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Hi all,

 

Sorry if this was already asked before, as I couldn't find info on this on the forum or web so far.

 

So...

 

1. Does anyone know where these backgrounds live inside Windows?

2. Does someone know how to create these?

3. Can these things be synced if one would make it's own?

 

Any tips, links etc. are very welcome.

 

cheers!

 

rob

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These images live in %windir%/system32/imageres.dll > RCData and can be accessed using Resource Hacker.

The files are mostly in PNG format - however, viewing and editing them, much less integrating custom files, appears less than straightforward.

http://www.computerbase.de/forum/showthread.php?t=1232500

Obviously, if you do find a way to edit the resources, the changes wouldn't be synced across different computers.

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