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Windows 7 Starter Edition Doesn’t Allow You Change Wallpaper!

Posted March 29, 2009 – 6:07 am in: News, Windows 7
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The latest leaked build, build 7068, now comes with SKU options. That is, you can now install any editions of Windows 7 from the available Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate editions.

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Many users might wish to install Windows 7 Starter on netbooks or low configuration systems. If you are also planning to install Windows 7 Starter on your netbook, just think twice before you install. Windows 7 Starter edition doesn’t allow the user to change the default wallpaper! In fact, there is no ‘Personalize’ option in the desktop context menu itself (observe screenshot).

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Paul Thurrott of WinSuperSite has observed this limitation in Windows 7 Starter edition (Build 7068). According to Paul, there are no additional wallpapers on the system, and none of the usual wallpaper changing methods work. (Even installing Windows Live Photo Gallery doesn’t work: The Set as wallpaper option remains, but doesn’t do anything.)

 

With Windows 7 Starter, you can open up to only three programs at the same time. For example, if you start WordPad, Paint, and Calculator, and then you try to open a web browser, you will see a message telling you that you already have three programs open.

 

You can find more screenshots and information about Windows 7 build 7068 Starter edition at Paul Thurrott’s SuperSite.

 

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3 Comments

  1. m
    Posted March 29, 2009 at 3:53 pm | Permalink

    What is the point of starter edition?

  2. Posted April 26, 2009 at 4:35 am | Permalink

    Article on arid.net (http://digg.com/d1pTAK) that talked about windows 7 starter edition and had suggestions on a better way to implement the starter edition for netbooks.

  3. Mark
    Posted November 12, 2009 at 6:41 am | Permalink

    You can use Stardock MyColors to change Windows 7 Starter Wallpaper.

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