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The forum thread discusses visualizing Windows 7 on small monitors, such as 10-inch screens or smaller. The original poster requests screenshots of Windows 7 running on netbooks, particularly with both normal and small icons when multiple windows are open. Responders suggest that reducing screen resolution can simulate how Windows 7 appears on small displays, with one sharing personal experience and observations about icon sizes and interface elements at low resolutions, concluding that Windows 7 can work fine on such screens if the resolution is manageable. Overall, the discussion emphasizes that simulating low-res environments is a practical way to assess usability on small monitors.
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I would like to see how W7 looks like in a small monitor ( 10'' or smaller).

If anyone has installed W7 in a netbook I would really like to see screenshots of it.

Preferably, a shot with both normal taskbar and small icons (and labels) when several windows are open: browser, explorer, msn...

Can anyone help?
 

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doublea said:
Anyone could turn their resolution way down and take a ss, that's what it would look like. You don't need to physically have a screen of that size.
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How I didn't remember of that! :D

I couldn't make the 1024x600 of the 1000H but my screen handled 1024x768 and as I was mostly interested in the width.. it worked:

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So, the Start button takes 60px and the trayicon around 200px.

So in a small screen with a resolution of 1024, the trayicon takes around 20% of the screen width! Isn't this much of it for its function?
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Anyone could turn their resolution way down and take a ss, that's what it would look like. You don't need to physically have a screen of that size.
 

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doublea said:
Anyone could turn their resolution way down and take a ss, that's what it would look like. You don't need to physically have a screen of that size.
Click to expand...

How I didn't remember of that! :D

I couldn't make the 1024x600 of the 1000H but my screen handled 1024x768 and as I was mostly interested in the width.. it worked:

Normal:
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Small Icons:
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So, the Start button takes 60px and the trayicon around 200px.

So in a small screen with a resolution of 1024, the trayicon takes around 20% of the screen width! Isn't this much of it for its function?
 

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It's just a low res screen.
Usually 1024 x 600 or the like.
If you can handle that it should look fine.
 

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