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Windows 7 New Desktop Features

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windows 7 desktop The first thing you’ll notice when you see Windows 7 for the first time is the desktop.

The beta version is really quite sticking. It features a Siamese fighting fish, also known as a betta fish. Pun intended; yes Microsoft made a joke.

With luck, the betta fish will still be available in the final release of Windows 7.

Microsoft has done a beautiful job with the graphics.

There is a wide range of wall paper to choose from, all of it classier than the wallpaper included in previous Microsoft operating systems.

There is more to the new Windows 7 desktop than just new graphics.

The wallpaper can be a slide show. The background can change automatically, on a periodic basis. You can set the wallpaper to cycle through a collection of photos, with the wallpaper changing anywhere from every 10 seconds to once per day, with many choices in between.

A related feature is even more novel, providing endless opportunities for entertainment and practical use.

The wallpaper can be supplied on a continuous basis from an RSS feed. At present, this is more or less a hidden feature. The beta version at least does not make this possible directly from the control panel.

Instead, you must edit the.theme file in a text editor. This is well within the grasp of intermediate users. No doubt a whole new class of downloadable themes will take advantage of this feature in new and interesting ways.Windows 7 Screen Savers

Windows 7 has a limited number of screen savers.

You may be out of luck if your computer has an older graphics card that does not support the Direct3D 9 protocol. Most of the screen savers, even ancient ones like Mystify, use Direct3D, and require a compatible graphics card to operate.

I was disappointed that screen savers do not have a compatibility mode with older hardware.Windows 7 Gadgets

Gadgets have survived the transition to Windows 7. The desktop no longer had a sidebar however. Gadgets simply float on the desk top.

You can drag gadgets around to appear anywhere on the desktop.

My goal is to provide you with as much information about Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system as possible.

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