard to find area).

Related Link:
How to Change the Desktop Icon Size in Windows Vista

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anonymous Says:
January 18th, 2009

tks

anonymous Says:
February 17th, 2009

Thank You

anonymous Says:
August 28th, 2009

Thankyou Very much.

anonymous Says:
September 16th, 2009

brilliant!

anonymous Says:
November 30th, 2009

I had forgotten how to do this, and MS help was of very little help. Thanks!

anonymous Says:
February 15th, 2010

I want my desk icons smaller. How do I do this??

david Says:
February 15th, 2010

Choose 16 px dimensions.

anonymous Says:
June 30th, 2010

Thank you!

anonymous Says:
September 06th, 2010

good!

anonymous Says:
October 11th, 2010

You lose me at Step #3. I do not have a Display icon. Suggestions?

anonymous Says:
June 04th, 2011

Thank you friend...

anonymous Says:
August 29th, 2011

This works for changing the icons, how do I just change the font size for the icon name?

anonymous Says:
September 11th, 2011

I want to change the size of only the icons on the desktop (like the article title claims it to be about), not the default size for all the icons in the system................