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    Show off your Windows Desktop

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

  1. vinceboiii

    vinceboiii Animals are friends, not food.

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    Wow, Windows 7 doesn't look so bad! I'm kind of digging it ;]
     
    vinceboiii, Jan 15, 2009
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  2. cumbaya19

    cumbaya19 Notebook Evangelist

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    it looks like vista
     
    cumbaya19, Jan 15, 2009
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  3. Guntraitor Sagara

    Guntraitor Sagara Notebook Evangelist

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    Now that's what a cool desktop is all about. :D

    Where did you find the system info sidebar? thanks :)
     
    Guntraitor Sagara, Jan 15, 2009
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  4. Fountainhead

    Fountainhead Notebook Deity

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    Yeah, dude. Link us to that system info gadget. I've got all that stuff...on like four separate gadgets. Where'd you get that comprehensive one? That's cool.
     
    Fountainhead, Jan 15, 2009
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  5. Guntraitor Sagara

    Guntraitor Sagara Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah I was a bit suprised when I saw the comprehensive sidebar. Maybe i'm sick of the yahoo gadgets I've been using for quite a long time maybe its time to go retro :)

    I hope it can display Hard drive usage as well :p
     
    Guntraitor Sagara, Jan 15, 2009
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  6. Full-English

    Full-English Notebook Deity

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    Here's mine

    [​IMG]
     
    Full-English, Jan 16, 2009
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  7. go_ahead_ed

    go_ahead_ed Notebook Consultant

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    It will do hard drives too. You can get it at http://thehobbylounge.com/forum/index.php. They have about 35 different gadgets to choose from.

    To download gadgets from the site you have to sign up (no big deal, they don't spam you).

    It's fully configurable, up to 8 cores, lots of built-in skins, etc. It's called MultiMeter 2.10
     
    go_ahead_ed, Jan 16, 2009
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  8. Matt is Pro

    Matt is Pro I'm a PC, so?

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    Crazy Colorful wallpaper you have there! Nice.
     
    Matt is Pro, Jan 16, 2009
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  9. ScifiMike12

    ScifiMike12 Drinking the good stuff

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    Here's what I'm using currently. Not much since there aren't many sites that support dual monitor backgrounds. :/

    [​IMG]
     
    ScifiMike12, Jan 16, 2009
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  10. Apollo13

    Apollo13 100% 16:10 Screens

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    Mind linking to a larger version of that? That's a really nice wallpaper.

    Mine's the default snow mountains with sky color scheme. It's a nice winter theme so I figured I'd go with it over my default Dutch winter XP one. I'll probably switch once it gets warmer, but that could be awhile.
     
    Apollo13, Jan 16, 2009
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  11. Jayayess1190

    Jayayess1190 Waiting on Intel Cannonlake

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    That is an included wallpaper in W7.
     
    Jayayess1190, Jan 16, 2009
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  12. booboo12

    booboo12 Notebook Prophet

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    [​IMG]
    By rickhamilton620 at 2009-01-16

    LOL, Windows Classic FTW! Now that the widgets aren't on the sidebar that looked so ugly when in classic mode, I might use this more often. I just wanted to see what classic looked like, but I like it. :)
     
    booboo12, Jan 16, 2009
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  13. Guntraitor Sagara

    Guntraitor Sagara Notebook Evangelist

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    Heaps of gratitude bro! :D



    XD Looks like windows ME :D
     
    Guntraitor Sagara, Jan 16, 2009
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  14. notebookhelp

    notebookhelp Notebook Consultant

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    Here is my current desktop. The image is from interfacelift.com
     

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  15. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    Not a huge fan of the background, but it does look sleek and functional. Nice. :cool:

    That's pretty sick-looking. :D

    InterfaceLIFT FTW. Nice desktop. :)
     
    pixelot, Jan 16, 2009
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  16. BinkNR

    BinkNR Knock off all that evil

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    You completely loose Aero Peek in this mode—which is one of the better features of the new Taskbar so this classic look is not worth it.
     
    BinkNR, Jan 16, 2009
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  17. booboo12

    booboo12 Notebook Prophet

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    LOL, I know, I ended up changing back to the USA regional Aero theme. I was just curious that's all. :p :)
     
    booboo12, Jan 16, 2009
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  18. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    LOL....Classic theme in Win7. :D
     
    pixelot, Jan 17, 2009
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  19. Apollo13

    Apollo13 100% 16:10 Screens

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    Really? Must've missed it in the thumbnails - guess that's what happens when I don't view them full size. I'll have to try it next time I boot Win7.

    You forgot small icons on the taskbar! But that actually does look surprisingly like Win98. Wonder how close you can get the Start menu. I hacked Explorer and shell32.dll in XP so it looked almost exactly like Windows 98 (even said it was), but I dunno how easy that would be in Win7. Not that it's necessarily ideal in XP either, though, if you don't make proper backups :eek:.
     
