Windows 7 - Desktop Background - Change in Windows 7 Starter

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How to Change the Desktop Background in Windows 7 Starter Edition

Information

By default the Windows 7 Starter Edition does not include the Personalization features such as change desktop background and Desktop Slideshow. This will show you how to download and use the program Oceanis Change Background Windows 7 provided by Oceanis so that you can change the desktop background with a optional desktop slideshow (shuffle) in the Windows 7 Starter edition.

Tip

If the Oceanis Change Background Windows 7 program no longer works properly after installing some Windows Updates, then uninstall and reinstall the Oceanis Change Background Windows 7 program to have it run properly again.

If you get the black wallpaper in Windows 7 Starter, then you might see if this solution by Foe may be a possible fix.

Warning

If you ever do a in-place upgrade to another higher level edition of Windows 7 in the future, then be sure to uninstall this Oceanis Change Background Windows 7 program first to avoid incompatibility issues with it in the new edition of Windows 7. It was designed to only work in Windows 7 Starter edition.

EXAMPLE: Oceanis Change Background Windows 7

Here's How:

1. Download the Oceanis Change Background Windows 7 ZIP file below provided by Oceanis.

2. Open the ZIP file and extract the Oceanis_Change_Background_W7.exe file, then run it to install it.
NOTE: Restarting the computer will be required to finish installing this program.

3. When your computer restarts, you will see this as your desktop background. Click on the Oceanis Change Background Windows 7 shortcut to change your desktop background. (see screenshot below)

4. Browse to the images that you want to use and select one, or more to have a desktop slideshow. Select the Picture position for how you want the images displayed, and any desktop slideshow settings if you selected more than one image. (see screenshots below)
NOTE: These options are just like the default ones in the other editions of Windows 7 here that are now being allowed by this program by Oceanis for the Windows 7 Starter edition.

5. When done, click on Save changes. (see screenshots above)

That's it,
Shawn

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mick823 · 12-19-2009

Shawn

This program works with Windows 7 starter just as described. I am a little puzzled about the origin of the software. Can you explain a little about where it came from, who wrote it, etc. and assure me and others that it is not malware.

Mick

**Brink** · 12-19-2009

Hello Mick, and welcome to Seven Forums.

If was offered to us by a friend of ours Oceanis. I ran several scans and checks on the program in a VM before posting it, so that you and everyone else can rest assure that it's malware free.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

**sembal** · 12-26-2009

hi there
i installed and setup the program but i couldn`t achieve to save the background. When I click on save changes background doesn`t change and program is closed. what can be reasin for this

**Brink** · 12-26-2009

Hello Sembal, and welcome to Seven Forums.

I have just a few questions to see if they may be able to help determine what happened.

Did you restart the computer after installing the program?
Do you have a modified skin or theme, or other 3rd party theme or skin program installed?
Do you have UAC turned on?
Did you do this in a administrator or standard account?

You might see if right clicking on the program's shortcut, and clicking on "Run as administrator" may help.

**iTom** · 01-01-2010

thanks for this, ive now changed it

**Brink** · 01-01-2010

You're welcome Tom, and welcome to Seven Forums.

**livonce** · 01-03-2010

I recently purchased a mini laptop with windows 7 started edition ..I discovered the next day that I am unable to change the desktop wallpaper . After reading the forums , I downloaded oceanis to change the background. and viola it worked.Thanks

**Brink** · 01-03-2010

You're welcome Livonce. I'm happy to hear it.

cotita · 01-06-2010

hi, my name is natalia, im from chile and i like to thanks u for help me to fix my problem with windows 7, and the way u do it is very easy, wich is the best part because i dont know very much about computer and this kind of stuff

again thanks and good luck
natty