How to adjust the spacing of desktop icons under XP

If you think that the computer desktop icons are too far apart, it is very difficult to organize them, and the desktop is also very difficult to see. How do you change the spacing of desktop icons? Method 1: Change the display properties

1. Right click on the desktop blank → attribute → appearance & rarr; click “ advanced & rdquo; button

2, in the pop-up "high-level appearance In the window, select “icon spacing (vertical)” in the “project” drop-down box, and change its size to 43; then select “icon spacing (horizontal)”, and change its size to 43, OK, the relevant screenshots are as follows:

3, return to the desktop at this time, refresh the effect, the icon should have returned to normal.

Method 2: Modify the system registry

1. Start → run → enter regedit, open the registry editor, and then expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Control Panel\\Desktop\\WindowMetrics

2. Click the WindowMetrics item in the left window of the Registry Editor, and then find the key value IconSpacing (used to determine the horizontal spacing of the desktop icons) and the key value IconVerticalSpacing (used to determine the vertical spacing of the desktop icons) in the right window. Their default value is -1125. You can set their value to the default value, or set the size according to the actual situation. The related screenshots are as follows:

3, exit the registry editor and restart the computer

Experience summary: If the method is not successful, please try the second method, first set the value of IconSpacing and IconVerticalSpacing to the default - 1125, restart to see the effect; if not, then set the value of IconSpacing to 75, and the value of IconVerticalSpacing to -1125. It should be OK after restarting.