Desktop background and theme

Ragwing · July 13, 2007, 7:35pm

I thought we could share our desktop backgrounds and theme if you use another one than the default.

Myself, I use the Windows XP PRO background, and the VTP, Vista Transformation Pack 6.0. I hate Vista, love XP PRO, but also like the look of the Vista taskbar, so what else could I do?

Post your own desktop backgrounds.

Ragwing

system · July 13, 2007, 11:29pm

Here I go again. I never grow tire of this (showing off, that is) ;D

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Noobster · July 14, 2007, 12:46am

Mine…

system · July 14, 2007, 1:17am

You have lots of desktop icons. Isn’t it true that if you store files on the desktop, especially big ones, that it slows down boot time?

PS: I notice you’re an anime fan, too (for shounen ones)

justin1278 · July 14, 2007, 5:23am

Here is mine

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i257/justin1278/th_desktop.jpg

Click for larger image

Justin

qwerty · July 14, 2007, 5:48am

here’s mine

the background image is “flouresence”, available here

The theme is Aquanox, available here.

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panic · July 14, 2007, 9:45am

It should slow it down a bit, as the icons would have to be read from the files on the desktop (or from prefetch), but I don’t know that it would slow it down that much.

Ewen

kail · July 14, 2007, 12:30pm

Azenis 2 (WB theme)

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system · July 14, 2007, 12:45pm

Looks like most are running Vista or have a liking to it with Vista-themes on their XP pc’s

kail · July 14, 2007, 12:57pm

Yep, my icons are from Vista. WindowBlinds provides some of the Vista-like functionality I guess & I’ve used LClock for a long time… I’m old & my eyes are dim… I needed a bigger clock. ;D

system · July 14, 2007, 1:03pm

Yes. The big time is a plus, Bender (:TNG)

kail · July 14, 2007, 1:26pm

Kiss my shinny metal a… Bender is a Laptop. ;D

gibsiain · July 14, 2007, 4:26pm

All I did was use a picture of my kids as my background. Plus I have all their photos as a screensaver slide show.

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system · July 14, 2007, 10:32pm

So we name our computers now? ;D I mean - I like computers, but not at that obsessional level ;D (“Here Bender, Bender. Come here boy. That’s a good boy!”)

qwerty · July 15, 2007, 12:49am

My pc is called Beowulf (:KWL)

Ragwing · July 15, 2007, 10:43am

Oh well, if we’re going to name our computers… I guess my computer’s name will be Slowpoke ;D

LeoniAquila · July 15, 2007, 4:28pm

I admit, this is my kind of thread too
Computer name is “Vision”, after my dear Italian road racing bike!

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Ragwing · July 15, 2007, 4:59pm

Ah, grouping programs in’Secuirty’, ‘Communication’ etc. seems very smart, think I’ll steal your idea as my start-menu takes about half my screen ;D

Ragwing

LeoniAquila · July 15, 2007, 5:19pm

Yeah, gotta love it

Previously I even had the same structure in the Program Files folder, as nearly every program was configurable to choose directory. I’ve dropped that now, since it’s impossible to get it completely consistent, due to some programs. They sometimes make their own folders and stuff, to ruin my structure, and those annoying Windows programs’ folders are impossible to remove

/LA

Ragwing · July 15, 2007, 5:40pm

Here’s my start-menu now:

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/4228/kklyd3.png

That’s all I need, thanks for the idea ;D

Ragwing