How to Change Windows 7 Media Center Background

nformation:

If you're bored of Windows default WMC background, there is a way of changing it!



Note:

Please make a backup copy of ehres.dll









This tip is surprisingly easy to pull-off too!!



1. First up you'll need to take ownership of ehres.dll located in \Windows\ehome.



2. Make a copy of ehres.dll on the desktop and name it ehres BACKUP.dll



3. Download restorator 2007, run the program and use it to open ehres.dll (A:\Windows\ehome)



4. Once you have ehres.dll open in the left hand pane, navigate to; RCData\COMMON.ANIMATED.BACKGROUND.PNG



5. Right click on COMMON.ANIMATED.BACKGROUND.PNG and go to extract...>extract as "COMMON.ANIMATED.BACKGROUND.PNG"



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Save the .png to the desktop and name it common.animated.background.png



6. Right click again but this time go to Assign...>Assign To...



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Choose your preferred background (must be .png) any resolution is OK.



7. Save ehres.dll and close restorator.



8. Create a new folder on the desktop named WMC Backup, put the ehres BACKUP.dll and common.animated.background.png into it, store it somewhere safe!



Open up WMC to see your new background.