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    Windows 8 Rogue desktop theme

    I hope this problem gives you a bit of a laugh, at least, as it's kinda a ridiculous situation. Recently, a friend of mine changed my desktop background theme to some dude's genitals. No big deal, I just changed it back. But here's the problem - whenever I log in to my computer under the same...
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    Windows 7 Aero not working

    Currently, when I installed a theme that I wanted to use(This isn't my first theme I've installed) it changed the theme to basic and when I wanted to use aero, it just changed the background to the normal Windows 7 background. I used the aero fixer provided by Microsoft, but it said Desktop...
  3. I Have Two Concerns/Questions About This Forum

    Hello all, Concern #1 - Why is my Network Activity Indicator showing "consistent activity" ONLY when I'm logged into this forum, sitting idle, and/or viewing posts. Does this forum run some kind of background script that consistently attempts to collect data? I see an auto-save notice appear...
  4. Windows 7 Microphone ingame sound/background noises

    3-4 day's ago my mic was working perfectly, No background noises just my voice but now my mic records my ingame sound and wen i am pressing key's. Wen i go in recording devices,Properties then click listen to device on my microphone i hear sound on my left ear
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    Windows 8 Windows 8 Start Screen Customizer Software by DharaniDanger

    Link RemovedLink Removed Features: Application immediate background image (the program changes the background and if you can close it). Option to remember the amendments, it is recommended to enable the option "Start with Windows 8" Three ways to apply: - Easy mode: You can choose a...
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    Windows 7 How to change the background during Windows 7 installation ?

    hiii i want to change the background of the windows 7 installation pls ans the my question
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    Windows 7 mscorsvw.exe attempting network connection

    Hi, Recently this few days after an MS update I think, I've been getting popups regarding a process mscorsvw.exe attempting to connect to the internet from my firewall s/w. It happens often when the pc is idle - I see the alert when I get back. Some checking on my side said that mscorsvw.exe is...
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    Windows 8 How do I set Desktop Background to .html or .swf in Windows 8

    I just switched from a much older laptop with winXP where I always used simplistic animated .swf files as the desktop background. I cannot do this in Windows 8's personalize section. It won't recognize html or swf as valid background files. Is there a way I can fool the 'control panel' into...
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    Windows 7 change the appearance of desktop so it's more like Windows XP

    This is a company PC with desktop settings like Windows XP I used to for a few years. I explored the options and changed the desktop background when some of the settings changed that I'd like to revert back. 1. The menu bar becomes gray and with bigger height than it was before. I like the old...
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    Windows 8 Windows 8 Start Screen Customization

    Hi everyone, I was wondering what if any customization's can be made to the start screen. I know about pin/unpin and larger/smaller but out of curiosity has anyone found ways to update the background image, or maybe add shortcuts that don't appear in the actual "All Programs" listing...
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    Windows 7 Frequent Laptop Freezes: Possible Issues with Steam or Background Applications?

    Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum, as I am looking for help. During the last 2 weeks, my laptop has been freezing at times. Sometimes it happens 5 times in an hour, sometimes it goes fine for 5 straight hours. I find that if happens more frequent when I am running Steam on the background...
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    Windows 7 Desktop Background Change Not Working (Workaround)

    Just recently my "Changing desktop backgrounds" failed to work, I could only change backgrounds/themes to the ones already listed in the "Personalization" themes window. It is due to some program download, Windows Update or a system setting that I had changed somehow and I have tried just about...
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    Windows 7 For background pictures, how to you do 'fit to size' and 'tiles' at the same time

    If I do the original size than it is way too overblown, but when I do fit to size (or whatever you call them) it has two black bars on flanking on the sides, so i want to fix that with tiles. But if I do tiles it shows them at original size which is overblown.
  14. Unable to change background picture in Windows 7

    Resolves issues in which you cannot change your desktop background in Windows 7. More...
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    Windows 7 windows 7 installation problam shgowing background and courser while installing windows 7 not showin

    I have windows 7 ultimate while i was installing it was booting and showing a background with courser but not showing installation window ... please help me with this .... +o(+o(+o(
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    Windows 7 Receiving Pirated Copy Warning on Windows 7: What Should I Do?

    my windows 7 came with my used computer. suddenly i am getting a notice my windows 7 may be a pirated copy. i changed no components to my computer. currently it seems to still be working (except background settings). it says i can't get updates. do i need to buy new windows 7 software...
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    Windows 7 not showing Installation window in windows 7 after booting

    Hello Please help me ........ I have windows 7 ultimate while i was installing it was booting and showing a background with courser but not showing installation window ... please help me with this ....
  18. Desktop background disappears with very large extended desktop on Windows 7

    Consider the following scenario: You are using Windows 7 with a Windows Aero theme. You attach two or more monitors to the computer in an extended desktop configuration. The resulting size of the extended desktop is more than 8192 pixels wide or 8192... Link Removed
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    Windows 7 Lost outlook and account settings after BSOD

    I have 4 user accounts and Im an admin. After reboot the other 3 accounts seem fine but office apps when i launch are as if im installing for the first time and ive lost all my contacts, folders etc in outlook 2007(i had to start from scratch using the wizard). HOWEVER.....all my mail files...
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    Windows 7 Picture order in desktop background changer

    I have a folder full of images that I use for my desktop background changer (from the Control Panel in Win7 Home Premium-32). It works fine, but when I change the image order in the folder itself (by putting numbers at the start of file names), that does not appear in the background changer...