22.9.1999
Icons are wonderful creatures, but their spacing on the Desktop (and in the Windows Explorer) probably hasn't been optimized. Why even bother with icon spacing? So you can squeeze more icons into a smaller area! Right-click on your Desktop, select 'Properties,' then navigate to the 'Appearance' tab. In the 'Item' menu, be sure to write down the 'Icon Spacing' values (Horizontal and Vertical). Then, you can change both of them to 32 (I've found this number works best). If these settings don't work well for you, you can always change them back!