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Change Windows 7 Wallpaper Automatically via a RSS Feed

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 03:07 AM PST
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As if the rotating wallpaper slideshow in Windows 7 was not enough to keep
us entertained, the newest Windows operating system also allows RSS feeds
to change our wallpapers for us.

There are a few software programs around that do this, but really a short
script will do the same thing without having to download anything extra. 
Do not be intimidated by the length of the script; you can always cut and
paste!

Open a notepad file and type/paste this code:



[[Theme]

DisplayName=Nasa

[Slideshow]

Interval=1800000

Shuffle=1

RssFeed=http://www.nasa.gov/rss/image_of_the_day.rss

[Control Panel\Desktop]

TileWallpaper=0

WallpaperStyle=0

Pattern=

[Control Panel\Cursors]

AppStarting=%SystemRoot%\cursors\aero_working.ani

Arrow=%SystemRoot%\cursors\aero_arrow.cur

Crosshair=

Hand=%SystemRoot%\cursors\aero_link.cur

Help=%SystemRoot%\cursors\aero_helpsel.cur

IBeam=

No=%SystemRoot%\cursors\aero_unavail.cur

NWPen=%SystemRoot%\cursors\aero_pen.cur

SizeAll=%SystemRoot%\cursors\aero_move.cur

SizeNESW=%SystemRoot%\cursors\aero_nesw.cur

SizeNS=%SystemRoot%\cursors\aero_ns.cur

SizeNWSE=%SystemRoot%\cursors\aero_nwse.cur

SizeWE=%SystemRoot%\cursors\aero_ew.cur

UpArrow=%SystemRoot%\cursors\aero_up.cur

Wait=%SystemRoot%\cursors\aero_busy.ani

DefaultValue=Windows Aero

Link=

[VisualStyles]

Path=%SystemRoot%\resources\themes\Aero\Aero.msstyles

ColorStyle=NormalColor

Size=NormalSize

ColorizationColor=0X6B74B8FC

Transparency=1

[MasterThemeSelector]

MTSM=DABJDKT






You will notice a couple things about this code.  First, the example we
have chosen pulls from Nasa’s image feed.  The second line of the code,
Display=Nasa, calls the name you want to show in your theme personalization
panel.  You can change the name to whatever you want, just do it right
after Display= and do not type a space.

The next thing you might notice is the sixth line:

RssFeed=http://www.nasa.gov/rss/image_of_the_day.rss.

You can use any RSS feed on the web by altering this line with the RSS feed
address following RSSFeed=. Again, remember not to space after the =.

Now, click File>Save and name your file Nasa.theme.  Make sure you chose
all files instead of the text file option.  It is best to save your theme
to the desktop—you can always move it later. Click Save.



Minimize the notebook window and you should see your new theme’s icon on
your desktop. Double-click it and a window should pop up asking if you want
to subscribe to the RSS feed.  Click Download Attachments.



Once this is done, right click on your desktop and choose Personalization.
In the window that opens, you should see your new theme towards the top.



Double-click your theme and your background will change. Then, as if by
magic (or computerized telepathy) when the RSS feed updates, your
background will change.  Nasa changes their feed every day, but there are
feeds on the web that change hourly.

Absolutely any image RSS feed will work this way.  Flickr and Getty Images
are two of the most popular.
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