Windows 7 Folder Background Changer ???

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Windows 7 Folder Background Changer ??? Jan 20, 2017 0:25:08 GMT

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Post by BuckSkin on Jan 20, 2017 0:25:08 GMT

Have any of you had experience with Windows 7 Folder Background Changer ?

www.howtogeek.com/63359/how-to-customize-folder-backgrounds-and-icons-in-windows-explorer/

www.thewindowsclub.com/windows-7-folder-background-changer-released

I haven't yet played around with it, but intend to do so soon.

I am hoping that we can apply custom background images to the folders that the wife includes on the DVDs we prepare for her photography clients and that the ability to view said background carries over to other computers that will not have the program.

I just think it would appear a bit more professional for someone to pop the DVD in their machine and see the image files listed on a background photo, rather than the Plain-Jane Explorer background.

Thanks for reading.

Elements 7 ~~~ 64-bit Windows 7

On a poverty-level Kentucky budget, a 24-exposure roll of film would have two Christmases and a summer vacation on it and we might have to wait another six months before being able to afford developing the film.
I still have trouble remembering that it doesn't cost anything to take thousands of pictures; it just almost seems impossible to be true.

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Windows 7 Folder Background Changer ??? Jan 20, 2017 0:50:47 GMT

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Post by Andy on Jan 20, 2017 0:50:47 GMT

I've not played around with it, but since you seen to be able to do it just using Windows, I think it could work if you copy files to a DVD. The trick would be to copy hidden files to the DVD, as I believe that is how Windows would save the custom background for the folder. To be safe, you might want to put the background image in one of the folders being copied to the DVD (as it is possible Windows just puts a reference to the location of the file you choose for the background, so you need to have that location on the DVD).

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Windows 7 Folder Background Changer ??? Jan 20, 2017 1:04:24 GMT

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Post by BuckSkin on Jan 20, 2017 1:04:24 GMT

Well, I made a little test run; I believe I will need to go back to the drawing board and regroup though.

Of course I haven't yet resorted to reading any instructions --- which might help....

I picked a full resolution 12.2 MP picture and all I got showing is about 10% of the upper-left corner of the image; maybe the image must need resizing to a smaller pixel dimension.

It does work so far on Explorer pages just viewed on the computer if I can get it to display the entire image instead of just a portion of it.

As best I can tell, it must be a "portable" program as it did not install; it just opened up and went to working.

Elements 7 ~~~ 64-bit Windows 7

On a poverty-level Kentucky budget, a 24-exposure roll of film would have two Christmases and a summer vacation on it and we might have to wait another six months before being able to afford developing the film.
I still have trouble remembering that it doesn't cost anything to take thousands of pictures; it just almost seems impossible to be true.

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Windows 7 Folder Background Changer ??? Jan 20, 2017 2:20:09 GMT

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Post by BuckSkin on Jan 20, 2017 2:20:09 GMT

Second attempt; I used a 1250-long-side image this time.

On my 21.5" monitor, in full-screen view, it shows the image two and 1/2 times across the width; but, when I slide the window over to half-screen view, it displays just as I want, which suits me fine as I use half-screen view 99% of the time.

The application places a "desktop.ini" file in the highest level folder that the change is applied to; I checked the "apply to subfolders" and there is no "desktop.ini" in any of them.

I also used drop-shadow on the text but I think that may have made it a bit harder to read.

Once I get a bit better at this, I will see if it will carry onto a DVD and then onto other computers; I figure a copy of that ini file would be necessary to include.

Elements 7 ~~~ 64-bit Windows 7

On a poverty-level Kentucky budget, a 24-exposure roll of film would have two Christmases and a summer vacation on it and we might have to wait another six months before being able to afford developing the film.
I still have trouble remembering that it doesn't cost anything to take thousands of pictures; it just almost seems impossible to be true.

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