Alienware Login Background Gone

Not much to say except that the custom Alienware login background was there and now the default windows 7 background is.

Any idea how to get it back?

 

Never mind... got it... when windows did an update it changed a registry value.

Solution:

"First, a check is made to determine if the customization functionality is enabled or not. More precisely, a DWORD value named OEMBackground in the HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background key is checked. Its data, of Boolean type, defines whether or not this behavior is turned on, i.e. 1 for enabled, 0 for disabled. This value may not exist by default, depending on your system."

http://bit.ly/SlMb1

 

See my post here:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/ali...e-alienware-account-pictures.html#post6442282

 

Just an additional info, sometimes you won't find the OEMBackground there. All you need to do is to create a new key using "DWORD" and rename it to "OEMBackground"

 

Thanks guys.

Only problem I see now is that every time I change the aero to windows 7, the back long on back ground converts back. Any solution for this?

Thanks.

 

Having the same issue as Achilles, Anyway to switch windows themes without editing the registry for the Alienware log on image? It's kind of a pain...

 

Hopefully this helps..i use it now and it works like a champ..

Windows 7 Logon Background Changer - Customize your Windows 7 welcome screen wallpaper

 

I'm using the same or atleast i used a similar freeware program to do all the hax for me, just get the pictures you like to use, Alienware Wallpapers

 

This should be the location of the background - use if you know how...

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background]
"OEMBACKGROUND"=dword:00000001

The background file should go here -> C:\Windows\System32\oobe\info\backgrounds\backgrounddefault.jpg

Yfrog Image : yfrog.com/n5backgrounddefaultj

 

Default Pictures (hidden folder). This is the account user-icons.
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\User Account Pictures\Default Pictures

Album -> ImageShack Album - 10 images

Single Pictures ->
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/4626/av1nv.png
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/8490/av2a.png
http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/8899/av3y.png
http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/1986/av4q.png
http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/4284/av5e.png
http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/1112/av6w.png
http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/346/av7d.png
http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/1874/av8.png
http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/7120/av9.png
http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/2237/av10.png

 

Looks like we're going to post the Avatar images on support.dell.com in the very near future, so the only thing you'll have to install manually is the log in background screen...

 

A permanent solution to the login Alienware background.
Instead of changing:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background\OEMBackground

Instead, Use the following Policy key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System\UseOEMBackground

Alternatively, just copy the following into a text file, rename the file with a .reg extension and double click it:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System]
"UseOEMBackground"=dword:00000001

 

I don't know if this has already been covered elsewhere but has anyone any idea how to change the background image at boot up? I'm sure most users will have noted that the default image has been squashed so the Alien head looks odd.

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/ali...ack-original-wallpapers-only-nothing-new.html