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How can I get Windows 7-like alternating wallpapers in Windows XP?
In Windows 7, there is a theme of wallpapers which will be alternated once a few minutes. For example, in the Control Panel » Personalize, I can choose the "Nature" theme, then the wallpaper will be ...
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Software to 'stick' graphics onto windows desktop
There are plenty of sticky note software out there to put sticky notes on your desktop. But is there anything out there that allows you to do the same with photos? I don't want to just put an icon of ...
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Set a HTML page as the wallpaper on Linux
I want to set an HTML file with JavaScript as my wallpaper on Linux. I'm running Openbox, how can I set it up so this is my desktop background?
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How can I spread a wallpaper image across multiple desktops?
I'm looking for a way to strecth my wallpaper across multiple virtual desktops (workspaces).
How do I achieve that in Ubuntu. Is there an option in Compiz for that?
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Wallpaper or background or both? [closed]
In terms of electronic screens (computers, cell phones, pda, tablets etc..) what is more accurate to say: wallpaper or background. Or are they equal?
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Is there a way to automatically display the username on the Desktop background in Win7?
We have computer used by multiple users running Win7. Unfortunately, people forget to log out, or they just use the session that is currently open, or they think that they're using their own session, ...
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How to set wallpaper in wmii?
How to set wallpaper in wmii? I tried feh and xloadimage without any success. Is there any working example to set the wallapaer?
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Have a desktop wallpaper show as one image across three monitors?
I am running Ubuntu 11.10, and I have three monitors plugged in. How can I have one single image across every single monitor plugged into the machine?
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Labeled grid desktop wallpaper?
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I'd like a desktop wallpaper that:
is a grid
has cells that are each and all labeled with ascending numbers (across) and letters (down), such that the top-left cell is A0
is larger than ...
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Change background of a Windows 7 machine using Registry
I connected my machine to a work group. The settings to change the wallpaper is in server machine, so that all the machine will have same wallpaper. Now how can I change my machine's wallpaper using ...
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Location of wallpapers used in various Windows 7 themes
Where can I find the various pictures of each theme in Windows 7? I know where all the regional themes are, but I do not know where the Architectural, Character, and Landscape theme pictures are.
I ...
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Looking for a past Wallpaper on windows 7
I had a wallpaper on my computer but there was never a saved location for it it may have been transferred by usb or something because I cannot find it anywhere, is there a way to get a log of the ...
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How to quickly delete a wallpaper in OSX?
In OSX I have it setup so that the wallpaper is set to a directory with various images and it changes automatically. Sometimes an image will come up and it's one that I'd like to delete. What's a ...
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Work Laptop keeps reseting desktop background from stretch to tile
Anyone else run into this issue? It is not the problem of HP/Compaq listed here: changing desktop background picture from stretch on Windows 7
What I am finding is that my Windows 7 Laptop (it is a ...
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How can I add a description to each Windows wallpaper?
I'm running Windows 7 and have set about 35 wallpapers to change every 30 min.
I would like to see a description (eg "Thunderstorm over Uluru, Dec 2009") of each wallpaper either on the wallpaper (eg ...
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Set Custom BackGroung for Win2008R2 for RDP terminal
is there anybody who knows how to set that, another result as from this thread
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Is it possible to quickly set all spaces to the same wallpaper?
It's great that Lion allows different spaces to have different wallpapers, but I have not found an easy way to get them all to use the same wallpaper.
The only way I've accomplished it so far is to ...
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How to add more desktop backgrounds to the default Plants group?
I have some additional plants pictures. I love the "Auto change background feature" of Mac OS X. I use "plants" and "change background every minute".
How can I add more pictures in plants or any ...
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Which Ubuntu service provides rotating wallpaper?
Previously when running the GNOME desktop (prior to 11.04 and the onset of Unity), I selected the desktop wallpaper that rotates through different images of the universe. I'm now using Xfce as my ...
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Animated wallpapers for Windows 7?
Is it possible to have an animated wallpaper for a Windows 7 64 bit computer?
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Automatic change wallpaper at specific time
I have an idea of changing wallpaper as specific time to fit to themes. Like at the work hours: The wallpaper will be my todo list or "Don't be stupid, Do your work" wallpaper, at exercise time it ...
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Windows 7 Regional wallpaper packs: Where in the world?
Is there a list somewhere of the geographical location of the Windows 7 wallpapers?
I'd love to know more about some of these places, but apart from the region they're bundled with, there's not ...
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Periodically changing wallpaper under GNOME 3?
I use Fedora 15 with GNOME 3 and I'd like my wallpaper to periodically change like it's possible with Windows 7. It would be the best if it could use RSS/Atom or a specified directory.
I haven't ...
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Is there a gadget or other way to display the wallpaper file name in Windows 7?
I have my wallpaper set to SlideShow from my Pictures folder. Sometimes, I'd like to know which picture I'm looking at. Is there a gadget or other way to display the wallpaper file name in Windows ...
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Virtual OS using same Wallpaper as Host
Greetings,
I'm running a guest Linux OS on top of Windows XP, which rotates its wallpapers using the PowerToy Wallpaper Changer. I'm hoping for a way for my guest OS to somehow detect which wallpaper ...
