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Free program lets you easily change wallpaper images on Windows 7 Starter
by Lee Mathews Mar 14th 2010 at 3:00PM
Whether you're a novice user or you know your operating system inside-out, chances are good that you like being able to personalize things a little. Changing sound schemes, placing icons on your desktop, changing your wallpaper -- that sort of thing. Unfortunately, that last tweak isn't possible if you're running Windows 7 Starter on a netbook.
At least, it's not possible without a little help. If you'd like to replace the default image with something of your own choosing, download and install StarterBackgroundChanger [Google Translate link]. Once it's installed, you'll be able to change your wallpaper and even set up a slideshow -- just like in the non-crippled versions of Windows 7!
The program's interface is in English, but the installer is in French -- so take the jump for screenshots and pointers about what to click on!
At least, it's not possible without a little help. If you'd like to replace the default image with something of your own choosing, download and install StarterBackgroundChanger [Google Translate link]. Once it's installed, you'll be able to change your wallpaper and even set up a slideshow -- just like in the non-crippled versions of Windows 7!
The program's interface is in English, but the installer is in French -- so take the jump for screenshots and pointers about what to click on!
Keep clicking suivant (next) until you come to the next screen...
...then click demarrer (install).
Once the process completes, you'll have two more buttons to click -- just click the only one you can (the others are grayed out).
Now just right click on your desktop and choose personalize from the context menu to change your wallpaper!
Now just right click on your desktop and choose personalize from the context menu to change your wallpaper!
Click on wallpaper, choose your image (or images) on the subsequent screen, and set how you want things displayed (stretched, tiled, centered, etc.). Once you press the validate the modification button, your custom wallpaper is set!
Yes, there's a small banner ad displayed on the personalization screen, but it's certainly not worth complaining about. StarterBackgroundChanger is well worth an ad view (or donation) since it provides a simple workaround for one of Windows 7 Starter's more confusing (and bothersome) feature omissions.
Chromatic is one of the best time-wasters I've recently come across. It's all about the gameplay -- no Flash graphics here. You play a "circle" (it doesn't really have a name in the game). You move around with the arrow keys, and you change colors with Z, X, and C.
You can either be red, blue, or yellow, and you can switch at any time during the game. Each color has different capabilities -- yellow can double-jump, while red has a longer dash (which is like a forward sprint, activated by double-pressing DOWN).
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
kojo87 said 3:41PM on 3-14-2010
i still don't get the point of Win7 Starter
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ericloewe said 4:04PM on 3-14-2010
It's meant so that OEMs can display more appealing prices while also displaying the Windows 7 logo. Of course, it's all cosmetic and I've seen DOS clones that are more customizable (actually I haven't. we're not there yet).
Stinky Peterson said 6:48AM on 3-19-2010
I was looking for something like this. Hopefully the screensaver can be enabled and changed.
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lizz said 1:13AM on 5-27-2010
FINALLYYYY!!! i was able to change my background, thank youuuu!! :)
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sunganesha1 said 3:16PM on 5-27-2010
ok thank.... how to get orginal software for english
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ganesh said 3:17PM on 5-27-2010
ok thank ........
http://starter-background-changer.uptodown.com/en/download
but orginal software for english ple........ find any one
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