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    Wallpaper question...this is driving me nuts.

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by kazaam55555, Oct 6, 2009.

  1. kazaam55555

    kazaam55555 Notebook Evangelist

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    I like how i can have the wallpapers be like a slideshow, but I want to add some of my own to the windows wallpapers together in one slideshow.

    However, the problem is that i cant select both--the ones i download i put in a folder called wallpapers, but i have to scroll down to select it so i cannot add it to the slideshow with the windows wallpapers since those are on another tab. So basically how can i add my own wallpapers to the windows wallpapers for one slideshow?

    Ideas?
     
    kazaam55555, Oct 6, 2009
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  2. Lanaya

    Lanaya Templar Assassin

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    drop the wallpapers into C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper and they'll all show up in the same place
     
    Lanaya, Oct 6, 2009
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    surfasb Titles Shmm-itles

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    Yup. Or get John's Background Switcher.
     
    surfasb, Oct 6, 2009
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  4. Padmé

    Padmé NBR Super Pink Princess

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    I use John's Background Switcher myself. I have it change every 2 minutes as I get bored easily.
     
    Padmé, Oct 7, 2009
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  5. GoodBytes

    GoodBytes NvGPUPro

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    Move all the background C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper. Avoid extra useless software that does a poor job. Waist if resources, just use Windows 7 system.
     
    GoodBytes, Oct 7, 2009
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    surfasb Titles Shmm-itles

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    I use John's Background Switcher as a Flickr Stream downloader :) Works well enough.
     
    surfasb, Oct 7, 2009
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    qhn Notebook User

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    3rd here with John's Background Switcher.

    Just out of curiosity, have you even used this small utility for yourself and review/compare the "extra useless waste of resources"? Why should it be wasting any resources if it uses the extra resources that the system is not using? :confused:

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Oct 8, 2009
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  8. GoodBytes

    GoodBytes NvGPUPro

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    Even if the program eats 1Kilo-bites out of you 8GB of RAM, and 5% of CPU usage every now and then... it's still a waist of res sources, when the feature is ALREADY built-in in the OS.

    It's like if you come and decide to install a software that is a Windows 7 replacement task bar that is identical to Windows 7. I mean, what's the point.. you have the real thing just there in front of you. Keep your fast booting/account loading OS, save battery life, save resources.

    I guess I see things this way as that is kinda what happens when you study computer science at University... all about having everything optimized and efficient. :)
     
    GoodBytes, Oct 8, 2009
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  9. surfasb

    surfasb Titles Shmm-itles

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    Oh John's Background switcher is MORE than that. Windows background switcher doesn't do thumbnail collages, Facebook, Picassa, Flikr. And it has application detection that turns it off.

    I guess this is how I see things considering I've actually USED the software. You can't optimize and streamline a feature that ISN'T there.
     
    surfasb, Oct 8, 2009
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