How to Download Wallpapers on a PC

The standard wallpapers that are installed on your PC at purchase are fine for the first few months. As you cycle through the pre-installed wallpapers, however, you may realize that your PC needs a makeover. You can remedy your computer's lack of style by learning how to download wallpapers onto your PC.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Activate your computer's Internet security tools to determine the validity of downloads from a website. Your Internet security should offer a check mark or other indicator to show that a website is clear of serious viruses.

2. Extract ZIP files that contain wallpapers in order to move the image to your desktop background. You can right click on a "ZIP" icon and click on the "Extract All Files" option to release all files from the ZIP bundle.

3. Locate downloadable wallpapers for your PC that do not need to be converted into "JPEG" files. "JPEG" files contain images that do not need to be converted or adjusted to fit onto your desktop background.

4. Manage display options for wallpapers on your PC after you have downloaded a new background. These options range from increasing image resolution and the division of the background into multiple images to keeping the photo as one giant background.

5. Save the wallpapers you download to your computer in a folder that is easy to locate. Your computer may offer to place your file in a special image folder that can be difficult to find. The desktop and "C" drive are two locations favored by most PC users because they are accessible with one click of the mouse.

6. Remove the wallpaper you wish to replace immediately before you activate your new background. You can access "Properties" with a right click on the desktop and open your display options to set your wallpaper to the default background.

7. Search websites for movies, musicians and upcoming events to find special wallpapers for your PC. Summer blockbusters and charity organizations employ web designers to create backgrounds that act as a form of passive marketing to computer users.

Tips & Warnings

• Clear out old wallpapers you have downloaded in the past as you add a new background. Your search for the right desktop background may lead you to download a number of files that can weigh down your PC with high byte counts. Use your desire to find creative wallpaper as a reminder to keep your computer hard drive as clean as possible.

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