how do I get windows explorer (Windows XP Pro) to resize graphic files?
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Install the Image Resizer PowerToy from Microsoft.  Best FREE resizing tool available:
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Usually Internet Explorer remembers the last position/size it was from when you last closed it. Try opening IE, maximizing it and then closing it again, next time you click on that same icon it should open up maximized.\n\nIf IE is closed when it's not maximized then next time it is used it will be the same size as before.\n\nIf you're using shortcuts from a program for example "ObjectDock" then the windows always seem to open up non maximized, so make sure your opening IE from either a desktop shortcut or the start menu.\n\nHacker
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1. Download Resource Hacker.\n\n2. Locate explorer.exe in your C:/Windows directory. Copy this file somewhere and give it the name explorer.bak.\n\n3. Launch resource hacker and use resource hackers menus to open up explorer.exe. Once opened you will see a lot of collapsed folders.\n\n4. Expand the String Table folder and then find folder No. 37 (folder No. 38 if you're in Windows Classic mode).\n\n5. Click on resource 1033 and locate the text that says 'start.' This is your Start button, Change the 'start' text to your text of choice. You don't have a character limit, but the text takes up valuable taskbar space, so don't make it too long.\n\n6. Click on the button labeled Compile Script. This updates the settings for your Start button. But nothing will happen until you complete through step #20, so keep going!\nIf you just want to change the text and nothing else like hover text, image, etc. jump to step 16.\n\nChange your hover text\n\n7. While you're here, why not also change the text that pops up when your mouse hovers over your Start button?\n\n8. Right now it says 'Click here to begin.' Well, duh! We already know that's where to begin!\n\n9. Open folder No. 34 and click on resource 1033.\n\n10. Find the text that says 'Click here to begin' and change it to something cooler.\n\n11. Click on the Compile Script button to update this resource.\n\nCustomize your Start icon\n\n12. For an added bonus, you can also change the Windows icon to the left of the text, too.\n\n13. Collapse the String Table folder and expand the Bitmap folder at the top of your folder list.\n\n14. Click on folder No. 143 and click on resource 1033. You should see that familiar Windows icon.\n\n15. Go to the Action Menu and select 'Replace bitmap.' Select 'Open file with new bitmap', and locate the replacement image on your machine. Note: The image must have a .bmp extension and a size of 25 pixels by 20 pixels. Then click the Replace button.\n\nMake your new Start button active\n\n16. Now that you've made your changes, save the file in your Windows folder with another name, such as explorer1.exe. Don't name it Explorer.exe, because that file is already being used by your system.\n\n17. Now that we have created a new Explorer1.exe file we need to get Windows to use it. That’s where the Registry editor comes in. Click on your "start" button and then click "RUN". Now type "regedit" and click the "OK" button to open the registry editor.\n\n18. In the registry editor go to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE&#92; SOFTWARE&#92; Microsoft&#92; Windows NT&#92; CurrentVersion&#92; Winlogon". Once there double click on the string value "Shell". Once inside the text box will have "explorer.exe" in it, delete that and type in "explorer1.exe", (what we saved the new explorer file as) then click the "OK" button.\n\n19. Make sure explorer1.exe is in the "C:&#92;Windows&#92;" directory otherwise you will have to type the whole path ito the text box.\n\n20. Now reboot your computer and enjoy your new start button!
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I'm assuming you right-clicked on your desktop and did Properties, then went to the Settings tab and tried to change the slider for the resolution?  If you do know how to change the resolution which I think you do, then have you installed the proper drivers for your graphics card?  You should be able to grab them from the manufactures website.  How long as your resolution been stuck at 640x480?  Just curious if you recently reinstalled Windows, or what might have caused it.
