How to Make the Taskbar Icon Larger in XP. The small size of the icons on the Windows XP taskbar can make it difficult to distinguish between them when you're trying to quickly open a program.

Microsoft points out that people who buy Windows XP are free to set up their own shortcuts and icons on the screen to any programs they wish. In fact, "if you want to take your desktop and make it ...

Microsoft offers an XP countdown clock where it’s least needed: On Windows 7. On Saturday, the retirement countdown clocks offered by Microsoft and others flipped from 500 to 499 days, or a ...

Microsoft is telling PC makers that ship Wndows XP to have at least three icons on the desktop: MSN, Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player.

How to Make Icons Bigger on Windows XP. Looking at small icons on your Windows XP computer all day at your business can result in your eyes straining to see what's on the screen.