Wallpaper is an image of appropriate size that arises as a background image of a desktop which illustrate and personalize the main screen of computers, cell phones and other devices.
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Windows 7: How to prevent Windows from caching my desktop wallpaper
I have a service running that renders a changing wallpaper every 5 minutes or so, and replaces the current image file with the new one automatically (That is to say, new image but same filename). On ...
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How can I find the file that is currently used as a wallpaper in Windows 7?
How can I find the name (and path) to the desktop wallpaper file currently used by Windows 7? I followed the registry for the desktop wallpaper, which showed a file called "TranscodedWallpaper.jpg", ...
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How do I periodically change my wallpaper to random motivational text?
Is there a Windows software that randomly changes the wallpaper and puts a random text on top of it? I should be able to enter this text (just a list of quotes).
The purpose is to constantly remind ...
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How do I set my wallpaper to a web page on Mac OS X
I'd like to be able to have very ambient and persistent access to a web page.
One idea would be to set the web page as my wallpaper.
On Windows this would be easy enough, by setting an Active ...
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Is there any way to fit wallpaper to larger monitor (has multiple monitors) resolution? [duplicate]
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Wallpaper in dual-monitors with different resolution
I got 2 monitors with main one in 1280x1024 and the secondary in 1600x1200. Setting wallpaper by regular image ...
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Wallpaper in dual-monitors with different resolution
OS: WinXP
I got 2 monitors with main one in 1280x1024 and the secondary in 1600x1200. When setting wallpaper in best fit, it will fit my main screen but leave a lot padding area in secondary. Since ...
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Tool to change wallpaper sequentially from a folder [duplicate]
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Schedule Windows XP wallpaper change without additional apps
Is there a tool that can sequentially/randomly change wallpaper from a folder by a given time period.
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Set Windows 7 Lock Screen Background [duplicate]
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Displaying wallpaper when desktop is locked in Windows 7
I've googled this a bit, but have yet to find anything.
I have 2 monitors. when I lock my screen via win+L, it ...
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Different Wallpaper if two monitors are attached
I am working on my MacBook Pro. In the office I have 1 27" Monitor attached to it, at home I tend to work without an second monitor. For that setup I want to change the wallpaper if no 2nd monitor is ...
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Windows 7 dual monitor setup: Wallpaper alignment
I have the following dual-screen set up on my Windows 7 PC: [2][1], that means my secondary monitor is on the left side of my primary monitor.
Now I have a dual-screen wallpaper that should stretch ...
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Windows 7 wallpaper slideshow
Is there any way to modify the current active theme and change only [Slideshow] section?
UPD: Particularly I'm interested to change RssFeed value of currect theme.
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How do I extract a background from a Windows 7 Theme file?
Pretty obvious, How do I extract a background from a Windows 7 Theme file?
I like the background pics from some of the themes I've downloaded, but is there anyway I can get the pictures (background ...
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Simple image editor to select area of image as wallpaper
I've spent way to many hours looking for software to do the following simple task, so now I'll ask.
I need software that will open an image and put a 'crop box' on it. You can set the 'crop box' ...
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Adjusting wallpaper to make it fit netbook screen in Windows 7 Starter
I have a netbook with Windows 7 Starter.
I was trying to change the wallpaper, and found an application (John's Background Switcher) which said that I can make slideshows of themes - I assume similar ...
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Displaying wallpaper when desktop is locked in Windows 7
is it possible to lock the desktop in Windows 7 and have it continue to display your desktop wallpaper rather than the default Win7 locked-workstation screen?
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Strange wallpaper alignment on multiple monitors setup
Ok, this is a very strange problem.
I have a dual-monitor setup at my workplace, and recently shifted one of the monitors to vertical position, like this:
Now, I use Ultramon to display different ...
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Does Windows 7 mess with your small tiled background wallpaper?
I have a little pixel-perfect pattern image that I made. It's a 32x32 PNG image intended as a tiled desktop background / wallpaper. I use it on my Mac OS X and Windows Vista installs.
When I use it ...
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Can't set Windows XP background
I have a Windows XP (Home) machine with a very weird problem. I cannot set the background image properly. That is, I can go to Desktop, Background image, select a different one, but the background has ...
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Where do I get wallpaper software that is based on random quotes?
I like quotes very much and would like to display it on my desktop as wallpaper.
Printed quote on the middle of the plain image as desktop wallpaper.
Is there any software to do this job? I know ...
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if we do not use any wallpaper on desktop will it increase performance of windows?
if we do not use any wallpaper on desktop will it increase performance of windows?
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What is a good website for finding Windows 7 themes? [closed]
If I search for Windows 7 Themes with either Google or Bing, I seem to get a lot of spammy websites as results.
Of course there's the personalization gallery at Microsoft's website, but I'm hoping to ...
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How do I change the wallpaper of Windows 7 Starter Edition?
