Change Desktop Icons Into List View

Follow the steps below to Change XP Desktop Icons Into Smaller List View:

Has it ever bothered you that you can’t change the size of the icons on your XP desktop? Thankfully they added this ability into Windows Vista, but what are your options in the meantime?

There’s a small utility called Deskview that lets you change the icons from regular mode into the smaller “list” mode with a double-click. It’s as simple as that.

Download and extract the zipfile, and then double-click on deskview.exe, and your icons will turn from this:

Remove Default Desktop Icons.

How to Remove Default Desktop Icons in Windows XP:

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click Display, click the Desktop tab, and then click Customize Desktop.

3. Click to select the check boxes for the desktop items that you want to display, or click to clear the check boxes for the desktop items that you want to remove.