Windows 7 - possibly a fix for windows 7 start black wallpaper...

I dont remember reading this, so i'll share my experience. The starter version has a nasty 'feature' of not featuring an option to change your background image. Many people have tried and the only reliable ways to do this turned out to be 'drawing' one on top of the other using 3rd party software, or to patch system files. Now i wasnt really happy about those options, becouse I run windows 7 starter with only 1 G ram (at the time there was crapware running in backgroud, had a look into that so now I CAN miss it). However I was so stupid to replace the img0.jpg file in the windows web subfolder to try something less ram expensive. Yes, now I now, I should have searched about it and read for my self this was not an option becouse part of the image was hardcoded... well I was stuck with a black background and no way to change it back...

But after some research I found that the key: HKCU/Control Panel\Desktop had a Value called 'Wallpaper'. In windows starter it s data can only be nothing or '%windir%\web\wallpaper\windows\img0.jpg' (without quotes). Windows 7 Starter saw the wrong img0.jpg and changed it into an empty value turning black the background image.

Solution: The only one I know of:
changing the data of the value back into '%windir%\web\wallpaper\windows\img0.jpg' (without quotes), press ok and logg off. When you logg back on you'll see the background image the way it has to be .

P.S. I thought I dit not have to mention you need to replace the img0.jpg with the original first...

He man, 14 pages of tutorial rubbish didn't work, but your suggestion did!!!

With kind regards,

Mayanda

Bedankt dus!

It is good to hear that, meaby i'll make a small tutorial from this one day...

By the way, I don't think they appreciate communication in Dutch... Let's just stick to English shall we?

thanks so much! i've spent 2 days googling for solution & i found this solution that solved my problem.

1) run regedit > HKCU/Control Panel\Desktop > wallpaper value: %windir%\web\wallpaper\windows\img0.jpg

** restart my netbook & walla, i got my hp pre-installed wallpaper.

2) download 3rd party software: Oceanis. i'm not sure if i can post link so myabe u can google it & download it and you can use it to change your wallpaper!!!

Desktop Background - Change in Windows 7 Starter

Black wallpaper? Cannot change wallpaper?
Its very very very easy to fix, actually.

Remove Background Images (where available)

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Open Control Panel. Make sure the top right says "View by: Category". Now follow this path; Control Panel > Ease of Access > Ease of Access Center > Make the computer easier to see.
Scroll down to the bottom and uncheck the box for "Remove all Background Images". Then click "Apply", then click "OK", and you are done!

ps: Change your background using Oceanis like those seniors up there said earlier~
(^^,)v

I know I'm bumping a really old topic, but changing the background to black was an incredible improvement. It really does make it a lot easier to see the netbook's small screen. And I have to think it also helps battery life.