Why can't I use Personalization in Win7 to change desktop pictures?
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Hi PocketG,
Are you using Windows 7 Starter? If so, then unfortunately desktop background personalization is not a feature available to you. Here's some more information: Let’s talk about Windows 7 Starter
Cheers,
Walker
Windows Outreach Team
Are you using Windows 7 Starter? If so, then unfortunately desktop background personalization is not a feature available to you. Here's some more information: Let’s talk about Windows 7 Starter
Cheers,
Walker
Windows Outreach Team
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) *** Windows X...AMD Athlon Neo X2 1.6GHz *** Intel Core i7 Qu...4.00 GB *** 4.00 GBATI Radeon HD 3200, 384MB *** ATI Radeon HD 4...
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- HP Pavilion dm3 (netbook) *** 27" iMac (Dual-Boot)
- OS
- Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) *** Windows XP SP3 (32-bit), OSX 10.6
- CPU
- AMD Athlon Neo X2 1.6GHz *** Intel Core i7 Quad Core 2.8GHz
- Memory
- 4.00 GB *** 4.00 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- ATI Radeon HD 3200, 384MB *** ATI Radeon HD 4850, 1GB
- Sound Card
- ATI High Definition Audio *** ATI High Definition Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- LG Flatron W2053TX
- Screen Resolution
- 1600 x 900 (monitor), 1266 x 768 (laptop) *** 2560 x 1440
- Hard Drives
- 300 GB SATA (internal), 500 GB HP SimpleSave (external) *** 1 TB SATA (internal), 160 GB LaCie (external)
- Mouse
- Logitech Cordless Optical Mouse for Notebooks
- Internet Speed
- Broadband
It says Windows 7 Home Premium at startup if that makes a difference.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7Intel 2.20 gig4 gig
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- HP g71
- OS
- Windows 7
- CPU
- Intel 2.20 gig
- Memory
- 4 gig
- Sound Card
- Altec Lansing
- Hard Drives
- 320 gig
My Computer
At a glance
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x6...AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200m...2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM,...Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Built them myself, Science Experiments !
- OS
- Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
- CPU
- AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
- Motherboard
- SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
- Memory
- 2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
- Graphics Card(s)
- Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
- Sound Card
- on motherboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
- Screen Resolution
- 1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- 6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
- PSU
- 430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
- Case
- All Generic Full Towers
- Cooling
- Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
- Keyboard
- Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
- Mouse
- Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
- Internet Speed
- Fast Cable InterNet
- Antivirus
- AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
- Browser
- IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
- Other Info
- Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
Yes. I can change the pictures but can't change the size to fit or center and so on.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7Intel 2.20 gig4 gig
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- HP g71
- OS
- Windows 7
- CPU
- Intel 2.20 gig
- Memory
- 4 gig
- Sound Card
- Altec Lansing
- Hard Drives
- 320 gig
My Computer
At a glance
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x6...AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200m...2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM,...Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Built them myself, Science Experiments !
- OS
- Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
- CPU
- AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
- Motherboard
- SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
- Memory
- 2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
- Graphics Card(s)
- Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
- Sound Card
- on motherboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
- Screen Resolution
- 1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- 6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
- PSU
- 430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
- Case
- All Generic Full Towers
- Cooling
- Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
- Keyboard
- Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
- Mouse
- Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
- Internet Speed
- Fast Cable InterNet
- Antivirus
- AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
- Browser
- IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
- Other Info
- Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
Are you talking about your account picture?
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bitIntel(R)Core(TM)2 quad [email protected] 2.39GHz6GB DDR2 6400GeForce 8500/512MB
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- HP M9077c
- OS
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
- CPU
- Intel(R)Core(TM)2 quad [email protected] 2.39GHz
- Motherboard
- ASUSeK
- Memory
- 6GB DDR2 6400
- Graphics Card(s)
- GeForce 8500/512MB
- Sound Card
- Realtek High Def Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- HP w2408 LCD 24" widescreen
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1200
- Cooling
- 6 pack of Bud
- Keyboard
- MS wireless Inteli
- Mouse
- MS wireless Inteli
I can change my desktop photos now but I have to learn how to get them to fit the screen or use the tile, fit to screen and so on option. Why do they evn put that in the Personalization if I can not use it? Is there an update or something to correct this issue? Now since I started resaerching this, it's a question that thosands of other have.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7Intel 2.20 gig4 gig
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- HP g71
- OS
- Windows 7
- CPU
- Intel 2.20 gig
- Memory
- 4 gig
- Sound Card
- Altec Lansing
- Hard Drives
- 320 gig
Sympatico
New member
What's your screen resolution setting?
