Screen real estate is at a premium on most netbooks and large icons in the start menu can take a lot of room and seem out of proportion for the screen size offered. A simple change of settings in Windows XP can be used to show small icons in the start menu, giving you a lot more room.

To set Windows XP to use small start menu icons, perform the following:

1. Click Start
2. Click Settings
3. Click Taskbar and Start Menu
4. Click Start Menu Tab
5. Click Classic Start menu
6. Click Customize
7. Scroll down the Advanced Start menu options and select “Show Small Icons in Start menu”
8. Click Ok
9. Click OK