Windows XP Techtip #14 >> Iconize Taskbar Items

Is your taskbar getting crowded?

Then you could do away with the text description that normally goes with the icons.

Here's a simply registry trick to do it:

1. Create an empty text file then paste the following:

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics]
"MinWidth"="-255"

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2. Save it as a registry file (e.g. TaskbarIcons.reg) or you can just download the file from this link.
3. Double-click the .reg file.



4. Select "Yes". Hit Enter.
5. Restart.

Voila! All icons for your taskbar!

If you don't want the feel/look of it, just delete the tweak by running "regedit", locating the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics and deleting the MinWidth entry.

That's it. ^__^