Vista Desktop Icons

chesterstu · 12 Nov 2006 at 18:23

Just installed Vista to see what all the fuss is about. I have very mixed feelings about it but anyway. 1 thing, though, the icons on the desktop are MASSIVE and i can't find a way to make them smaller. Anyone else found away. I have googled it but can't seem to find anything

Cob · 12 Nov 2006 at 18:29

Click your desktop, then hold down Ctrl and scroll your mouse wheel.

chesterstu · 12 Nov 2006 at 18:30

Thanks, thats worked great

dave00 · 12 Nov 2006 at 19:00

Sorry to hijack the thread, Even though its been sorted, I wanted to ask how to make the windows rotate?

lay-z-boy · 12 Nov 2006 at 19:24

dave00 said:
Sorry to hijack the thread, Even though its been sorted, I wanted to ask how to make the windows rotate?

install vga drivers and choose the rotate option in the driver cp.

dave00 · 12 Nov 2006 at 23:04

I think you are thinking of something else, I was meaning webpages etc. How do i make them turn like 3D?

Reggie · 12 Nov 2006 at 23:50

windows key and tab

ringo747 · 12 Nov 2006 at 23:51

is vista any good? what version are u guys running?

benjo plz. · 12 Nov 2006 at 23:53

It *should* be RC1 or 2, but I'd guess they've got their hands on 6000 (rtm edition).

Av8 · 12 Nov 2006 at 23:53

dave00 said:
I think you are thinking of something else, I was meaning webpages etc. How do i make them turn like 3D?

I think this is what you're after, in build 5744 on the taskbar next to the start button there should be an icon like a blue rectangle shape with 3 icons within it. Click on that and it'll change your view of web pages etc, and if you have a scroll wheel use that scroll through them. Hope that's of help?

benjo plz. · 12 Nov 2006 at 23:54

Av8 said:
I think this is what you're after, in build 5744 on the taskbar next to the start button there should be an icon like a blue rectangle shape with 3 icons within it. Click on that and it'll change your view of web pages etc, and if you have a scroll wheel use that scroll through them. Hope that's of help?

Windows Key + Tab does the same, you can also use the arrow keys to scroll through, as well as by holding win key and tapping tab.

ringo747 · 12 Nov 2006 at 23:56

jonnyc747 said:
is vista any good? what version are u guys running?

lol,

id like to try it out.. can i get rc2 anywhere legally? How do i go about dual booting?

I need to partition one of my drives first

benjo plz. · 12 Nov 2006 at 23:57

jonnyc747 said:
can i get rc2 anywhere legally?

You can get a key from MS easily, there's a thead on here with a link. As for the iso, no.

ringo747 · 13 Nov 2006 at 00:12

ok cool, so once i get rc downloaded how can i set up a dual boot system? I have 3 drives.. i want to partiition one in half and then install vista on it.. it is a different physical drive from my current xp installation.

Any advice?

benjo plz. · 13 Nov 2006 at 00:13

You install vista on your other drive. Then when you want to dualboot you hold down F8 (I think it's that anyway) and it will give you the option to boot from whichever os you want.

ringo747 · 13 Nov 2006 at 00:15

ahh cool, sounds handy enuf to do.

Whats best way to partition a disk?

benjo plz. · 13 Nov 2006 at 00:39

jonnyc747 said:
ahh cool, sounds handy enuf to do.

Whats best way to partition a disk?

If there's stuff already on it, it's a bad idea (if you want to keep the stuff on it) otherwise the XP or Vista setup discs, or the disk manager in windows will do fine.

dave00 · 13 Nov 2006 at 00:46

Cheers lads

The whole 3D thing is very cool :cool:

. Im also liking the Vista Aero apart from when you maximise windows the glass effect stops.

When i was using RC2 i had never got the chance to check out Aero plus the Windows flip, As they never worked the options just wernt there, So im using the 6000 (rtm edition) Till its available in the shops in Jan.

PinkPig · 13 Nov 2006 at 01:32

dave00 said:
Cheers lads The whole 3D thing is very cool . Im also liking the Vista Aero apart from when you maximise windows the glass effect stops.

I don't get why anyone's complaining about that - it doesn't make sense for a maximised window to have transparency, and it would be very annoying if it did!

lay-z-boy · 13 Nov 2006 at 07:43

dave00 said:
I think you are thinking of something else, I was meaning webpages etc. How do i make them turn like 3D?

No, im descibing what you asked for, you should have asked 'how do i get 3d tabs' not rotate.