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right click on your dektop, goto properties>settings..find "screen area" and move the slider, 800x600 is standard..(1024x768 is a bit smaller)then hit apply>ok\n\nyour computer may restart, Windows saves settings when it restarts so you may want to restart before doing anything else.\nthis MAY work for you, it did for me
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[rolls eyes at every poster above me]\n\nto make bigger ICONs\n\n\nusing XP\n\nRight-click on the desktop, choose 'properties'\nwhen the 'Display Properties' window opens choose 'Appearance', then click the 'effects' button.\nwhen the 'Effects' window opens, check the box that says\n"Use large Icons"\npress 'OK' twice.\n\ndone\n\nHope this helps !
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That happens sometimes on mine. You should be able to right-click the icon in the taskbar and Maximize or Resize it. It's probably more of an XP than a Dell problem.
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back-up your image then open it with MS-Paint . \npress CTRL+S . \nthe size of file (not size of pic) will decrease !
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I can't remember seeing a setting in PM 7 to resize toolbars and am not at a computer right now that has it installed but I doubt there is one.\nMost likely changing the screen size in Display Properties would be the answer (if on a pc that is) but be careful of not going to large or you might not be able to see the OK and Cancel buttons at the bottom of dialog boxes.
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Go to a blank part of your desktop and right click. Click on properties. Click on settings, see screen resolution? change that to something like 800 by 600 pixels. Click on apply. Screen will go black and flicker a bit then everything will come back up and should be the right size. For you Internet explorer, open a window, size it to fit by pulling it at the corners or middle (*hover til your cursor changes), (click and hold and pull to resize) then hold down the shift key and open a new window It should open to the size you want. Then close the first window and it should now open the right size every time. Good luck and God Bless. {:-)
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For an easier way, you can simply adjust your screen resolution, Right Click on your desktop, and click "Properties". Go to "Settings" Tab, and select a lower screen resolution (this means bigger images and characters on your screen). \n\nYou can also use the "magnifier" in the "Accessibilities Option".\nIn Windows XP, it can be found on START>Programs>Accessories>Accessibility>Magnifier
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1)Open up whatever text editor you normally use, and lay out the text any way you like.\n2)Make sure it is all visible in the screen and hit ctrl+print screen (simultaneously)\n3) Open MS paint or an image program and paste (ctrl+V) your\nscreen in.  Save this as a jpeg and know the name and location that you save.\n4) Right click your desktop and select properties.\n5) Select the desktop tab.\n6) Click Browse.\n7) Navigate to the folder your document is in.\n8) Select it and okay out of all the screens.\n\nThat should be it.  You might get better results if in step 3 you resize the page so that it will fit in the number of pixels you are using for your desktop (ex 1024X768 or something like that) before you paste your file in.
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You can try Irfanview, it's free (ACDSee and Photoshop are fine too but they're not free) from http://www.irfanview.com/ \nIt also has a nice batch edit function so you can resize a whole folder at one go.\n\nBasically if you resize to 1024 on the longest side and save as JPG with 80% compression, it should give you a file in the one to two hundred kilobyte range.
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omg what i did was like go to my regular painting program that came with Windows XP and to get it the size of an icon i just downloaded it to photobucket.com edited to the smallest size and ther u go  have ur icon
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It is very simple. Open one explorer window and open one link in new window (that should open with small size as you told). Resize that new window to your intended size. Now, close all explorer windows and again open explorer window, this you will get size of window of size that was previously set.
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If you want internet explorer to open maximized.\nOpen one window and left click and drag it to the maximum size, and then press and hold the shift key and click the red x to close the window, and that should do it.\n\nHope that helps.\n\nGood Luck.
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I don't know what sort of programs you have on your computer, but if you have Microsoft Office Picture Manager, you can resize the photos very easily. Just go to the Picture menu at the top and go down to "Resize..." or "Compress Pictures..." If you select Resize, you can choose how large you want the picture to be. If you choose Compress Pictures, you can choose to compress the pictures for certain uses like e-mail or web pages.\n\nIf you don't have a photo editor on your computer, you might try the suggestion from the other guy!