I recently bought a hp mini (with windows 7 starter) and i want to change the background. I tried to right-click on the picture that I want but "Set as Background" doesn't come up as an option. I also went to Control Panel and tried to search "desktop background" but nothing comes up. I also went to appearance as well as ease of access but the "Personalize Appearance and Sound Effects" aren't even an option. What I mean by that is it's written there but not highlighted. So now I don't know what else to try and I really want to change my background.

HIyou cannot change the wallpaper in starter edition. the feature is not included. it has been designed for entry level pc's only.windows 7 starter edition.if you got any third party software to change background, chenges made will be not permanent.thanks for understandingNikhil

isn't that a downside on the hp mini why don't they make one?

isn't that a downside on the hp mini why don't they make one? HI matthewangeles its by default in operating system,its for entry level PC's, cannot change back ground. HP mini uses starter edition, if you wish to change you need to contact HP for more information . if you wish to change personal settings you need to upgrade from starter edition to Home Premium, Professional,or Ultimate Nikhil

Hi littlewing you will get more thirdparty softwares to change the background in starter edition, search with your search provider. for reference click here http://superuser.com/questions/69601/how-to-change-the-wallpaper-in-windows-7-starter-edition http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/47294-desktop-background-change-windows-7-starter.html Best regards Nikhil

As for the technical side, a new licensing bit was introduced – ChangeDesktopBackground-Enabled. On Starter Edition SKUs, this bit is set to 0, disabling background setting capabilities in Windows Photo Viewer and the Display/Theme Control Panel applets. The infection goes deeper into system files shell32.dll and themeui.dll too, hard-coding the wallpaper to %windir%\web\wallpaper\windows\img0.jpg. Workarounds: * As an Administrator, reset the permissions on img0.jpg, and overwrite file with picture of Mom. * Use third-party software (note: changes will likely not persist, untested)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbcEROPPTl0 go there its my youtube video i had the same problem too but now i can set my background for anything i want! Hoped that helped!