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    Show off your Windows Desktop

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Jayayess1190, Jan 11, 2009.

  1. Jayayess1190

    Jayayess1190 Waiting on Intel Cannonlake

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    Follow the rules. Use Tineye to find people's wallpapers.
     
    Jayayess1190, Jan 11, 2009
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  2. Wishmaker

    Wishmaker BBQ Expert

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    Hahahha :). I have the bulk one with random landscapes :). The snowy mountains, etc ;).
     
    Wishmaker, Jan 11, 2009
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  3. jcovelli

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    i had to enter 10 characters
     

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  5. Audigy

    Audigy Notebook Evangelist

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    Here it is: ;)

    [​IMG]
     
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  6. SandManiac

    SandManiac Notebook Geek

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    Here is mine! :D

    [​IMG]
     
    SandManiac, Jan 11, 2009
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    [​IMG]
     
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  8. Cin'

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    Ohh, I like all the ones you guy's have featured so far! :D

    Maybe, soon I will have one! :D :p :rolleyes:


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Jan 11, 2009
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  9. x64Man

    x64Man Notebook Consultant

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    Here is mine. Acer Aspire 8930-6555.


    [​IMG]
     
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  10. scythie

    scythie I died for your sins.

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    I like the changing-wallpapers-every-few-minutes feature. Here's mine while it's changing.

    And, yes, I like them stickies too. And yes, it's 3:55AM here. :eek:
     

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  11. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    That's pretty cool! :D
    And! OhMY...that's like late, late morning! :eek:

    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Jan 11, 2009
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  12. scythie

    scythie I died for your sins.

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    Yeah, I guess I have a sleeping problem of sorts. :eek: It's now 5:12AM :eek:

    Oh, and I've been meaning to ask this. Guys, how do I remove the "shortcut arrow" on the shortcuts? Thanks much :)
     
    scythie, Jan 11, 2009
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  13. chinmonkie

    chinmonkie Notebook Evangelist

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    here is my screen-shot of my windows extended display its 3000X1050 so I had to shrink it tell me what you think the wallpaper isn't mine and I credit elwillow of dual screen wallpaper
     

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  14. simply1d

    simply1d Notebook Enthusiast

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    Heres my desktop, I took it while the backgrounds were changing and it looks good. I'll photoshop it now so I won't have to change :D
     

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  15. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    LOL....yeah up at 5:12 am..still no sleep... :eek: ;)

    You both have nice backgrounds...Win 7 has some sweet backgrounds :D :cool:


    Cin ;) :)
     
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  16. Diablo

    Diablo Metalhead

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    caught it in the middle of a transition...anxiously awaiting the game fading to the background.

    [​IMG]
     
    Diablo, Jan 11, 2009
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  17. simply1d

    simply1d Notebook Enthusiast

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    Nice transition =]
     
    simply1d, Jan 11, 2009
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  18. Diablo

    Diablo Metalhead

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    it kind of works well with the God of War background, huh? i mean with kratos taking on the gods of mount olympus and all.
     
    Diablo, Jan 11, 2009
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  19. SmoothTofu

    SmoothTofu Inspiron 1420 Owner

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    [​IMG]
     
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  20. skylinelks

    skylinelks Notebook Consultant

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    HONGKONG :)
     
    skylinelks, Jan 12, 2009
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  21. Full-English

    Full-English Notebook Deity

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    If you try this, vista shortcut manager, should get rid of the arrows.

    http://www.frameworkx.com/file.aspx?id=5
     
    Full-English, Jan 12, 2009
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  22. scythie

    scythie I died for your sins.

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    Ack. I have to download a program to do this?!

    Never mind then. Thanks for the help though! :)
     
    scythie, Jan 12, 2009
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  23. Full-English

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  24. Guntraitor Sagara

    Guntraitor Sagara Notebook Evangelist

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    sir, i would like to ask a link to the wallpaper. :mad: Thanks!

    Breathtaking. :)
     
    Guntraitor Sagara, Jan 12, 2009
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  25. chipmoney

    chipmoney Notebook Evangelist

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    [​IMG]

    here's mine. I have it set to change every 1 0seconds running through a folder of 259 backgrounds :D
     
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  26. Captain Fail

    Captain Fail Notebook Evangelist

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    How did you do that? I mean the black translucent taskbar that glows red when you hover on it?

    I don't see anything in windows 7 that would allow me to do that? What have you found?! :eek: :D

    Also +1 on requesting the wallpaper. Looks awesome :cool:
     
    Captain Fail, Jan 12, 2009
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  27. Full-English

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  28. chipmoney

    chipmoney Notebook Evangelist

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    thats just it glowing red because its opera :p FF glows orange, excel glows green, word glows blue, etc.
     
    chipmoney, Jan 12, 2009
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  29. Captain Fail

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    D'oh! :eek: Thanks for the help! :D
     
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  30. mrXniick

    mrXniick 8

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    here is mine... running on my desktop (specs in sig)

    [​IMG]
     
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  31. dbam987

    dbam987 wicked-poster

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    Is it based on the colouring of the icons for the apps? I'll have to check this out when I get home as I think I missed it totally :p.
     
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  32. Minako

    Minako Newbie

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    I made an account just to see everyone's desktops, haha.
    Here's mine, and there's a distinguishable difference between all the others. :)

    http://i39.tinypic.com/14wep14.jpg
     
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  33. chipmoney

    chipmoney Notebook Evangelist

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    as far as I can tell it is.
     
    chipmoney, Jan 12, 2009
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  34. Guntraitor Sagara

    Guntraitor Sagara Notebook Evangelist

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    Funny, I also change WP'ers for like every 2-3h. it was never static at all :p

    Any chances we could have the link on Audigy's wp? I really wanted it :p
     
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  35. Cin'

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    Aaaah this is nice! This is sort of where I went in my dreams last night...Fiji...what a relaxing background! :D


    Cin ;) :)
     
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  36. latestgood

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    How do you revert back to Vista taskbar?
     
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  37. pixelot

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    That picture of Honk Kong is crazy! :eek:

    Hmmm....this may have to merge with the general Windows wallpaper thread at some point. :p
     
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    [​IMG]
     
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  39. arjunned

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    Here's mine :)
     

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  40. paulgj

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    Cool wallpaper, is that included in Win 7?
     
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  41. Guntraitor Sagara

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    Its from Interfacelift :D
     
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    [​IMG]
     
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  45. pixelot

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    Shazaam, that's a sweet shot. I took a picture vaguely similar to that, and really liked it. Too bad it wasn't on my digital. :p ;)
     
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  46. Audigy

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    Here it is:

    1280x800

    1680x1050

    ;)
     
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  47. huh

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    Here we go :D
    [​IMG]
     
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  48. Captain Fail

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  49. Evolution

    Evolution Vox Sola

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    Worldchrisis that is an awesome wallpaper :eek: can you link me to where you got that or upload it somewhere ?
     
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    Here's mine on my VAIO SR290...
     

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