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Bas me zanima sta je vodilo ka odluci da se zabrani promena pozadine.

Rafael does it again and cuts to the heart of one of the remaining mysteries in Windows 7 Starter: What's the deal with the unchangeable wallpaper? Turns out Microsoft isn't going to let anyone change it, even PC makers and wireless carriers.

Given Windows 7 Starter’s applicability to the rising netbook market, it was presumed that Starter would branded by OEMs and/or mobile carriers (like Verizon) like any other Windows SKU. This is no longer a valid presumption.

Here’s the official scoop, from Microsoft:

In Windows Starter Edition, OEMs must not modify or replace the Windows-provided background for Windows Welcome, the logon screen, or the desktop.

Yikes.

Digging through the recent leaked builds, I have also confirmed that Microsoft has modified the SHA-256 hash, indicating a new (and now permanent) Starter wallpaper is now in place. Due to the low quality of the recent leaks, however, I can’t show you what it looks like. My guess? The new humongous Windows logo wallpaper, shrunk down of course.

So... Why? This news makes the remaining bizarre Windows 7 Starter limitation even more bizarre. Why Microsoft? Why?

Catch 22
^ Citirani izvor informacija baš ne spada u pouzdane u IT svetu, poznati su po sarkazmu koji im je skoro pa "zaštitni znak"...

Also missing from Starter, said LeBlanc, is DVD playback; multi-monitor support; personalization tools that let users change the desktop wallpaper, colors and sound themes; the Windows Media Center software for watching recorded TV or other content; and domain support.

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.)

As a cheaper SKU, you obviously expect some compromise, so that Microsoft can try to up-sell pricier versions of Windows 7. One of these compromises was the three-app limit (now removed) and another is the inability to change desktop wallpaper. We’ve commented in the past how ridiculous this is, but now we have heard that Microsoft has even forbidden its partners and OEM’s to change the wallpaper.

Paul Thurrott of WinSuperSite has observed this limitation in Windows 7 Starter edition (Build 7068)