personalize

  1. Windows 7 Cannot change Windows 7 Background.

    Hello. I woke up this morning, turned on my computer, and my wallpaper was black, which it wasn't the day before. Okay, I tried to change it, and I got the error message "This image can't be set as wallpaper. An internal error ocurred." Okay, I went into my regedit and wanted to see if...
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    Windows Vista 2 minutes installed and I already screwed it up :)

    Hi everyone, just installed Windows 7. I opened my "Personalize" window to change my desktop background and I was messing around (testing the new click/drag to position windows) and I somehow threw my "Personalize" window to the far right off my screen! I can not get to it. I can see its open...
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    Windows 7 Personalize Program Menu

    I have three Users setup, all with Administrative Rights. I edited the Program Menu for one of the Users and found that it affected all three Users. You can personalize the Desktop and Backrounds, but why not the Progams that are listed in the Start Menu? Is it possible to setup individual...
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    Windows 7 Aero Theme disabled for domain users after joining domain

    Hey all. I have installed windows 7 RC Build 7100, And i tryed connecting it to my company domain, After i did this, my Domain user account can not enable aero themes, but the domain administrator can, There are not any group policys Defined on the domain controller. I get in the buttom of my...
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    Windows 7 Some applets do not work

    The Personalize and Screen Resolution applets do not work. When I click on them I get the message: 'Windows cannot find ". Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again." How do I fix this please, please :confused:
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    Windows 7 Screensaver dropdown is greyed out

    Just recently installed Windows 7 and I am unable to set a screensaver. When I go to personalize -> Screensaver the dropdown to select a screensaver is greyed out and I am unable to set one. I also have Win 7 installed on my laptop and do not have this issue. Has anyone run into any video...
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    Windows 7 My 'my computer' icon is missing and greyed out too!

    I install Windows 7 build 7100 and for a few days everything was fine. Then, out of the blue, the "my computer" icon went missing. Also, when I right click on the desktop and select "personalize" > "change desktop icons" My computer is there but greyed out and non-selectable. Any ideas...
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    Windows 7 hardly anything is working properly

    i just installed a fresh copy of windows 7 ultimate x64 rtm it installed okay and ran just fine, but practically nothing runs. firefox refuses to start. google chrome won't install. utorrent won't load. ccleaner won't load. pretty much anything that isn't 64-bit isn't working, which is...
  9. Windows 7 Enable Transparent Icons registry tweak

    I am reposting this under Desktop Customization as I feel the sub-forum entitled Tweaks, Guides, and HOWTO's under the support section does not get enough traffic and easily overlooked. I feel this is an important improvement for your desktop I'm going to provide a whole series of registry...
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    Windows 7 Removing The Recycle Bin From The Desktop(SOLVED)

    Right click your desktop > Personalize > Change Desktop Icons. Simply check off what you want removed from you're desktop. No need to install hacks or mess with that lame registry.
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    Windows 7 Problem with UAC

    I am having a problem with being able to open the Control Panel along with the utilities included within. I can't open things like Default Programs, Devices and Printers, Uninstall Programs etc. Right clicking on the desktop and clicking on Personalize, Gadgets, Screen Resolutions does nothing...
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    Windows Vista ATI Radeon HD 4870 and Aero

    Hello, I'm having a problem that I can't enable Aero after installing my brand new ATI Radeon HD 4870. I've looked at a bunch of forums and every time someone suggests something, I've tried it to no avail. I've updated to the latest drivers and control center, but I'm not sure if there's some...
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    Windows Vista Extra display options

    I had been running a copy of Vista Ultimate and since downgrading to Home Premium I notice I'm missing 2 display options under Personalize --> Desktop Background --> How should this picture be positioned In Vista Ultimate, I believe I had five choices. 2 extra in addition to the Stretch, Tile...
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    Windows Vista Clearing the cached Desktop Background Browse Filename List?

    Clearing the cached Desktop Background Browse Filename List...? If I right-click on the background, choose Personalize, choose Desktop Background, click Browse, click on the drop-down arrow on the right side of the Filename box ... a list of files display that you can choose from. Given what...