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what I am trying to do is change the desktop wallpaper in windows. To do that, I use the following code: import ctypes import Image pathToBmp = "PATH TO BMP FILE" SPI_SETDESKWALLPAPER = 20 ctypes.windll.user32.SystemParametersInfoA(SPI_SETDESKWALLPAPER, 0, pathToBmp , 0) this works when I run the .py file, this works when I convert it using py2exe and run the exe under the current user, but when I run the exe as SYSTEM, the current user background does not change. This ofcourse was to be expected. But I don't know how to solve it. By the way, it does not matter if any of your solutions changes

i am creating a gallery app , my first app and this is my code Bitmap bmd = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(is); try{ getApplicationContext().setWallpaper(bmd); }catch(IOException e){ e.printStackTrace(); } The above code sets wallpaper But the wallpaper gets cropped or zoomed after it got set !! Is there any modification i can do in the above code so that i can set wallpaper without zooming or cropping when it is set !!!! Plzzzz help me out !! Thanks in advance :-) I am late to reply this. Hope it helps you and those who visits your question: In your case, try to adjust your picture to device size

I want to set my app's background to be the same as my home screen's wallpaper. How can I get the home screen wallpaper in activity.xml? Can I do that? Use final WallpaperManager wallpaperManager = WallpaperManager.getInstance(this); final Drawable wallpaperDrawable = wallpaperManager.getDrawable(); to get the current wallpaper. Then set it as your own app's background: LinearLayout ll = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.myLinearLayout);//Substitute with your layout ll.setBackground(wallpaperDrawable); All this should happen in the onCreate() if you wish to have it as the initial background.

I want to refresh wallpaper in Windows 7 from command line. I'm setting wallpaper via reg.exe add . rundll32.exe user32.dll,UpdatePerUserSystemParameters doesn't work (with 1,True or 1,False ) Requirements: It must refresh wallpaper immediately (no waiting) It must run from command line Default windows 7 command line is preferred. Writing a c++/VB/C# program is acceptable, but not as good as a default win7 cli solution. Jon Dev Killing explorer is never a good idea, try this: RUNDLL32.EXE USER32.DLL,UpdatePerUserSystemParameters 1, True At least on Windows 7 64-bit, I found that the rundll32

I'm starting a project to make a wall paper rotator for computers with multiple monitors. 1) how do you detect the monitors in windows and the associated resolution 2) how would i set the image per monitor. do I make one image that's crafted together or do I set each one individually and how? thanks Cecil Has a Name You can get information about all screens using the System.Windows.Forms.Screen class. Use their bounds properties to determine their layout. Not possible on Windows (XP), you'll have to craft a big background image using the drawing routines in System.Drawing. This "thread"

Am I missing something using IActiveDesktop? Sympthoms: After system (Win7/Win8) restart fade effect during wallpaper change disappears. To restore it I have to manually go to "Personalization->Desktop Backgrounds" and set "Picture Location" from "My Pictures"(?) back to "Windows Desktop Backgrounds" and then back(!). After this action fade effect is working fine again until the next system restart. I don't understand what reverts it back and how to stop it. How to set "Windows Desktop Background" option programmatically? What system does in background? Code itself is pretty standard and taken

I am trying to make a wallpaper style stretched if Windows version is Vista, and Fill in case of windows 7, in VB.NET. I got the program to change a Wallpaper , but Im having a problem with applying a style. ( Program consists of a browse button, picture box and Apply button). Your help would be appreciated. Here is the code : Imports System.IO Imports Microsoft.Win32 Imports System.Environment Imports System.Drawing.Imaging Imports System.ComponentModel Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices Public Class Form1 Private Property c As Object Private Declare Auto Function SystemParametersInfo Lib