Wednesday, January 28, 2009

How to put a background image on your Drive C, D, and USB Flash Disk for Windows XP and Vista

Windows XP

STEP 1

Copy this code below to Notepad

[.ShellClassInfo]
IconFile=%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll
IconIndex=127
ConfirmFileOp=0

[{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}]
Attributes=1
IconArea_Image= "yourpicture.jpg"
IconArea_Text="5x55555"
VeBRA sources - don't delete the tag above, it's there for XXXXX purposes -
[ExtShellFolderViews]
{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}={BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}
{5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}={5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}

[{5984FFE0-28D4-11CF-AE66-08002B2E1262}]
PersistMoniker=Folder.htt
PersistMonikerPreview=%WebDir%\folder.bmp




STEP 2

Save as Desktop.ini to your Drive C, D or flashdrive


STEP 3

Make/Select a picture that you want to be used as background then name it as yourpicture.jpg

that is the default filename under IconArea_Image= "yourpicture.jpg"

you can use any image like bitmap, gif. as long as the filename is the same under IconArea_Image.


STEP 4

Put your image to be used as background to Drive C, D or flash drive

Then Press F5 or Refresh

You're done................

Note: You can hide your picture and desktop.ini as you like



Windows Vista

STEP 1

Copy this code below to Notepad

[AveFolder]
IconArea_Image=.\wall.jpg
ShadowedText=1
Recursive=1
TextR=0
TextG=0
TextB=0



STEP 2

Save as Desktop.ini to your Drive C, D or flashdrive

STEP 3

Make/Select a picture that you want to be used as background then name it as wall.jpg

that is the default filename under IconArea_Image= "wall.jpg"

you can use any image like bitmap, gif. as long as the filename is the same under IconArea_Image.


STEP 4

Put your image to be used as background to Drive C, D or flash drive

Then Press F5 or Refresh

You're done................

Note: You can hide your picture and desktop.ini as you like

Note: You can change the color of the text for Windows Vista
font colors:

