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Thursday, December 24, 2009

Starter background changer

This is my small app to change wallpaper in Windows 7 Starter edition. It works by modifying registry, so you might need to log off after changing wallpaper.

Changelog:
  • 1.1: Restore registry permissions on uninstall (needed if you are upgrading or upgraded Windows using Windows Anytime Upgrade and want to use Windows built-in background chooser)
  • 1.2: Ability to change background color and/or don't use any background picture at all
  • 1.2: Now previous layout and color settings are loaded once application launches
  • 1.3: Changes are applied instantly (no need to log off) if background color was left unchanged

Features:
  1. Desktop (shell) integration (right click on desktop and choose "Personalize" to change background).
  2. Five background layouts like in other Windows editions.
  3. Desktop background color selection and ability not to use any background image at all
  4. UAC support.
  5. No background processes compared to 3rd party theming applications.
  6. Open source (sources are included in download).

Usage:
Use installer in installer\bin\setup.exe
Or if you don't need easy uninstall or want to install it manually, you can import registry settings from application\bin\personalize.reg and copy application\bin\wall.exe to your Windows folder.

Developers:
Application source is available in application\src. I have used SharpDevelop 3.1 to create this application.
Installer source is available in installer\src. You can build installer using Inno Setup.

Screenshot:
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Download version 1.3 from mediafire

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