Date:         Thu, 2 Oct 2008 07:26:43 -0700
Reply-To:     Jim Cochran <mxsailor@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jim Cochran <mxsailor@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: [NVC} Computer Gurus Needed
Comments: To: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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choose smaller icons? Get a Mac?
On Oct 2, 2008, at 6:31 AM, John Rodgers wrote:

> Sorry for the NVC use of bandwidth here, but I'm sort of dumbed down
> this morning.
>
> I'm running WinXP on an Intel machine, and I have a problem. Hopefully
> you can help me out here.
>
> I have a huge load of active programs on my computer. I use the heck
> out
> of them. When I go to the START menu and call up the ALL PROGRAMS
> menu,
> I get this list of program icon links to choose from to open any given
> program.
>
> The problem I now have is that my list of icons is so large that WinXP
> puts them up in vertical panels and the number of panels extends
> across
> the screen and disappears under the edge of the screen to the right. I
> can't see all the panels and therefore the icons.
>
> Is there any way to fix this problem? Am I overlooking something
> simple?
> I have the resolution already set at the smallest comfortable size and
> still the icons are out of visual range. Surely there must be a better
> way around this problem rather than smaller resolution?
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Please respond off-list.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John