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pspweazl
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_ 		30. September 2009 @ 13:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I just got a new high def monitor which suggested reolution setting is 1920 X 1080 as we know this makes the desktop, icons, fonts and windows much smaller. How can I reset the size of my fonts and icons a bit larger while still using the reolution settings?

Sorry almost forgot I have Windows XP SP3.

Thanls all.
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sammorris
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_ 		30. September 2009 @ 14:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Right click your desktop and select properties and get the 'settings' tab. There should be 'advanced' or similar which allows selection of a High-DPI setting. Your PC will need to be restarted for this to take effect.

The size of windows icons is roughly the same on all PC monitors with the same setting. If your new monitor has shrunk your icons then you weren't using your old monitor in its correct resolution (unless it was a CRT)
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dailun
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_ 		30. September 2009 @ 15:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If you have a scroll mouse you can

Ctrl-mouse wheel to increase/decrease the font/icon size.
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sammorris
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_ 		30. September 2009 @ 15:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Isn't that Vista and Windows 7 only?
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dailun
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_ 		30. September 2009 @ 18:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Nah, it's XP for sure, and I believe Win2K supports it as well.
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sammorris
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_ 		30. September 2009 @ 19:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Nope - tried it, only works on Vista and Win7.
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dailun
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_ 		30. September 2009 @ 22:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hmmmmm. I am using it on XP as I write this. I set it up for my parents whose sight is failing. I'm doing it right now as I write this reply. I can scroll it so big that the reply box overruns the screen and so small that I can't read it.

WinXP SP3 and IE7.

Really.
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ddp
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_ 		30. September 2009 @ 22:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
xp pro sp2 with ie6, no go.
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dailun
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_ 		1. October 2009 @ 04:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hmmmmm (again), XPSP2 with IE6 is what my parents have and it works fine for them as well.
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sammorris
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_ 		1. October 2009 @ 06:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It's for web browsers only, not the desktop!
The desktop only works this way in Vista and Windows 7.
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