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How to Change a Vista Desktop Background

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The Desktop background or wallpaper is an image that is on the background of your computer screen. Windows Vista supports any graphic formats for Desktop pictures. JPEG and PNG (Portable Network Graphics) ones are commonly used. You can use your own picture taken with a digital camera or download one from the Internet. The procedure to change the background in Windows Vista is different than that in previous Windows versions.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
  1. Step 1

    Log in to a user account in Windows Vista.

  2. Step 2

    Right-click on Desktop and select "Personalize."

  3. Step 3

    Click "Desktop Background." Browse your computer and find a picture you wish to put on the Desktop background.

  4. Step 4

    Double-click on the picture to make it the Desktop background.

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