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Windows 7 Themes/Rainmeter

Discussion in 'Techno-Magic' started by The Great Snook, May 13, 2010.

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    I'm bored with my Windows 7 Themes. The ones Microsoft has seem kind of boring and only have 4 pictures in the rotating desktop. I'm looking for a little bit more. I would love a Dragon Age theme, but I haven't found one on the internet that I trusted (they all want you to take surveys and sign up for things). I'm curious as to what other people are doing.

    Someone mentioned to me I should check out "Rainmeter", but I haven't been able to figure out what it really is. It looks like it is a desktop manager (although it it did look cool).

    I'm also running on two monitors so multi-monitor support would be nice.
     
    The Great Snook, May 13, 2010
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    Here...try some of Win7's hidden themes:


    When you first install Windows 7, it asks for your language, time and currency. If you choose English (United States) for your time and currency format, for example, the available desktop backgrounds and themes will include a United States section with scenery from locations such as Maine, the Southwest and so on.

    Hidden, though, are background scenery and themes from other English-speaking countries -- Australia, Canada, Great Britain and South Africa. Normally, you can't access those backgrounds or themes, but there is a simple way you can install and use them:
    • 1. In the search box in the Start menu, type C:bad:Windows\Globalization\MCT and press Enter. (Note: If Windows 7 is installed in a drive other than C:, use that letter instead.)

    • 2. Windows Explorer will launch and show you a list of subfolders under C:bad:Windows\Globalization\MCT: MCT-AU, MCT-CA, MCT-GB, MCT-US, and MCT-ZA. Each subfolder has wallpapers for a specific country: AU for Australia, CA for Canada, GB for Great Britain, US for the United States, and ZA for South Africa.

    • For any of the countries whose wallpaper and themes you want to use, go into its Theme folder, for example, C:bad:Windows\Globalization\MCT\MCT-ZA\Theme. Double-click the theme you see there (for example ZA).

    • 3. That will install a shortcut to the theme and wallpapers in the Personalization section of Control Panel.

    You can now use them as you would any other theme or background, by right-clicking the desktop, choosing Personalize, and choosing a background or theme. They will be listed in their own section.

    Also, don't forget that you can mix and match any of the walpapers from other themes. :thumb:
     
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