Super-size It! Extra Large Icons In Windows XP
Windows XP Home and Professional - Advanced User Tip
Warning- before trying this tip create a restore point. If you're not comfortable editing the Windows registry do not attempt this!

Windows XP has two settings for icons: normal and large. Normal icons are 32x32 and large icons are 48x48. Use these directions to get 128x128 super-sized 32-bit icons.

Open registry editor (click Start/Run and type "REGEDIT" and hit Enter)

Navigate to - HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics
Change the following keys as shown:
IconSpacing = -2400
IconVerticalspacing = -2400
Shell Icon BPP = 32
Shell Icon Size = 128

Hint - Make sure you make a note of your settings before making the changes shown above just in case you want to reset your icon size back to normal.

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Windows All Versions

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