WindowBlinds 6: Changing Explorer Backgrounds Screencast

Published on July 2, 2008 By Island Dog In OS Customization

This is a screencast to accompany the article showing you how to change the Explorer Backgrounds in WindowBlinds 6. If you have trouble viewing the video you can view it at the direct link here.

Comments

pmulcahy11b

on Jul 02, 2008

That is a good demonstration -- but I have never been able to get Explorer Backgrounds to work on my computer. I use Vista Home Premium with 4GB RAM, an AMD Athlon 64 X2 Duel-Core Processor, and an NVidia 7300LE graphics board with 256 MB RAM (and the ability to use up to 2 GB of RAM by borrowing from the main RAM). I use two monitors, one a 20" standard format and one a 20" widescreen.

slinky1947

on Jul 03, 2008

This has been asked before in the forums. Is there any hope of being able to use backgrounds of our own choice instead of the standard 20? That would really be something!!!!

pmulcahy11b

on Jul 03, 2008

Do you know if that has ever been answered?

VistArtXPosed

on Jul 07, 2008

If you run Skinstudio 6, you can change the explorer background to ANY .bmp or .png image. (.jpg's don't work) However, if the image is too small, it will tile, so I recommend using an image at least the size of your screen resolution. NOTE: Changing the explorer background is a "per skin basis"; meaning the background change will only affect the current skin being edited.

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