    Apollo13, Jan 17, 2009
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  20. Kossel

    Kossel Notebook Evangelist

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    I also have classic, and I also unchecked all those effects from control panel-> performace. aeron in my notebook is not very smooth even with powermizer disabled

    the w7 responds sooo fast :D and battery last longer lol...

    but my desktop has aero on
     
    Kossel, Jan 17, 2009
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  21. booboo12

    booboo12 Notebook Prophet

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    *looks at laptop specs in your sig*

    :eek: Really? My run of the mill laptop with yucky integrated graphics runs Aero well.
     
    booboo12, Jan 17, 2009
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  22. Kossel

    Kossel Notebook Evangelist

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    yeah, 8400gs suppose can handle aero more than smooth but I don't know why mine can't... it lags like 0.5 sec when close a windows :mad:

    nevermind this is offtopic :p
     
    Kossel, Jan 17, 2009
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  23. Captain Fail

    Captain Fail Notebook Evangelist

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    Can I have a link to that wallpaper please? :)
     
    Captain Fail, Jan 17, 2009
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  24. ivaniker

    ivaniker Notebook Enthusiast

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    [​IMG]
     
    ivaniker, Jan 17, 2009
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  25. roytse

    roytse Notebook Evangelist

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    great wallpaper..
    may i know where did you get it? :D
     
    roytse, Jan 17, 2009
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  26. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    I like this one! It's energizing, for some reason! :D


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Jan 17, 2009
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  27. jibberz

    jibberz Notebook Enthusiast

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    Vista deamscenes on win7

    [​IMG]
     
    jibberz, Jan 17, 2009
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  28. regent305

    regent305 Notebook Enthusiast

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    [​IMG]
     
    regent305, Jan 17, 2009
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  29. ivaniker

    ivaniker Notebook Enthusiast

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    ivaniker, Jan 18, 2009
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  30. B00

    B00 Newbie

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    think i posted mine in the xp thread ***DUH*** am fonding w7 alot more stabler and faster currently have it installed on a D630 and an XPS M1530 this is the xps
    [​IMG]
     
    B00, Jan 18, 2009
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  31. B00

    B00 Newbie

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    regent want to share that wallpaper m8 love that :)
     
    B00, Jan 18, 2009
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  32. soliman15

    soliman15 Notebook Enthusiast

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    here is my M1330 after upgrading to W7, I love it
     

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  33. booboo12

    booboo12 Notebook Prophet

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    LOL, you don't need a link to it, just switch to classic view.

    Right Click on desktop, personalize, scroll down to "ease of access" then it's the second theme from the left under that heading.
     
    booboo12, Jan 19, 2009
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  34. regent305

    regent305 Notebook Enthusiast

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    regent305, Jan 19, 2009
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  35. Captain Fail

    Captain Fail Notebook Evangelist

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    I did that, but you have a different type of blue background to me :(

    Care to post a link of YOUR background? It will be awesome. Pointless, yet awesome.

    Plus I feel the need to do something like this: http://www.27bslash6.com/overdue.html

    So can I have a link to your wallpaper please? :) ;)
     
    Captain Fail, Jan 19, 2009
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  36. booboo12

    booboo12 Notebook Prophet

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    It's a color on the Windows color picker for some odd reason, not an image file, so you'll have to create it from your "Custom Colors" list. Here's how:

    Right click the desktop and click Personalize. Click the Desktop Background button at the bottom of the screen. When the window changes, click the Picture Location dropdown list and choose "Solid Colors"

    Click on the "More..." link next to the color swatch below the list of colors to open the "Color" dialog box.

    Enter the Numerical Color Values (Hue, Sat, Lum, Red, Green, Blue) from my Color dialog box into yours:

    [​IMG]
    By rickhamilton620

    It should work now. :D :)
     
    booboo12, Jan 19, 2009
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  37. revvo

    revvo Notebook Geek

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    Installed finally with everything configured, I think :O

    Beautiful R8 in the background :D

    [​IMG]
     
    revvo, Jan 20, 2009
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  38. Captain Fail

    Captain Fail Notebook Evangelist

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    Thankyou! Rep added for being awesome and spening time on my pathetic request \o/ :D
     
    Captain Fail, Jan 20, 2009
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  39. Nitroholic

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    [​IMG]
     
    Nitroholic, Jan 22, 2009
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  40. Hungree

    Hungree Newbie

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    Here's mine:
     

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  41. Jayayess1190

    Jayayess1190 Waiting on Intel Cannonlake

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    Resize please.
     
    Jayayess1190, Jan 22, 2009
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  42. paragon2112

    paragon2112 Newbie

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    Capture.PNG

    Windows 7 is cool.
     
    paragon2112, Jan 22, 2009
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  43. Megaman81

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    My Windows 7 wallpaper!
     

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    Megaman81, Jan 24, 2009
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  44. StealthTH

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    Where did you get that wallpaper? I like it.
     
    StealthTH, Feb 1, 2009
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  45. dbam987

    dbam987 wicked-poster

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    That looks a lot like one of the sample backdrops that Mac OSX Leopard has... I like it though!
     
    dbam987, Feb 2, 2009
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  46. MaX PL

    MaX PL Notebook Deity

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    why do you have the same launch apps in your taskbar and in your dock? kinda redundant.
     
    MaX PL, Feb 4, 2009
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  47. frostbit3

    frostbit3 Notebook Evangelist

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    http://madirishmen.com/frost/images/Untitled2.png




    Edit:Sorry about that, I didn't realize it was that big. I just posted a link cause when I resized it, it looked very blurry. Thanks for the compliment though, it took me a while to get it how I wanted it :D
     
    frostbit3, Feb 4, 2009
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  48. dbam987

    dbam987 wicked-poster

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    Nice setup, frostbit3. Just one thing here, in that the picture you uploaded is humongous, even on my widescreen monitor. Can you shrink it up a bit?
     
    dbam987, Feb 4, 2009
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  49. permka

    permka Notebook Consultant

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    +rep for pointing out the best wallpaper site I have seen so far!
    The pictures there are not just above the average, they are GREAT!

    Btw I cannot comment on all the wallpapers here but they are all great!!
     
    permka, Feb 5, 2009
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  50. Shaythong

    Shaythong Notebook Evangelist

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    This picture was from a while ago with a fresh install. I've forgotten to take another screenshot later on.
    [​IMG]
     
    Shaythong, Feb 6, 2009
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