[Qxi144]

I like the fact with the custombackground hack you can change your own backgrounds in the Zune software. But typing in the long path and filenames is a pain sometimes. So after experimenting, I found a way to change it without using the background custom hack.

This probably only works on Windows XP (don't have vista), so use/try at own risk!!!!!

I have a .reg file I edit and place my jpg that I want. Note that I don't have the custombackground hack on, but this still works.
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Zune\Shell]
"BackgroundImage"="file://c:\\temp\\2.jpg"
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If you save that as test.reg (or whatever) and run it, it will change the background to whatever is after file:// (in this case the jpeg named 2.jpg in the c:\temp dir)

At this time I'm trying to write a script that automatically adds the image path and name and imports it to the registry (but alas this will take me some time as the last languages I programmed was cobol, rpg II and basic). I am trying to make it read the jpgs, pick one, import it, then execute zune software. Each time I run it, it will pick the next image in the directory sequentially.

So someone out there with some skill could write a simple program that reads a directory of .jpgs and keeps track of which one, the imports this info in the registry. So if someone can come up with a program, would make alot of people happy, especially is they can choose whatever picture they want without type c:\myfiles\here\images\jpegs\this_background.jpg

Anyone want to give it a try?