Just bought the PC with Vista Home and IE7.

There are 2 questions please.

1. I don't know how Microsoft Bing is on the browser toolbars. How can I
get rid of it?

2. Icons on the desktop are somewhat too big. How can I reduce their size?

TIA

One answer.

1. Click the down arrow to the right of the search box and then Search
Options-Change Search Defaults, highlight Bing and Remove.

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
[url]http://dts-l.com/index.htm[/url]



On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:32:23 +0800, in
microsoft.public.windows.vista.general, "Ben Stevenson"
<casiopie963********.com> wrote:
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>Just bought the PC with Vista Home and IE7.
>
>There are 2 questions please.
>
>1. I don't know how Microsoft Bing is on the browser toolbars. How can I
>get rid of it?
>
>2. Icons on the desktop are somewhat too big. How can I reduce their size?
>
>TIA
>
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>[/color]

Answer 2

Hold down the Ctrl Key while turning the mouse wheel

"Ben Stevenson" <casiopie963********.com> wrote in message
news:3D05E4F7-7608-4661-8F9B-85510FFB2B10@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Just bought the PC with Vista Home and IE7.
>
> There are 2 questions please.
>
> 1. I don't know how Microsoft Bing is on the browser toolbars. How can I
> get rid of it?
>
> 2. Icons on the desktop are somewhat too big. How can I reduce their
> size?
>
> TIA
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>[/color]

On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:32:23 +0800, "Ben Stevenson"
<casiopie963********.com> wrote:
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>
>Just bought the PC with Vista Home and IE7.
>
>There are 2 questions please.
>
>1. I don't know how Microsoft Bing is on the browser toolbars. How can I
>get rid of it?
>
>2. Icons on the desktop are somewhat too big. How can I reduce their size?
>
>TIA[/color]
hit the down arrow next to the magnifying glass

select> find more providers

you'll get 2 pages of search providers

pick> google (and/or any others) and select> add to internet explorer

when it finished d/l hit the down arrow again and select> manage
search providers

right click google and hit set as default


perry

To reduce icon size, click on the desktop then hold down the ctrl key and
scroll your mouse wheel.

"Ben Stevenson" <casiopie963********.com> wrote in message
news:3D05E4F7-7608-4661-8F9B-85510FFB2B10@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Just bought the PC with Vista Home and IE7.
>
> There are 2 questions please.
>
> 1. I don't know how Microsoft Bing is on the browser toolbars. How can I
> get rid of it?
>
> 2. Icons on the desktop are somewhat too big. How can I reduce their
> size?
>
> TIA
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>
>
>[/color]

Start-Help-resize icons

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
[url]http://dts-l.com/index.htm[/url]



On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:32:23 +0800, in
microsoft.public.windows.vista.general, "Ben Stevenson"
<casiopie963********.com> wrote:

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>2. Icons on the desktop are somewhat too big. How can I reduce their size?
>[/color]

Hey, that was pretty neat. Thanks a lot.

"Gary Mount" <gary_mount********.com> wrote in message
news:721503A7-0083-49BC-A330-4069E2544C85@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> To reduce icon size, click on the desktop then hold down the ctrl key and
> scroll your mouse wheel.
>
> "Ben Stevenson" <casiopie963********.com> wrote in message
> news:3D05E4F7-7608-4661-8F9B-85510FFB2B10@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> Just bought the PC with Vista Home and IE7.
>>
>> There are 2 questions please.
>>
>> 1. I don't know how Microsoft Bing is on the browser toolbars. How can I
>> get rid of it?
>>
>> 2. Icons on the desktop are somewhat too big. How can I reduce their
>> size?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>[/color][/color]

Answer to you is the same as to Alan Edwards above. Pls note that I already
have google toolbar installed earlier.

"PerryFeral" <perfer56********.com> wrote in message
news:u40vg5pfp3v4o540c09e74ib9sd63a74le@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:32:23 +0800, "Ben Stevenson"
> <casiopie963********.com> wrote:
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>>
>>Just bought the PC with Vista Home and IE7.
>>
>>There are 2 questions please.
>>
>>1. I don't know how Microsoft Bing is on the browser toolbars. How can I
>>get rid of it?
>>
>>2. Icons on the desktop are somewhat too big. How can I reduce their
>>size?
>>
>>TIA[/color]
> hit the down arrow next to the magnifying glass
>
> select> find more providers
>
> you'll get 2 pages of search providers
>
> pick> google (and/or any others) and select> add to internet explorer
>
> when it finished d/l hit the down arrow again and select> manage
> search providers
>
> right click google and hit set as default
>
>
> perry
>
>[/color]

FWIW, you emailed me so nobody else can see your answer to me.

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
[url]http://dts-l.com/index.htm[/url]


On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:54:24 +0800, in
microsoft.public.windows.vista.general, "Ben Stevenson"
<casiopie963********.com> wrote:
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>Answer to you is the same as to Alan Edwards above. Pls note that I already
>have google toolbar installed earlier.
>
>"PerryFeral" <perfer56********.com> wrote in message
>news:u40vg5pfp3v4o540c09e74ib9sd63a74le@4ax.com...[color=green]
>> On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:32:23 +0800, "Ben Stevenson"
>> <casiopie963********.com> wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>>
>>>Just bought the PC with Vista Home and IE7.
>>>
>>>There are 2 questions please.
>>>
>>>1. I don't know how Microsoft Bing is on the browser toolbars. How can I
>>>get rid of it?
>>>
>>>2. Icons on the desktop are somewhat too big. How can I reduce their
>>>size?
>>>
>>>TIA[/color]
>> hit the down arrow next to the magnifying glass
>>
>> select> find more providers
>>
>> you'll get 2 pages of search providers
>>
>> pick> google (and/or any others) and select> add to internet explorer
>>
>> when it finished d/l hit the down arrow again and select> manage
>> search providers
>>
>> right click google and hit set as default
>>
>>
>> perry
>>
>>[/color][/color]

"Gary Mount" <gary_mount********.com> wrote in message
news:721503A7-0083-49BC-A330-4069E2544C85@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> To reduce icon size, click on the desktop then hold down the ctrl key and
> scroll your mouse wheel.
>
> "Ben Stevenson" <casiopie963********.com> wrote in message
> news:3D05E4F7-7608-4661-8F9B-85510FFB2B10@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> Just bought the PC with Vista Home and IE7.
>>
>> There are 2 questions please.
>>
>> 1. I don't know how Microsoft Bing is on the browser toolbars. How can I
>> get rid of it?
>>
>> 2. Icons on the desktop are somewhat too big. How can I reduce their
>> size?
>>
>> TIA[/color][/color]



Neat little trick. It's the same behavior that you see if you do this same
action in a web page; it zooms the text/image in and out (but how much
possibly depends on how the page is styled, and the zoom capability of the
particular browser.

For those using a mouse without the scroll wheel, right click the desktop,
in the context menu there's a "View" option which contains other options for
reducing/increasing the desktop icons. Options offered are large, medium
and classic.