/2012/03/09/impatient-guide-change-your-logon-background-on-win-7/
{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2012\/03\/09\/impatient-guide-change-your-logon-background-on-win-7\/","trash":"","name":"impatient-guide-change-your-logon-background-on-win-7","parent":"","title":"Impatient guide: Change your logon background on Win 7","date":"2012-03-09 10:45:55","filepath":"posts\/20001373_impatient-guide-change-your-logon-background-on-win-7.xml.json","type":"post","content":"<img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1084\" style=\"margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" title=\"gear\" src=\"http:\/\/www.8bitrobot.com\/media\/uploads\/2012\/01\/gear.png\" alt=\"gear\" width=\"60\" height=\"64\" \/>Here is an impatient guide for changing the background image on your login screen on Windows 7.\n\n<strong>Note:<\/strong> The image file you use should be a <strong>.jpg<\/strong> file and it should be <strong>less than<\/strong> 256 KB.\n<div style='clear:both;'><\/div>\n<ol>\n\t<li>Press WIN_KEY + R<\/li>\n\t<li>Type regedit, then hit ENTER<\/li>\n\t<li>Set or change the DWORD value\u00a0<em>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\ Authentication\\LogonUI\\Background\\OEMBackground<\/em> to 1<\/li>\n\t<li>Rename your picture file to <strong>backgroundDefault.jpg<\/strong><\/li>\n\t<li>Copy your picture to\u00a0<em>%windir%\\system32\\oobe\\info\\backgrounds <\/em>directory. \u00a0If <em>info\\backgrounds<\/em> doesn't exist you may have to create those directories. \u00a0<strong>Tip:<\/strong> Press WIN_KEY + R, then enter the above path. \u00a0This should open explorer for you.<\/li>\n\t<li>Log off or reboot your machine to see your new authentication\/logon background.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nThis information is curt and used for personal reference. \u00a0Use at your own risk.\n\nIf this guide is confusing, use <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\">a search engine<\/a> to find a more detailed explanation. \u00a0Cheers!"}}
