Wallpaper - how do I change it?

[smelly]

Hi everyone
This is my first post, so please bear with me

I've just bought an ACER notebook and it's got Windows 7 starter.

This has probably been answered a million times before but....

How do I change the background/wallpaper?

Many thanks in advance guys

Mark

 

[Brink]

Hello Mark, and welcome to Seven Forums.

This can help show you how to in Windows 7 Starter.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/47294-desktop-background-change-windows-7-starter.html

 

[smelly]

Thanks Brink
I've downloaded the Oceanis program, but can't open it because it's a zip file!

Unless you have a quick fix, I'll leave it til the morning - my heads about to explode!

Thanks again

 

[Brink]

Did you extact (drag and drop) the exe file to your desktop at steps 2 and 3 in the tutoial before trying to run it?

 

[smelly]

sorry about this.....
i can't open the folder. it says 'C:\Smelly\desktop\Oceanis_Change_Background_W7.zip' is invalid

 

[Brink]

Perhaps it got corrupted somehow while you were downloading it. Try downloading it again to your desktop to see if you are able to open and extract the Oceanis exe file from it afterwards.

Do you have any problems opening any other ZIP files on your computer?

 

[smelly]

nope... deleted the folder from desktop and tried again.
same as before. I thought things were supposed to improve and become easier??
By the way Brink... you're my new best friend

 

[Brink]

As a test to see if something may be wrong with your ZIP file associations, download and merge the ZIP option in the tutorial below, and restart the computer. Afterwards, see if you are able to open the ZIP file.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/19449-default-file-type-associations-restore.html

If not, I'll post the EXE for you to see if you are able to download it directly instead.

 

[smelly]

what do you mean by 'merge'

 

[Brink]

The link above will give you more details on this, but you would right click on the downloaded REG file at the link above, and click on Merge.

 

[smelly]

ok, I did say bear with me.

 

[Brink]

LOL, no problem.

 

[smelly]

no, still no joy. merged the default_zip - it said registry changed. still cant open it (Oceanis folder)

 

[Brink]

Ok, then. Here's a copy of the exe file that was in the ZIP download in the tutorial below that you can download from here instead.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/47294-desktop-background-change-windows-7-starter.html