The following script demonstrates how to access the Windows Registry and modifies the settings for small icons (these icons are shown in the left Windows Explorer pane for instance).
//************************************************ // File: WSHIconSIze.js (WSH sample in JScript) // Author: (c) G. Born Version 1.0 // // Das Modul vergrößert die in der Windows-Shell benutzten // verkleinerten Symbole (z.B. im Explorer). // !!!Nutzung auf eigenes Risiko!!! // // This module magnifys the small icons used in the Windows shell // (in the left Explorer pane for instance). The dialogs are kept in // English and in German. // // In no way shall the author be liable for any // losses or damages resulting from the use of this // program. Use AS-IS at your own risk. // // The code is the property of the author. You may // use the code and modify it, as far as this header // remains intact. Further updates and other samples // may be found on my site: // http://www.borncity.de //************************************************ var IconSize = "32" // this is the size : neue Größe var vbYesNo = 4; var vbOK = 0 var vbInformation = 64; var vbCancel = 2; var vbYes = 6 // Set variable : Variable setzen var Root = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER"; var key = "\\Control Panel\\Desktop\\WindowMetrics\\"; var valname = "Shell Small Icon Size"; var result; var WSHShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell"); { result = WSHShell.Popup( "Kleine Shell-Symbole von 16 auf " + IconSize + " Pixel vergrößern?\n\n\r" + "Resizes small shell icons from 16 to " + IconSize + " pixels", 0, "Windows 98 - powered by Günter Born", vbYesNo + vbInformation ); if (result == vbYes) { WSHShell.RegWrite(Root + key + valname, IconSize, "REG_SZ"); } else { WSHShell.RegWrite(Root + key + valname, "16", "REG_SZ"); WSHShell.RegDelete(Root + key + valname); } WSHShell.Popup("Bitte Windows neu starten"+ "\n\n\rPlease restart Windows", 0, "http://www.borncity.de", vbOK); } //*** End |
Details about these Registry keys may be found in my title "Inside the Registry of Microsoft Windows 98" (Microsoft Press).
(c) G. Born