December 30, 2008 12:08 PM

Did you change the Vista DPI setting to make the icons larger? If so that's a known issue with the HP TouchSmart software.

December 30, 2008 2:09 PM

We have an updated version of the software with a fix for the high DPI issue, but I don't know if or when it will be available through the HP Support website.

December 30, 2008 4:00 PM

Sorry, "we" is the team of software developers on the HP TouchSmart software team.

December 30, 2008 5:09 PM

Switching the DPI size back and forth will require a restart every time. Not a good interim solution, I think. You can try to play with some of the system metrics, as they're sometimes called. The easiest way to get there is right click on the Windows Desktop, select "Personalize", then "Window Color and Appearance", then "Open classic appearance properties for more color options", then the "Advanced..." button in the lower right.

Now you can change some of the sizes of things in the "Item:" drop-down box. For example, Active Title Bar, Caption Buttons, Menu and Scrollbar.

This is what the Touch Optimizer does that you can download from the HP Support site, although I've seen several people report problems with running that tool.

To make the desktop icons bigger, you can click somewhere on the Windows Desktop, then hold the Ctrl key down on the keyboard while rolling the mouse wheel up (or down). Each click of the wheel will change the desktop icon size either making it bigger or smaller.

January 6, 2009 9:41 AM

zcoolbreez said: Geek Tieguy, There is actually a "Magnifier" in Vista. By activating this it gives my wife the best of both worlds. She can Magnify anything in Vista just by pointing the cursor at it or see what she is typing in the "magnify" window while still not affecting the Touchsmart screen. This way we avoid restarting each time the DPI is changed. THIS MAY HELP OUTER "SIGHT IMPAIRED" PEOPLE.

I discovered the Magnifier, too. 

I use it when I'm in the kitchen and can see the HPTS on the dining room table from over the kitchen counter.  The wireless mouse works well at a distance, and I can have it on the kitchen counter and use Magnifier to help me navigate the desktop from afar.

VERY nice!

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January 20, 2009 10:14 AM

Carrigon said: Is the update for this out yet? I changed my screen resolution to make everything bigger, and of course, it murdered the TouchSmart software. I don't use the TS stuff that much, as I work a few feet away from the screen, but I still like having it on here.

Sorry, not yet. There is work being done to address some non-technical issues with pushing out the updates.