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Windows 7 - Desktop background??? |
12-27-2011
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Windows 7 Professional, SP1 |
Desktop background???
Could someone please show me in which folder the desktop backgrounds (or themes) reside in? If you could please show me the path i.e. c/windows......Thanks
| My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Professional, SP1
Memory 1.25GB
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12-27-2011
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Win 7 Home Premium 64bit Ver 6.1.7600 Build 7601 - SP1 |
Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Personalization or right click on the desktop down at the bottom. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Gateway DX4831e
OS Win 7 Home Premium 64bit Ver 6.1.7600 Build 7601 - SP1
CPU Intel i3 530 2.93GHz, 2933MHz 2 Cores 4 Logical Processors
Motherboard Gateway H57M01 133 megahertz
Memory 6GB of 1,333MHz DDR3 SDRAM
Graphics Card 32MB Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD IGChip
Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Gateway HX2000 20inch TFT active matrix TN
Screen Resolution 1600 x 900 x 59 hertz
Keyboard MS 'Natural' Standard PS/2 Enhanced 101-102 Key
Mouse Gateway USB wired optical
PSU Knowing Gateway it is probably just a 300watter.
Case Mid-Tower Desktop
Hard Drives WDC WD10EADS-00M2B0 [HDD] (1000.20 GB) -- drive 0,
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH41N [CD-ROM dr]
HP Photosmart Plus B210a e_series AIO Printer
Four card readers, and Four USB 2.0
Internet Speed Verizon FIOS 24.57Mbps Down - 5.68Mbps up
Other Info BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. P01-A0 11/17/2009
Browsers: IE8.0.7601.17514, FireFox 11.0, System Specs by Belarc.
Join Date March 27th 2010 at 10:44:15 AM.
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12-27-2011
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Quote: Originally Posted by titi2  Could someone please show me in which folder the desktop backgrounds (or themes) reside in? If you could please show me the path i.e. c/windows......Thanks Here you go,
C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper
Themes,
C:\Windows\Resources\Themes
Installed themes are in,
C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Themes
Appdata is a hidden folder, Hidden Files and Folders - Show or Hide | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number compaq sr5410f case
OS Windows 7 Pro 64 SP1
CPU AMD X2 4450E @ 2.3 ghz
Motherboard Biostar MCP6P M2+
Memory 4.0 g
Graphics Card Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT , 512mb
Sound Card onboard
Monitor(s) Displays auria eq2367
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard logitech wave cordless
Mouse logitech LX8 cordless laser mouse
PSU 250 watts
Case compaq
Cooling couple fans
Hard Drives 1 tb Hitachi HDT721010SLA scsi, 500 gb external
Internet Speed comcast hi speed 19 dn 8 up
Other Info Laptop specs: HP g7-1365dx /
CPU: AMD A6-3420M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics /
RAM: Crucial 8Gb (2x4Gb) /
SSD: Crucial M4-CT128M4SSD2 ATA Device/ FW 000F /
GFX: AMD Radeon HD 6520G /
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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12-27-2011
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 |
Hello Titi, For themes: Theme - Change or Save  Note My Themes is your current theme. These .theme files are located in the hidden C:\Users\User-Name\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Themes folder. Aero Themes are the Windows Aero themes. They are located in the C:\Windows\Resources\Themes folder. Basic and High Contrast Themes are the Windows 7 Basic, Windows Classic, High Contrast #1, High Contrast #2, High Contrast Black, and High Contrast White themes. They are located in the C:\Windows\Resources\Ease of Access Themes folder. Regional Themes - See: Themes - Regional For desktop backgrounds: Desktop Background - Change Note C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper
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To select another regional wallpaper in steps 3 and 4 below: - Unhide the Windows 7 System and Protected Operating System files.NOTE: This will be steps 2 and 4 at that link.
- Browse to C:\Windows\Globalization\MCT.
- Open a MCT-(AU, CA, GB, US, or ZA) folder for the regional wallpaper that you want.
NOTE: AU (Australia), CA (Canada), GB (United Kingdom), US (United States), and ZA (South Africa). - Open the folder with the name (ex: Australia) for the region area.
NOTE: Once you have browsed to the selected regional wallpaper location, it will be listed in the Picture location drop down menu to select from next time. - Select the wallpaper in step 4 below.
Hide the Windows 7 System and Protected Operating System files.
NOTE: This will be steps 3 and 5 at that link.
Hope this helps,
Shawn | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU Intel i7-980X 3.3 Ghz (3.48 Ghz OC'd)
Motherboard ASUS P6X58D Premium
Memory 12 GB (2GBx6) DDR3 PC3-16000 2000 MHz Kingston HyperX
Graphics Card Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio ALC889 Integrated Chip
Monitor(s) Displays 3x 27" Asus VE278Q
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution
Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution
PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
Case Corsair Obsidian 800D
Cooling Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme Copper CPU heat sink w/120 MM
Hard Drives 160GB OCZ RevoDrive X2
** 2 x 1TB Samsung HDD HD154UI SATA
Internet Speed 50 Mb/s Download and 2 Mb/s Upload
Other Info Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
** Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
** Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
** Netgear WNDR3800 Router
** Motorola SBG6580 Cable Modem
** 2x APC Back-UPS XS 1500
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12-27-2011
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#6 | |
Win 7 Home Premium 64bit Ver 6.1.7600 Build 7601 - SP1 |
My bad.  Folders not the same as location in CPL | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Gateway DX4831e
OS Win 7 Home Premium 64bit Ver 6.1.7600 Build 7601 - SP1
CPU Intel i3 530 2.93GHz, 2933MHz 2 Cores 4 Logical Processors
Motherboard Gateway H57M01 133 megahertz
Memory 6GB of 1,333MHz DDR3 SDRAM
Graphics Card 32MB Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD IGChip
Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Gateway HX2000 20inch TFT active matrix TN
Screen Resolution 1600 x 900 x 59 hertz
Keyboard MS 'Natural' Standard PS/2 Enhanced 101-102 Key
Mouse Gateway USB wired optical
PSU Knowing Gateway it is probably just a 300watter.
Case Mid-Tower Desktop
Hard Drives WDC WD10EADS-00M2B0 [HDD] (1000.20 GB) -- drive 0,
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH41N [CD-ROM dr]
HP Photosmart Plus B210a e_series AIO Printer
Four card readers, and Four USB 2.0
Internet Speed Verizon FIOS 24.57Mbps Down - 5.68Mbps up
Other Info BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. P01-A0 11/17/2009
Browsers: IE8.0.7601.17514, FireFox 11.0, System Specs by Belarc.
Join Date March 27th 2010 at 10:44:15 AM.
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12-27-2011
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#7 | |
Windows 7 Professional, SP1 |
Quote: Originally Posted by AddRAM C:, Windows, Resources, Themes That certainly helps a lot. Thanks. Happy Holidays! | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Professional, SP1
Memory 1.25GB
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