xp screen 1024*768 icon on desktop 800*600

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sal21
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xp screen 1024*768 icon on desktop 800*600

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But before the icons changed i have used Tweak UI and select from thath "repair icons"...!
I think not good idea..arrrrggggg

now have:

xp screen 1024*768 icon on desktop 800*600... :hairout: :scratch: :sad:

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Re: xp screen 1024*768 icon on desktop 800*600

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Have you restarted the PC (after using Tweak UI)?
Have you tried changing the screen’s display resolution, in the settings for the monitor, i.e. moving it to 1024*768 and then back to 800*600, or your preferred resolution?
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Re: xp screen 1024*768 icon on desktop 800*600

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Argus wrote:Have you restarted the PC (after using Tweak UI)?
Have you tried changing the screen’s display resolution, in the settings for the monitor, i.e. moving it to 1024*768 and then back to 800*600, or your preferred resolution?
yes..... :groan:

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Have you tried changing the screen's colour depth; 32-bit to 16-bit etc. and back (same dialogue box in Windows)?
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Re: xp screen 1024*768 icon on desktop 800*600

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It could be some small registry corruption caused by Tweak UI; a value in the registry gets the wrong data.

We could perhaps look at that if the above doesn't help; I don't know if deleting the icon cache will help, that's another option (it will be recreated after a restart), if there's a registry corruption, probably not.

I assume you are on the latest service pack, SP3.

You could also try changing the icon size settings, via the abovementioned Desktop Properties, but this time the Appearance Tab:
Select Icon from the drop-down box to the left, and change the size to something else, say 30, 31, and confirm with OK, in the dialogue boxes to close them and save the size. Then repeat the above steps and change the icon size to 32.

(After changing resolutions, as mentioned above, other post; if using a CRT monitor, check the Refresh rate frequency afterwards. It’s not part of the solution, but if moving from say 1280 to 1024 and 800 and back, it might get stuck at a lower value than the desired, such as 60 Hz; just something to remember when changing resolutions. It’s on the same tab as resolution, and colour depth; the Settings tab > Advanced button > Monitor tab > Refresh Frequency list. Just something to check if it doesn’t look right after changing resolutions.)
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