How to Customize Windows 8 metro style background
Windows 8 is a new Operating system,it's final release sheduled in October.Windows 8 has Metro style .We can customize this background using resource hacker.
This is a Ordinary metro background
This is simple preview of Windows 8 after editing
How to edit Windows 8 metro style
Open Windows 8 Directory.Windows---System32---imagers.dll file
Open it using Resource Hacker
You can see 4510,4511,4512,4513 etc....
First Download a good wallpaper
4510---1033 is 188 x 188 png file ,resolution is 188 x188 pixel.Resize your wallpaper to
188 x188.Resize your wallpaper to 188 x 188 resolution and save it.
Click on Action (On top bar)
Replace other Resources
Select a PNG file (Your Wallpaper resized 188 x188)
Resource Type:PNG
Resource Name: 4510
If you edit 4512 then it's name 4512,if you modify 4514 then name it as 4514
Then click on Replace
4511 is 2000 x400 pixel file
4512 is 3000 x 600
4513 is 3500 x 800 pixel
4514 is 896 x 674 pixel file
Resize your wallpaper to above size (resolution) and save it.
Edit all file you should keep the file size and resolution .
After editing save it .
Restart your computer select any Linux OS ,copy imagers.dl file to System32 folder.When you save your file you will get two files
1.Imagers.dll
2.Imagers.old.dll
You can use Imagers.old.dll as backup.Renamed it as imagers.dll and copy to System32 folder.On Windows 8 and Windows 7 you can't copy this file.Use other operatins sysytem to copy this file
if you have any problem please ask to me.
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