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How to remove the watermark on my desktop in test signing mode?
My Windows is in Test Signing mode and I want to keep it that way as I'm a developer.
However, is there a way that I can get rid of the
Test Mode
Windows 7
Build 7600
in the bottom right corner ...
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Windows 7: How to remove the test mode watermark on wallpaper?
After I restarted my computer, I find that Windows 7 has added a watermark to the wallpaper at the right bottom corner. It reads:
Test Mode
Windows 7
Build 7600
This is legal copy of Windows 7 and ...
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How can I change the Windows XP command line background? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How to change default color of the Command Line?
In Windows XP the command line background by default is a color. I want to change the background to a picture.
What ...
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Wallpaper in Windows 7 locked down by domain group policy?
So I am in a situation where my wallpaper is locked to a specific image on my work computer via group policy. I can't change it via the Personalization settings since it is grayed out and says it has ...
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Is there a way to see what image is currently being used as the Mac OS X desktop background / wallpaper?
I've downloaded hundreds of wallpapers and have them randomly changing and occasionally want to know what I'm looking at. com.apple.desktop.plist often just has the first file in the folder listed as ...
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Program (or perhaps built-in feature of Windows 7) to change wallpaper depending on screen resolution?
I have a laptop with a resolution of 1680x1050.
At work I use 2x 1280x1024 monitors, and sometimes I present using a projector that is 1024x768.
My wallpaper, that I made for 1680x1050, looks awful ...
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Change wallpaper properties in Windows 7
I have a picture to put wallpaper. Picture position is center. The image width is thinner than the width of the monitor. So, around the image is black.
But, I want around the image is white. What do ...
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Vista background only allows solid colors?
Last night after a LogMeIn rescue session, I can no longer change my wallpaper in Windows Vista.
It reverted to a plain black background and will only allow me to select solid colors. When I ...
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How can I slow down this video, which I use as a wallpaper, so it will look more realistic?
I have this .mpg file of the Earth spinning, that I use as a wallpaper, but it's spinning too fast. With what software and how can I slow it down ?
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I Downloaded Starter Backround Changer but soon uninstalled it and when I did my default wallpaper had two black strips on its sides. Why is this?
About a week ago I downloaded starter backround changer but soon uninstalled it. When I uninstalled the program my desktop picture went back to default which was fine except that the picture didn't ...
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Is it possible to change the wallpaper in Windows 7 Starter? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How to change the wallpaper in Windows 7 Starter Edition
I looked for every possibility to change the desktop wallpaper but to vain, so can u please suggest me any type ...
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Changing Ubuntu Wallpaper Using Terminal or From command Line
I am using Ubuntu 11.10 with Gnome Shell and unity and I was wondering how to change the desktop wallpaper form terminal or command line .
I found the following but i can't seem to get it to work ,
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Type of wallpaper that is designed for when most of the screen is covered with windows? [closed]
I'm currently obsessed with finding a wallpaper for everyday use.
95% of my MacBook Pro's screen is covered with windows for 99% of the time. The only visible portion of the wallpaper is around the ...
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Set one background to stretch across multi-monitor display?
I have two monitors and my coworker has three. We were wondering if there was a way to set a single background image to stretch across all the monitors.
Right now it's the same image but repeated, so ...
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KDE4: Wallpaper blending an image and a color
I am one of those KDE 3 die hards.
With KDE 3 I was able to set my wallpaper to an image, and then to add a solid color (with some alpha value) on top of it. I find it makes the background ...
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How can I get Dreamscene wallpapers to change randomly in Win7?
Having only recently moved over from Windows XP to Windows 7, I’m a big fan of the ‘Dreamscene’ animated wallpaper. I’m also a big fan of the Win 7 ability to select a group of still wallpaper bitmaps ...
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Custom Windows 7 wallpapers location
I would like to add a custom folder location as the source for my Windows 7 Desktop Background (wallpapers), so that Windows 7 can auto-switch all the pictures in that path to set as wallpaper.
In ...
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How to stop Windows Wallpaper from cutting?
Whenever I set a picture to 'Desktop Wallpaper', the picture always get cut and you can't see the whole picture.
How do I change the picture position?
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How to tell if wallpaper resolution scales up/down to another resolution?
How do you calculate whether or not a wallpaper of a certain resolution is also compatible (it scales up/down well) to another resolution?
A scenario might be that you find a wallpaper that you like, ...
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Change wallpaper that appears between login screen and finder screen in Snow Leopard?
I changed the login background in Snow Leopard. Each time I start up the computer, I see my nice new login background, but after I log in, I get the same old Aurora image for about a second before the ...
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How do I fix Windows 7 rotating wallpaper?
On my desktop with Windows 7 Professional x64, I have a folder of images that I use for my theme. Under Personalization (right click on desktop -> Personalize) it is the only theme under 'My Themes'. ...
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wallpaper & drivers for dell latitude E5510
I am looking for the original wallpaper for the Dell Latitude E5510.
I installed Windows7 64-bit and I don't find the fingerprint driver.
Can I get any help?
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Webcam image as desktop wallpaper in Windows 7?
Is there a way to set the Windows 7 desktop wallpaper to an image from a live webcam feed?
