Windows 7 Hidden and New Themes
After the official release of Windows 7 Beta 1 to the general public earlier this week, Microsoft has now come out and issued a series of themes for their operating system. This seems like a good idea from two points of view: first of all, Windows 7 featured only a handful of themes (some of which are hidden and you would be hard pressed to access them); secondly, it is a viable marketing ploy to draw some more attention to their product (somewhat similar to the free MSOffice 2009 calendars).
Let’s start with the hidden Windows 7 themes I mentioned above, since they are already included in the software. It seems that Microsoft has set up Windows 7 to activate these themes according to your location, and unless you are in the proper geographical zone (US, Canada, UK, Australia, or South Africa), they will remain hidden. To activate them, follow this simple step by step plan:
- Windows Explorer -> Organize -> Folder and Search Options ->Show Hidden Files
- Uncheck the Hide Protected Operating System Files. Confirm your actions of prompted to do so. Click OK when you are done.
- Go to the folder WindowsGlobalizationMCT and locate the following five folders: MCT-US, MCT-CA, MCT-GB, MCT-AU, and MCT-ZA). All these files correspond to the five geographical areas mentioned above. Also, you might want to know that the themes for Australia (AU), Canada (CA), and South Africa (ZA) are the same.
- Access folder containing the theme you would like to activate. Example: for UK access MCT-GB and double click GB.theme. This will activate the theme; in the future you will be able to activate it from the personalization settings.
- The final step is optional: uncheck Show Hidden Files and reactivate Hide Protected Operating System Files.
If these themes do not do it for you, then you must know that Microsoft has launched Personalize your PC, a web page that currently provides 15 new themes for Windows 7, as well as 13 new wallpapers and 8 desktop gadgets.
Tags: Microsoft, Windows 7 Beta 1
Let’s start with the hidden Windows 7 themes I mentioned above, since they are already included in the software. It seems that Microsoft has set up Windows 7 to activate these themes according to your location, and unless you are in the proper geographical zone (US, Canada, UK, Australia, or South Africa), they will remain hidden. To activate them, follow this simple step by step plan:
Advertising
- Windows Explorer -> Organize -> Folder and Search Options ->Show Hidden Files
- Uncheck the Hide Protected Operating System Files. Confirm your actions of prompted to do so. Click OK when you are done.
- Go to the folder WindowsGlobalizationMCT and locate the following five folders: MCT-US, MCT-CA, MCT-GB, MCT-AU, and MCT-ZA). All these files correspond to the five geographical areas mentioned above. Also, you might want to know that the themes for Australia (AU), Canada (CA), and South Africa (ZA) are the same.
- Access folder containing the theme you would like to activate. Example: for UK access MCT-GB and double click GB.theme. This will activate the theme; in the future you will be able to activate it from the personalization settings.
- The final step is optional: uncheck Show Hidden Files and reactivate Hide Protected Operating System Files.
If these themes do not do it for you, then you must know that Microsoft has launched Personalize your PC, a web page that currently provides 15 new themes for Windows 7, as well as 13 new wallpapers and 8 desktop gadgets.
Tags: Microsoft, Windows 7 Beta 1
I Hope you LIKE this blog post! Thank you!
What do YOU have to say about this
blog comments powered by Disqus
Popular News
By George Norman on 10 Feb 2012
With the release of Wolfram|Alpha Pro, the team behind the popular computational knowledge engine took a very big step forward
By George Norman on 10 Feb 2012
Microsoft has just announced that this February, as part of the Patch Tuesday program, it will roll out a grand total of 9 security bulletins to all customers all over the world.Related News
By George Norman on 23 Dec 2011
Redmond-based software giant Microsoft has said goodbye to its keynote presentation and booth at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the technology trade show held each January in the Las Vegas Convention Center. 
By George Norman on 02 Dec 2011
With 2011 quickly drawing to an end, the team behind Microsoft’s Bing search engine made public a list of the most popular searches on Bing in 2011. The list includes the most searched people, the most searched news stories, the most searched sports stars
By George Norman on 21 Sep 2011
One million students from low-income families in the US will have access to software, hardware, and discounted broadband internet service courtesy of Redmond-based software giant Microsoft. 
By George Norman on 27 Oct 2011
It is true that the mouse is one of the most used peripheral and it is just as true that if you want to get things done and get them done fast, using keyboard shortcuts is a lot more efficient than clicking.Advertising
Hot Software Updates
Top Downloads
2.
Opera5.
Trillian8.
AIM9.
Skype10.
Ad-Aware12.
Nero13.
Google Earth14.
Picasa15.
Winamp16.
iTunes17.
RealPlayer18.
uTorrent19.
eMule20.
WinRAR21.
BitComet22.
WinZip23.
Shareaza24.
CCleaner25.
Recuva26.
Tweak UI27.
CuteFTP Home29.
Adobe Reader30.
NewsPiperBecome A Fan!
Link To Us!
Windows 7 Hidden and New Themes
HTML Linking Code
HTML Linking Code