big icons on desk top...?

[looobylooo]

evening all,
my icons on my desk top seem to have grown!
how do i get them back to how they were please - smaller than they are now.
thank you!

[Jumbuck]

On XP - RIGHT CLICK on the desktop, select PROPERTIES from the drop-down menu, then the SETTINGS tab and change the SCREEN RESOLUTION setting such that it appears like it used to be (e.g 1280 by 800 instead of 800 by 600).

[looobylooo]

thanks for your quick reply jumbuck! - ive vista, is it the same procedure?

[Jumbuck]

don't know, no experience of vista but expect it to be much the same - try right clicking on the desktop and see

[looobylooo]

ok thanks jumbuck, will have a little mooch around and see if i can get it sorted - just tried doing what you suggested, but i havent managed to suss what to do as yet .. lol ...

[Jumbuck]

Right-clicking never does anything damaging, it just presents a menu of options from which you choose what action you want to happen.

[looobylooo]

ok, right clicks away it is then!! lol

thank you

[A.Guest]

http://www.mydigitall...a-desktop-icons-size/

[looobylooo]

lol .... easy when you know how eh aguest!! lol

sorted! :o)

thank you very much for your help

and thank you again too jumbuck

happy new year to you both xx

[sarah_louise]

If Vista but not XP.
Hold down the CTRL key and scroll the wheel on the mouse.

[AlBags]

Also ..

Display/Settings/Advanced ... check DPI is set correctly.
Sound like display resolution changed due to something changing it (like screensaver or game)
Display/Settings .. set highest colour and check resolution setting.

[looobylooo]

thank you all for you help and input,
i got it back to how it was with a.guests link, all i had to was right click in an empty area on the desk top and change view from medium icons to classic icons :o)