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Windows 7 - Issues with desktop background slideshow |
03-12-2010
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Issues with desktop background slideshow So far, I've tried creating a desktop background slideshow on this laptop to no avail. After selecting all the photos and clicking "save changes" the desktop changes to a random image from the list and acts as if I only selected 1 image for the desktop background.
So, I tried creating a .themepack on another windows 7 system with the same images, etc. I copied it onto a flash drive and copied it back onto this system and applied the theme pack. Same thing happens, themepack remains saved, but the effect's are transferred to the "Unsaved Theme" and only have 1 image for desktop background.
Slideshow is on under power settings so I don't know where to go from here.
Help?
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03-12-2010
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#2 | | Xp Pro SP3 x64, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz) |
Do you have Shuffle unchecked ? & what time have you selected to change the intervals of the slideshow? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Built them myself, Science Experiments ! OS Xp Pro SP3 x64, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz) CPU AMD-64 3000mhz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G Motherboard SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), & others Memory 2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM Graphics Card Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards Sound Card on motherboard Monitor(s) Displays 19" flat scr, 19" Acer widescr, 22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080 Keyboard Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill Mouse Made in China Optical Wired Mouse PSU 430w, 550w, 600w, etc Case All Generic Full Towers Cooling Open Air & a few fans Hard Drives 6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
several extra 1tb & 2TB SATA HD's Internet Speed Fast Cable InterNet Other Info Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Twelve computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere! |
03-12-2010
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Have you tried using that "Select All" button in the upper right of Doc's screenshot? So they all have the boxes checked.
Here's a tutorial on that, Desktop Slideshow[2]=Appearance Personalize | 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 |
03-13-2010
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Yeah, I have all the pictures I wanted to use selected (with the checkboxes marked). Currently, I have the time interval set at 30 minutes and shuffle was on. I tried turning shuffle off and the same thing happens. | My System Specs | | |
03-13-2010
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#5 | | MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit |
Be sure to click on "Save changes" | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Toshiba Satellite L305D laptop OS MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit CPU AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core QL-64, 2100 Mhz, 2 Cores Motherboard TOSHIBA Portable PC (Socket M2/S1G1) Memory 4.0GB (2x2GB) DDR2 @ 333MHz 5-5-5-15 Graphics Card ATI Radeon 3100 Graphics (Toshiba) Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays Generic PnP Monitor @ 1280x800 Screen Resolution 1280 x 800 Keyboard standard PS/2 Keyboard Mouse HP Wireless Optical Mobile Mouse Model FHA-3410 Hard Drives 125.03GB Corsair CSSD-V128GB2 ATA Device (IDE)
Depending upon testing, organized as 1,2, or 3 partitions with/without a 100mb system partition at the front. Internet Speed What the local pub, local coffee shop offers. Other Info Optical Drives HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T50N ATA Device
Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad
Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Atheros AR5007EG Wireless Network Adapter
Also have an Asus ha1002xp netbook with Win 7 Ultimate installed. |
03-13-2010
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Quote: Originally Posted by karlsnooks Be sure to click on "Save changes" yup i've been doin that too | My System Specs | | |
03-13-2010
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#7 | | Xp Pro SP3 x64, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz) |
Do you have an Aero theme enabled ? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Built them myself, Science Experiments ! OS Xp Pro SP3 x64, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz) CPU AMD-64 3000mhz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G Motherboard SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), & others Memory 2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM Graphics Card Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards Sound Card on motherboard Monitor(s) Displays 19" flat scr, 19" Acer widescr, 22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080 Keyboard Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill Mouse Made in China Optical Wired Mouse PSU 430w, 550w, 600w, etc Case All Generic Full Towers Cooling Open Air & a few fans Hard Drives 6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
several extra 1tb & 2TB SATA HD's Internet Speed Fast Cable InterNet Other Info Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Twelve computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere! |
03-15-2010
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#9 | | Windows 7 Home Premium x64 |

Quote: Originally Posted by eft890 So far, I've tried creating a desktop background slideshow on this laptop to no avail. After selecting all the photos and clicking "save changes" the desktop changes to a random image from the list and acts as if I only selected 1 image for the desktop background.
So, I tried creating a .themepack on another windows 7 system with the same images, etc. I copied it onto a flash drive and copied it back onto this system and applied the theme pack. Same thing happens, themepack remains saved, but the effect's are transferred to the "Unsaved Theme" and only have 1 image for desktop background.
Slideshow is on under power settings so I don't know where to go from here.
Help? Make sure each of the photos is checked, and you click save changes. Make sure the slideshow is selected as well | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP dv7 OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Memory 4GB RAM Graphics Card ATI Hard Drives 500 GB |
03-16-2010
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Quote: Originally Posted by noUnity 
Quote: Originally Posted by eft890 So far, I've tried creating a desktop background slideshow on this laptop to no avail. After selecting all the photos and clicking "save changes" the desktop changes to a random image from the list and acts as if I only selected 1 image for the desktop background.
So, I tried creating a .themepack on another windows 7 system with the same images, etc. I copied it onto a flash drive and copied it back onto this system and applied the theme pack. Same thing happens, themepack remains saved, but the effect's are transferred to the "Unsaved Theme" and only have 1 image for desktop background.
Slideshow is on under power settings so I don't know where to go from here.
Help? Make sure each of the photos is checked, and you click save changes. Make sure the slideshow is selected as well yeah, that's what i've been doing, except right after I save the changes, it picks one picture from there and names it ACTIVE~1 under desktop background. | My System Specs | | Issues with desktop background slideshow problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:21 AM. |  |