What's your screen size?
What's your image size?
What's your screen size?
What's your image size?
My Computer
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Windows 7 Ultimatum
- OS
- Windows 7 Ultimatum
- Local time
- 8:06 AM
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- 1,299
There is a known issue with HP computers in which the desktop background cannot be changed from Stretch (i.e. the Fit-to-Screen, Center, and Tile options don't work). HP has released a fix, which is available here: Fix: Cannot Change Wallpaper Picture Position to Tile or Center in HP/Compaq PCs Running Windows 7 - The Winhelponline Blog
Let us know if that helps.
Cheers,
Walker
Windows Outreach Team
Let us know if that helps.
Cheers,
Walker
Windows Outreach Team
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) *** Windows X...AMD Athlon Neo X2 1.6GHz *** Intel Core i7 Qu...4.00 GB *** 4.00 GBATI Radeon HD 3200, 384MB *** ATI Radeon HD 4...
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- HP Pavilion dm3 (netbook) *** 27" iMac (Dual-Boot)
- OS
- Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) *** Windows XP SP3 (32-bit), OSX 10.6
- CPU
- AMD Athlon Neo X2 1.6GHz *** Intel Core i7 Quad Core 2.8GHz
- Memory
- 4.00 GB *** 4.00 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- ATI Radeon HD 3200, 384MB *** ATI Radeon HD 4850, 1GB
- Sound Card
- ATI High Definition Audio *** ATI High Definition Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- LG Flatron W2053TX
- Screen Resolution
- 1600 x 900 (monitor), 1266 x 768 (laptop) *** 2560 x 1440
- Hard Drives
- 300 GB SATA (internal), 500 GB HP SimpleSave (external) *** 1 TB SATA (internal), 160 GB LaCie (external)
- Mouse
- Logitech Cordless Optical Mouse for Notebooks
- Internet Speed
- Broadband
Thank all you guys for the help on posting the links to the problem I had resizing the wallpaper photo's. IT works great...
Also, thanks for being here on the web for helping many in there times of need.
Also, thanks for being here on the web for helping many in there times of need.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7Intel 2.20 gig4 gig
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- HP g71
- OS
- Windows 7
- CPU
- Intel 2.20 gig
- Memory
- 4 gig
- Sound Card
- Altec Lansing
- Hard Drives
- 320 gig
- Local time
- 8:06 AM
- Messages
- 1,299
Sure, glad we could help
Walker
Windows Outreach Team
Walker
Windows Outreach Team
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) *** Windows X...AMD Athlon Neo X2 1.6GHz *** Intel Core i7 Qu...4.00 GB *** 4.00 GBATI Radeon HD 3200, 384MB *** ATI Radeon HD 4...
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- HP Pavilion dm3 (netbook) *** 27" iMac (Dual-Boot)
- OS
- Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) *** Windows XP SP3 (32-bit), OSX 10.6
- CPU
- AMD Athlon Neo X2 1.6GHz *** Intel Core i7 Quad Core 2.8GHz
- Memory
- 4.00 GB *** 4.00 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- ATI Radeon HD 3200, 384MB *** ATI Radeon HD 4850, 1GB
- Sound Card
- ATI High Definition Audio *** ATI High Definition Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- LG Flatron W2053TX
- Screen Resolution
- 1600 x 900 (monitor), 1266 x 768 (laptop) *** 2560 x 1440
- Hard Drives
- 300 GB SATA (internal), 500 GB HP SimpleSave (external) *** 1 TB SATA (internal), 160 GB LaCie (external)
- Mouse
- Logitech Cordless Optical Mouse for Notebooks
- Internet Speed
- Broadband
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