[SOLVED] Win 7 customization (sorry if this has been posted before)

I have a Presario F700 series laptop running Win 7 Ultimate. I like the Aero Glass style of windows. However, my maximum screen resolution is 1280x800 and everything is just too large for my liking. When browsing with IE8 I can set the window size to 75% and I like that size. Now I just wish I could do the same for all of Win 7. You remember in winxp when you could go into settings and advanced and change the window title font size, menu font size, window scroll bar width etc. I just want smaller, tighter looking windows and fonts no matter what application I am running. I know you can change from Aero back to Classic and gain more access, but I want to keep the Aero look. I know, trying to have my cake and eat it too. But hey, don't we all like to customize our computers as much as we can? Any and all ideas are welcome and appreciated. Sorry if this has been asked before, I did do a search but didn't find anything related.

Go to control panel - hardware and sound - under display header - make text and other items larger or smaller.

hope this help

Bugsy,
Already been there and it is set for 100% and can not be made smaller than that. You can go up in size but not smaller than 100%. I appreciate your input though.

can you not set a custom screen res either through windows or even your graphics card properties?

thats how i have done it in the past.

Bugsy,
With a desktop and monitor, the resolution possibilities are much better. But with a laptop with LCD screen, 15" size my maximum resolution is 1280x800. That is all that the screen will allow. So I am looking for ways to customize through windows OS. Thanks again........

I would check for all the latest drivers for your model; http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/uk/en...318-89318.html

Thanks Bugsy, I have been through all that and more. It is a hardware limitation and that is why I have to take the OS approach. I am an intermediate to advanced user. I have custom built computers and made some software modifications (ie: confg and ini files) for custom installs. What I am working on now is something new that I am trying to tackle. To me it is all about customizing and seting up a computer to work for you and not the other way around. We all do it to some degree such as specific desktop wallpaper, certain color theme, and as always special applications installed to work the way we WANT to not HAVE to.........

finished a build a few months back with hardware problems one after the other but finally sorted,

totally agree, if you cant get windows to work for you then whats the point LOL

I take it its the graphics card,cpu?

Correct Bugsy, I have an WXGA 15.4" LCD monitor with a maximum resolution of 1280x800. The adapter is an nvidia GeForce 7000M/ nForce 610M. Thanks for everything Bugsy......

I don't think it's possible, at lease not w/o other software. If you do find a way to customize the title fonts/text size etc in W7 please let us know as it is another feature I miss from XP.