USE HIDDEN WALLPAPERS & THEMES IN WINDOWS SEVEN

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At the time of installing windows seven, it asks for your language, time and currency. Based on your selection, it installs a set of wallpapers and themes. If you choose English (United States) the available desktop backgrounds and themes will include a United States section with scenery from locations such as Maine, the Southwest and so on.

Though there are other hidden background scenery and themes from other English-speaking countries -- Australia, Canada, Great Britain and South Africa. Normally, you can't access those backgrounds or themes, but there is a simple way to install and use them:

1. In the search box in Start menu, type C:\Windows\Globalization\MCT and press Enter. (Note: If Windows 7 is installed in another than C:, use that letter instead.)

2. Windows Explorer will launch and show you a list of subfolders like: MCT-AU, MCT-CA, MCT-GB, MCT-US, and MCT-ZA. Each subfolder has wallpapers for a specific country: AU for Australia, CA for Canada, GB for Great Britain, US for the United States, and ZA for South Africa.

For adding backgrounds & themes of any other country, go into its Theme folder, e.g. C:\Windows\Globalization\MCT\MCT-ZA\Theme. Double-click the theme you see there (for example ZA).

3. That will install a shortcut to the theme and wallpapers in the Personalization section of Control Panel.

You can now use them by right-clicking the desktop, choosing Personalize, and choosing a background or theme..