Is there a way to change the desktop wallpaper in Windows 7 Starter Edition? I wanted to do that on my new netbook, just to find out that there is no "Customize" option in the control panel. Microsoft ...
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How do I automatically cycle through backgrounds in Ubuntu 9.10?
I heard this is a new feature in 9.10, but I can't figure out how to use it. If it isn't a default feature, what's the best way to go about setting it up?
I prefer to have something invisible--no ...
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How to change wallpaper from command line in KDE 4.3?
Basically question is in title, but let's elaborate a bit:
I have kde 4.3 from Arch Linux. And a script which periodically downloads new wallpaper. So I'd like to set it as current wallpaper from ...
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Why does my wallpaper change to the previous wallpaper I had while my computer is locked?
Windows XP SP 2
When my computer is locked, the wallpaper displayed on it is the previous one that I had put on there, but when it's not locked, the wallpaper goes back to my current one. How can I ...
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Photo Collage made out of smaller pictures
Is there an application that can take a bunch of small pictures and convert it to bigger (higher resolution) collage? Ideally it should be a native app that can run on a mac.
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What is the global hotkey to advance the wallpaper slideshow on windows vista/7?
I know there is the keyboard shortcut Shift + F10 n for the desktop. But it is not a global, it only works after a Win + D.
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Schedule Windows XP wallpaper change without additional apps
Ideally, I'd like to be able to do this through a batch file or VB script, so I can schedule it to run at different times of the day (dark wallpaper at night vs. light wallpaper at day).
I am aware ...
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Can't change desktop wallpaper and large icons not displaying in Vista
A couple of weeks ago I was tweaking the running services in my Vista installation and now can't change my desktop background or view any pictures as large icons. In extra large they display fine, ...
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Desktop Earth for Ubuntu
Is there any software available for Ubuntu like Desktop Earth ? (It is actually more than wallpaper. It updates as the time of day passes.)
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Looking to display a text RSS feed as Windows 7 desktop/background
I'd like to display an RSS feed (updating dynamically of course) on my Windows 7 desktop. The posts I've read about Windows 7 RSS backgrounds are all about displaying various background images ...
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How to get Windows 7 logon wallpaper to tile to other monitors?
In 2000/XP/Vista it was easy to set a wallpaper for the logon screen, either manually through tools like Logonstudio or simple registry changes by hand on prepared installation images or through ...
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how to change the desktop wallpaper automatically?
is there any software like webshots for Ubuntu .Which is used to change desktop wallpaper automatically in certain time stamp in windows
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fbsetbg gives error whenever i startx
Whenever I startx, I get this error message from fbsetbg.
fbsetbg: Something went wrong while setting the wallpaper. Run 'display -geometry 1280x1024+0+0 -wn xterm to find out what.
This confuses ...
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GUI to Change the Login Screen Wallpaper Image on Snow Leopard
the "standard" login screen background on OSC (Leopard and Snow Leopard) can be modified using these command line incantations:
cd /System/Library/CoreServices
sudo mv DefaultDesktop.jpg ...
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XP wallpaper rotater
I know Windows 7 has this feature, and I'm pretty sure Vista does too. I'm looking for a program to regularly pick from a set pool of desktop images for my XP desktop. Does anyone know where I can ...
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Setting the wallpaper on a corporate laptop
I've a business laptop with some restrictions from IT guys I guess. The thing is, that I'm not able to set my walpaper. I can select Properties on the desktop, then go to Desktop Tab and Browse for ...
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How to fill all workspaces with one really wide image on Ubuntu?
Is there a way in Ubuntu to set a really long picture as wallpaper so each workspace would have different part of the image? I.e. the image would start on workspace 1 and continue to workspace 2, 3, ...
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Easy Management of Multiple Monitor Wallpapers?
I currently use Ultramon to manage my dual monitor setup. It is nice, but what I really want is easier wallpaper switching! Yes, it can be done inside ultramon, very simple, but not simple enough. I'd ...
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How do I get different background images on my dual monitors?
Is there a way to set two different background pictures for my two monitors in Windows 7?
By default the same background picture is used for both displays. I am looking for a solution without ...
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Windows 7 and wallpaper folders
I try to change my desktop wallpaper and I cannot choose a different folder from the one I chose at first...
When I first installed W7 I changed the wallpaper by right-clicking in the desktop and ...
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How can I change the Windows 7 Logon Screen wallpaper?
Is there an easy (and free) way to change the Logon Screen wallpaper in Windows 7?
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Windows desktop background: how to have system info displayed
Some Windows machines can be configured with a desktop background that will query the local system for its hardware configuration, OS, configuration, statistics, etc.
What program do you need to ...
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How can I span wallpapers over two monitors in Mac OS X?
Is there any way to get a single wide desktop wallpaper to span a dual monitor setup in OS X?
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How do I set the desktop background on Windows from a script?
On X Windows I had a cool 'silent-alarm" reminder script that would change my root window (background) color to solid red, just for a few seconds a few moments before changing it back. Is there a way ...
