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black blackground in windows 7 starter

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hi everybody,i've install windows 7 starter edition.first,there default windows 7 wallpaper on my desktop,but after activation,my background become black.So can you help me resolve that?
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newworms

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but on windows 7 starter edition,there no Personalize in menu when right click.
How did you activate Windows 7 Starter? Considering that its only distributed as an OEM product. The black background is only visible when your software is not genuine.
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Andre Da Costa

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Right click on the desktop and select Personalize, and you should get a screen where you can change the background/wallpaper.
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but on windows 7 starter edition,there no Personalize in menu when right click.
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but on windows 7 starter edition,there no Personalize in menu when right click.
How did you activate Windows 7 Starter? Considering that its only distributed as an OEM product. The black background is only visible when your software is not genuine.
Andre Da Costa http://adacosta.spaces.live.com http://www.activewin.com
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Stardock MyColors can legally bypass the Windows 7 Starter Wallpaper restriction. Look here: http://www.stardock.com/about/newsitem.asp?id=1373
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Mark Ku

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I have this problem now too.  Yes, it's OEM but I had to reinstall (and therefore, reactivate) WIndows.  It never asked me to activate until after it had popped up this message telling me my Windows wasn't genuine though!!  It is!  It's now activated but the feckin' background is STILL black! Very unhappy, since I was trying to sell this netbook on ebay!
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Synbios

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All - I seem to have found a way to fix this.  See Windows 7 Starter Black Desktop After Activation.
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