FFFAFA "snow"
F8F8FF "ghost white"
F5F5F5 "white smoke"
DCDCDC "gainsboro"
FFFAF0 "floral white"
FDF5E6 "old lace"
FAF0E6 "linen"
FAEBD7 "antique white"
FFEFD5 "papaya whip"
FFEBCD "blanched almond"
FFE4C4 "bisque"
FFDAB9 "peach puff"
FFDEAD "navajo white"
FFE4B5 "moccasin"
FFF8DC "cornsilk"
FFFFF0 "ivory"
FFFACD "lemon chiffon"
FFF5EE "seashell"
F0FFF0 "honeydew"
F5FFFA "mint cream"
F0FFFF "azure"
F0F8FF "alice blue"
E6E6FA "lavender"
FFF0F5 "lavender blush"
FFE4E1 "misty rose"
FFFFFF "white"
000000 "black"
2F4F4F "dark slate gray"
696969 "dim gray"
708090 "slate gray"
778899 "light slate gray"
BEBEBE "gray"
D3D3D3 "light grey"
191970 "midnight blue"
000080 "navy"
6495ED "cornflower blue"
483D8B "dark slate blue"
6A5ACD "slate blue"
7B68EE "medium slate blue"
8470FF "light slate blue"
0000CD "medium blue"
4169E1 "royal blue"
0000FF "blue"
1E90FF "dodger blue"
00BFFF "deep sky blue"
87CEEB "sky blue"
87CEFA "light sky blue"
4682B4 "steel blue"
B0C4DE "light steel blue"
ADD8E6 "light blue"
B0E0E6 "powder blue"
AFEEEE "pale turquoise"
00CED1 "dark turquoise"
48D1CC "medium turquoise"
40E0D0 "turquoise"
00FFFF "cyan"
E0FFFF "light cyan"
5F9EA0 "cadet blue"
66CDAA "medium aquamarine"
7FFFD4 "aquamarine"
006400 "dark green"
556B2F "dark olive green"
8FBC8F "dark sea green"
2E8B57 "sea green"
3CB371 "medium sea green"
20B2AA "light sea green"
98FB98 "pale green"
00FF7F "spring green"
7CFC00 "lawn green"
00FF00 "green"
7FFF00 "chartreuse"
00FA9A "medium spring green"
ADFF2F "green yellow"
32CD32 "lime green"
9ACD32 "yellow green"
228B22 "forest green"
6B8E23 "olive drab"
BDB76B "dark khaki"
F0E68C "khaki"
EEE8AA "pale goldenrod"
FAFAD2 "light goldenrod yellow"
FFFFE0 "light yellow"
FFFF00 "yellow"
FFD700 "gold"
EEDD82 "light goldenrod"
DAA520 "goldenrod"
B8860B "dark goldenrod"
BC8F8F "rosy brown"
CD5C5C "indian red"
8B4513 "saddle brown"
A0522D "sienna"
CD853F "peru"
DEB887 "burlywood"
F5F5DC "beige"
F5DEB3 "wheat"
F4A460 "sandy brown"
D2B48C "tan"
D2691E "chocolate"
B22222 "firebrick"
A52A2A "brown"
E9967A "dark salmon"
FA8072 "salmon"
FFA07A "light salmon"
FFA500 "orange"
FF8C00 "dark orange"
FF7F50 "coral"
F08080 "light coral"
FF6347 "tomato"
FF4500 "orange red"
FF0000 "red"
FF69B4 "hot pink"
FF1493 "deep pink"
FFC0CB "pink"
FFB6C1 "light pink"
DB7093 "pale violet red"
B03060 "maroon"
C71585 "medium violet red"
D02090 "violet red"
FF00FF "magenta"
EE82EE "violet"
DDA0DD "plum"
DA70D6 "orchid"
BA55D3 "medium orchid"
9932CC "dark orchid"
9400D3 "dark violet"
8A2BE2 "blue violet"
A020F0 "purple"
9370DB "medium purple"
D8BFD8 "thistle"
EEE9E9 "snow2"
CDC9C9 "snow3"
8B8989 "snow4"
EEE5DE "seashell2"
CDC5BF "seashell3"
8B8682 "seashell4"
FFEFDB "AntiqueWhite1"
EEDFCC "AntiqueWhite2"
CDC0B0 "AntiqueWhite3"
8B8378 "AntiqueWhite4"
EED5B7 "bisque2"
CDB79E "bisque3"
8B7D6B "bisque4"
EECBAD "PeachPuff2"
CDAF95 "PeachPuff3"
8B7765 "PeachPuff4"
EECFA1 "NavajoWhite2"
CDB38B "NavajoWhite3"
8B795E "NavajoWhite4"
EEE9BF "LemonChiffon2"
CDC9A5 "LemonChiffon3"
8B8970 "LemonChiffon4"
EEE8CD "cornsilk2"
CDC8B1 "cornsilk3"
8B8878 "cornsilk4"
EEEEE0 "ivory2"
CDCDC1 "ivory3"
8B8B83 "ivory4"
E0EEE0 "honeydew2"
C1CDC1 "honeydew3"
838B83 "honeydew4"
EEE0E5 "LavenderBlush2"
CDC1C5 "LavenderBlush3"
8B8386 "LavenderBlush4"
EED5D2 "MistyRose2"
CDB7B5 "MistyRose3"
8B7D7B "MistyRose4"
E0EEEE "azure2"
C1CDCD "azure3"
838B8B "azure4"
836FFF "SlateBlue1"
7A67EE "SlateBlue2"
6959CD "SlateBlue3"
473C8B "SlateBlue4"
4876FF "RoyalBlue1"
436EEE "RoyalBlue2"
3A5FCD "RoyalBlue3"
27408B "RoyalBlue4"
0000EE "blue2"
00008B "blue4"
1C86EE "DodgerBlue2"
1874CD "DodgerBlue3"
104E8B "DodgerBlue4"
63B8FF "SteelBlue1"
5CACEE "SteelBlue2"
4F94CD "SteelBlue3"
36648B 36648B "SteelBlue4"
00B2EE "DeepSkyBlue2"
009ACD "DeepSkyBlue3"
00688B "DeepSkyBlue4"
87CEFF "SkyBlue1"
7EC0EE "SkyBlue2"
6CA6CD "SkyBlue3"
4A708B "SkyBlue4"
B0E2FF "LightSkyBlue1"
A4D3EE "LightSkyBlue2"
8DB6CD "LightSkyBlue3"
607B8B "LightSkyBlue4"
C6E2FF "SlateGray1"
B9D3EE "SlateGray2"
9FB6CD "SlateGray3"
6C7B8B "SlateGray4"
CAE1FF "LightSteelBlue1"
BCD2EE "LightSteelBlue2"
A2B5CD "LightSteelBlue3"
6E7B8B "LightSteelBlue4"
BFEFFF "LightBlue1"
B2DFEE "LightBlue2"
9AC0CD "LightBlue3"
68838B "LightBlue4"
D1EEEE "LightCyan2"
B4CDCD "LightCyan3"
7A8B8B "LightCyan4"
BBFFFF "PaleTurquoise1"
AEEEEE "PaleTurquoise2"
96CDCD "PaleTurquoise3"
668B8B "PaleTurquoise4"
98F5FF "CadetBlue1"
8EE5EE "CadetBlue2"
7AC5CD "CadetBlue3"
53868B "CadetBlue4"
00F5FF "turquoise1"
00E5EE "turquoise2"
00C5CD "turquoise3"
00868B "turquoise4"
00EEEE "cyan2"
00CDCD "cyan3"
008B8B "cyan4"
97FFFF "DarkSlateGray1"
8DEEEE "DarkSlateGray2"
79CDCD "DarkSlateGray3"
528B8B "DarkSlateGray4"
76EEC6 "aquamarine2"
458B74 "aquamarine4"
C1FFC1 "DarkSeaGreen1"
B4EEB4 "DarkSeaGreen2"
9BCD9B "DarkSeaGreen3"
698B69 "DarkSeaGreen4"
54FF9F "SeaGreen1"
4EEE94 "SeaGreen2"
43CD80 "SeaGreen3"
9AFF9A "PaleGreen1"
90EE90 "PaleGreen2"
7CCD7C "PaleGreen3"
548B54 "PaleGreen4"
00EE76 "SpringGreen2"
00CD66 "SpringGreen3"
008B45 "SpringGreen4"
00EE00 "green2"
00CD00 "green3"
008B00 "green4"
76EE00 "chartreuse2"
66CD00 "chartreuse3"
458B00 "chartreuse4"
C0FF3E "OliveDrab1"
B3EE3A "OliveDrab2"
698B22 "OliveDrab4"
CAFF70 "DarkOliveGreen1"
BCEE68 "DarkOliveGreen2"
A2CD5A "DarkOliveGreen3"
6E8B3D "DarkOliveGreen4"
FFF68F "khaki1"
EEE685 "khaki2"
CDC673 "khaki3"
8B864E "khaki4"
FFEC8B "LightGoldenrod1"
EEDC82 "LightGoldenrod2"
CDBE70 "LightGoldenrod3"
8B814C "LightGoldenrod4"
EEEED1 "LightYellow2"
CDCDB4 "LightYellow3"
8B8B7A "LightYellow4"
EEEE00 "yellow2"
CDCD00 "yellow3"
8B8B00 "yellow4"
EEC900 "gold2"
CDAD00 "gold3"
8B7500 "gold4"
FFC125 "goldenrod1"
EEB422 "goldenrod2"
CD9B1D "goldenrod3"
8B6914 "goldenrod4"
FFB90F "DarkGoldenrod1"
EEAD0E "DarkGoldenrod2"
CD950C "DarkGoldenrod3"
8B6508 "DarkGoldenrod4"
FFC1C1 "RosyBrown1"
EEB4B4 "RosyBrown2"
CD9B9B "RosyBrown3"
8B6969 "RosyBrown4"
FF6A6A "IndianRed1"
EE6363 "IndianRed2"
CD5555 "IndianRed3"
8B3A3A "IndianRed4"
FF8247 "sienna1"
EE7942 "sienna2"
CD6839 "sienna3"
8B4726 "sienna4"
FFD39B "burlywood1"
EEC591 "burlywood2"
CDAA7D "burlywood3"
8B7355 "burlywood4"
FFE7BA "wheat1"
EED8AE "wheat2"
CDBA96 "wheat3"

Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 file formats

Exchanging files between previous releases of Microsoft Office and the 2007 Microsoft Office release

Microsoft has added new file formats to Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 to reduce file size, improve security and reliability, and enhance integration with external sources. To help ensure that you can exchange documents between Microsoft Office releases, Microsoft has developed a Compatibility Pack for the Office Word, Office Excel, and Office PowerPoint 2007 File Formats.
The Open XML Formats usher in a new era of openness and transparency for Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Solution developers can take advantage of a host of new integration opportunities to connect documents to important sources of information. Learn more about the Open XML Formats.


Installing the Compatibility Pack

By installing the Compatibility Pack along side of Microsoft Office XP, or Office 2003, you will be able open, edit, save, and create files using the Open XML Formats new to the 2007 Microsoft Office system. Office 2000 users, as well as users of Windows 2000 SP4 and later, can convert Open XML Formats to binary file formats from within Windows Explorer.
Windows users, Office 2000, Office XP, and Office 2003 users: Download the Compatibility Pack.



Resources

Open XML Formats Developer Community
OpenXMLDeveloper.org is a free community to discuss and exchange ideas regarding the development of solutions for the Open XML Formats.

MSDN Online
Learn about XML in Microsoft Office on MSDN. At this site, you will find technical articles, code samples, developer documentation, and multimedia presentations on working with XML in Microsoft Office.

TechNet
IT Professionals can learn about the 2007 Microsoft Office system, as well as discover resources and communities for Microsoft Office applications.