Today, my neighbor asked help from me, to change wallpaper at his newly bought netbook. At first, i think this would be an easy task, since it just changing wallpaper. Then, he showed me his..
"Wow! A red Toshiba, damn cute la" I said :Þ
Later, I found another one!!
Me: and this cute red Acer Ferrari, new too? whose is it?
Him: err..that my father's, yep its new too.
Lol, i thought finished already. Actually, there was one more netbook lying around.
"and what about this cute white Acer aspire one? Your 2nd one? new too?" asked me again
"no la, that is my sister's, yep new, but you know what, both mine and my sister's can't change wallpaper. Why lor? That Ferrari is just doing fine. All use Windows 7 what?" he replied.
Then, the conversation continued:
Me: Hmm, let me check Control Panel for "Display Options". Option for changing wallpaper is usually there.
I checked the Toshiba, hmm no such option??Weird. I'm very sure that i found that option in Windows 7 before. Then, the White Aspire. Same thing. After checking the Ferrari, i realize that the Windows are somewhat not the same. Then, i check the My Computer properties.
Me: Oh, this one use Windows 7 Home Premium la. I can easily change wallpaper here. No Sweat!
Him: Then, check the other two.
Me: O.K!
Then, i checked, both of them was using Windows 7 Starter Edition.
Me: Lol, Starter Edition only, no wonder la, this windows has very limited functionality, just like the previous Starter Edition Windows. but cannot change wallpaper?? this is really too much, or has I missed anything?? Let me check in the net if this really true or not..
Him: O.K take your time. Meanwhile, i make you a drink.
Me: Gee, thanks, perfect timing!
After surfing around, i found that Microsoft has disabled the option for changing wallpapers in Windows 7 Starter. This is really a shame for Microsoft!! What a cheapskate..
I don't satisfied with this and try to search for a possible workaround.
Bingo! At last, after googling around, I found a brilliant solution.
Me: Hey, I found the answer, gonna try this.
Him: Thats good to hear. Don't forget to take the drink.
Me: Ah, forgot to drink. Thanks.
I tried it and finally, wallpaper can be changed. Tadaa...
Him: You really saves my day. Thanks a lot. ^_^
Me: My pleasure. This is good experience for me too ^_^.
So, that is the story for today. With this, i got a good tips to share with you all, especially to those who are using Windows 7 Starter. Head to here for this useful tips:
How to change wallpaper in windows 7 starter??
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