Two annoyances

[DWFII]

It's a new system and I'm still getting used to it but two things bug the devil out of me...first, I hate these over-sized icons. They use up maybe three times as much real estate as the icons in Xp.

Is there anyway to make them smaller or swap them out?

Second, I hate the gadget at the top of the screen. What to they call it? The docker? Everything on it is rehashed on the taskbar or in the Start menu.

How can I get rid of it?

 

[richc46]

Yes Just left click on an icon lightly, to make a dark background. Then with Cntrl pressed adjust size with mouse wheel.

 

[richc46]

Is that the Dell docker? It can be removed, only Dell has it.


http://www.ehow.com/how_4773983_remove-dell-dock.html

 

[Lebon14]

by the way richc46, thanks for the tip about resizing desktop icons (It's too bad that I can't give you rep twice in a row XD)

 

[DWFII]

Thanks for both replies. I think that will do it...have to give it a try tomorrow. Thanks again

 

[seekermeister]

by the way richc46, thanks for the tip about resizing desktop icons (It's too bad that I can't give you rep twice in a row XD)

Nevermind, I did it for you.

 

[richc46]

by the way richc46, thanks for the tip about resizing desktop icons (It's too bad that I can't give you rep twice in a row XD)

If I made you happy, that is better than rep.

 

[seekermeister]

DFWII,

Second, I hate the gadget at the top of the screen. What to they call it? The docker? Everything on it is rehashed on the taskbar or in the Start menu.

How can I get rid of it?

I have never seen a Dell Docker, much less worked with it, but I do have a couple of third party launch bars installed, and find them very useful. Doesn't it have the ability to hide offscreen? Can't you add/subtract programs to or from it to your liking?

 

[DWFII]

DFWII,

Second, I hate the gadget at the top of the screen. What to they call it? The docker? Everything on it is rehashed on the taskbar or in the Start menu.

How can I get rid of it?

I have never seen a Dell Docker, much less worked with it, but I do have a couple of third party launch bars installed, and find them very useful. Doesn't it have the ability to hide offscreen? Can't you add/subtract programs to or from it to your liking?

It's the Dell Docker. It's big, it's ungainly, I don't like it. I might be able to modify it but even though I run WindowBlinds on my XP system, I've always preferred a pretty spare desktop. Yes, it will autohide and if it were the size of the task bar I might be able to live with it but it's probably three times as wide.

If I want a docker I'll install it and populate it with stuff I find useful.

Sorry if I sound grumpy but it's just having to deal with all this extraneous stuff that Dell or any other maker foists off on the user. Microsoft does it too. Most of it is time delimited or just junk.

Who wants a 60 day trial of a word processing program that is probably not significantly better than Open Office but several hundred time more expensive. More bit-rot.

 

[richc46]

DFWII,

Who wants a 60 day trial of a word processing program that is probably not significantly better than Open Office but several hundred time more expensive. More bit-rot.

And hard to get rid of.

 

[jfar]

It's a new system and I'm still getting used to it but two things bug the devil out of me...first, I hate these over-sized icons. They use up maybe three times as much real estate as the icons in Xp.

Is there anyway to make them smaller or swap them out?

Second, I hate the gadget at the top of the screen. What to they call it? The docker? Everything on it is rehashed on the taskbar or in the Start menu.

How can I get rid of it?

Hi, try this.

How to Remove the Dell Dock | eHow.com

 

[MacGyvr]

DFWII,



And hard to get rid of.

Not really...it can be uninstalled from Programs and Features. I do it on customer's machines all the time.

 

[richc46]

Thanks for both replies. I think that will do it...have to give it a try tomorrow. Thanks again

I am glad to be able to help. Feel free to return to the forums, anytime. You are welcome to use our knowledge or to share yours with others.

 

[DWFII]

Yes Just left click on an icon lightly, to make a dark background. Then with Cntrl pressed adjust size with mouse wheel.

This does not work for me. Let's see if I got it right: First I have a two button trackball...no scroll wheel.

Then I click on the icon and hold ctrl and move the trackball. No joy. Then click on the icon and hold down ctrl and the left mouse button and move trackball and I get a new shortcut.

any other ideas?

 

[Jacee]

Go into 'display' (from control panel) and see if ticking 'smaller' makes the desktop icons smaller.
Or...
You may have to borrow a scroll wheel mouse, if it doesn't. You can left click anywhere on the desk then hold down the ctrl key and use the scroll to make icons larger or smaller.

 

[ski]

You should be able to resize the Desktop icons by right clicking on the Desktop, point to View, and select the icon size(Large, Medium, or Small).

 

[jfar]

It definitely works the way richc46 and Jacee say.

And ski.

 

[Dwarf]

That method only works if you have a 3-button (or a scroll wheel) mouse. As DWFII states, he only has an older 2-button model.

The only option available in this case is to right-click on the desktop, mouse over View and click on the required size option.

 

[DWFII]

Ahh! !Much better! Thanks...I knew there had to be a way.

 

[Dwarf]

You're welcome, DWFII. Have you managed to solve both your annoyances?