The Pros and Cons of Online Money-Making Business

<div class="MsoNormal"> Hundreds, or even thousands, of unusual businesses are now available online. Some of those jobs are not very unusual because they are basically ordinary jobs that are made online. If you try to make money online by publishing advertisements, copywriting or writing articles, and selling stuff, you are performing those less unusual jobs. There are, however, some jobs that are rather unusual because they are relatively new. If you know that by simply playing games you can earn a lot of money, you will be surprised how unusual an online business can be.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> All of those businesses have their pros and cons. If you seriously want to earn money from those online businesses, you have to know their pros and cons. The following are the pros and cons of the two most popular features of online money-making businesses that are either unusual or more usual.<o:p></o:p></div> <ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1"> <li class="MsoNormal"><b>Working at Home<o:p></o:p></b></li> </ol> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;"> Most online businesses don’t require you to visit a particular place outside your home. You can do all of your business activities at the convenience of your home. This is possibly the most popular advantage that is mentioned by hundreds of websites when they talk about online money-making business. It is truly a big advantage because when you work at home, you can take care of your household needs while you attend your works, you can effectively slash your transportation expenses, and you don’t have to waste your valuable time on the road. Working at home is also very neat because you can immediately work on your job after you get up from bed without having to groom your body first.<o:p></o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;"> However, do you think that working at home is totally advantageous? Well, there is actually a disadvantage if you stay at home all the time. Remember that you are a social person. You need to meet your colleagues in person to interact with them, to talk with them, to do fun activities with them, and to quarrel with them. Working at home deteriorates your social life because you don’t have a chance to meet your coworkers in person. Don’t talk about Facebook because virtual encounter gives much blander sensation from that given by physical encounter.<o:p></o:p></div> <ol start="2" style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1"> <li class="MsoNormal"><b>Fun<o:p></o:p></b></li> </ol> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;"> Trying new games and getting money is fun. Playing online casino games and winning the bet is also fun. And if you calculate the amount of money that you get from those online activities, you will be surprised because it may be two or three times bigger than the amount of money that you earn from your ordinary job. What makes those activities even more amusing is that even children can do them. When you become a game tester and you earn money from that job, you will immediately think that you have wasted your entire life to go to school and to earn degree from your college, which is obviously not profitable.<o:p></o:p></div> <br /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt;"> You may think that this fun thing is an advantage of doing business online. However, remember that it can also be a disadvantage. Do you remember that guy who died after playing a game persistently for two weeks? Now you know that being a game tester can be a life-threatening job. Because there is no formal qualification to be a game tester, even your children can do that job. Your children may be stronger and can resist this life-threatening effect effectively; however, once they earn the money, they will start to think, “Why should I go to school that doesn’t give me money if I can earn money by playing game?” In a liberal world, that creative thought may not be a problem; however, unfortunately, the world is still teeming with conservative parents who don’t want their children to miss their class.<o:p></o:p></div>

The Pros and Cons of Online Money-Making Business

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Download Kelk 2010, the Ultimate Arabic, Persian and Urdu Calligraphy Software for Windows

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3hqGUKE-ZOXuDPeh7Z6txC_vM_qsJcQ56SflGFS17BYLybasHM2S8ilvGuQ_pkUKNDnOlEurYsZdEWoiHM3IjXYLBL24YuqE9k4cYgP_Jv3-pFlos0Y07vvNXoTLZosj2aRxhG-bB9k/s1600/download-kelk.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3hqGUKE-ZOXuDPeh7Z6txC_vM_qsJcQ56SflGFS17BYLybasHM2S8ilvGuQ_pkUKNDnOlEurYsZdEWoiHM3IjXYLBL24YuqE9k4cYgP_Jv3-pFlos0Y07vvNXoTLZosj2aRxhG-bB9k/s1600/download-kelk.png" width="200" /></a></div> So far, only experts like Hâfiz Osman, Hüseyin Kutlu and Fuat Başar can create beautifully written Arabic calligraphy. You have to be an expert calligrapher (also called khaṭṭaṭ) if you want to be able to create  awesome calligraphy. When creating a calligraphic art, you may use a particular calligraphic style, which can be cursive, such as Naskh or Thuluth, or geometric, such as Kufi.<br /> You may have ever heard those style names when you are looking for Arabic fonts for your computer. Well, there are indeed Naskh and Thuluth fonts, among others, that you can download to your computer. However, because fonts have limitation, They often appear weird and unattractive if you use them to write. Let alone to create calligraphy.<br /> There are indeed some fonts that, to certain extent, can overcome such limitation. Nastaliq, which is used by such popular websites as Wikipedia to display Persian and Urdu pages, is an example of font that seems to have successfully overcome such limitation. However, there are not many fonts like Nastaliq out there. So in a nutshell, there is hardly an effective way to create beautiful Arabic calligraphy by using computer.<br /> <b>Kelk </b>fills this small gap. As a versatile application to create Arabic calligraphy, <b>Kelk </b>has become a masterpiece that is currently matchless. By using this application, you can create beautiful calligraphy with such calligraphic styles as Naskh and Tuluth with no trouble. Even if you don't have any skill in Arabic handwriting, you can always create beautiful calligraphy that can be matched with one created by experts. Kelk is very easy to use and you can master it in no time.<br /> The first version of Kelk that I use is <b>Kelk 2000</b>. Although it is very powerful in creating Arabic calligraphy, the number of styles that it offers is very limited. By using this program, you can create Arabic calligraphy with Naskh, Thuluth, Nastaliq, Shekasteh, and Tahriri styles only. If you want to create Arabic calligraphy with Divani Jali or Divani Khafi styles, I recommend you use <b>Kelk 2010</b> instead. You can download this program from <a href="http://adf.ly/RE5VC">here</a>. The download page is in Arabic. Wait for a while until the page loads and click on a button labeled التحميل العادي.<br /> You can read about the tutorial of using this program <a href="http://toptippers.blogspot.com/2014/08/tips-for-creating-awesome-arabic_25.html">here</a>.<br /> <br /> Update: the link provided seems to be obsolete. Try the following links instead. If the links below are dead, write down your email on the comment below, I'll try to email you the working link<br /> <br /> http://www.4shared.com/rar/7F_7J8Ta/Kelk2010_salhi_.html<br /> http://www.4shared.com/rar/AmjFL0i_/file.html

Download Kelk 2010, the Ultimate Arabic, Persian and Urdu Calligraphy Software for Windows

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Solving Windows 8 blank screen after Booting and Logging on

This article will not be long. It is just my answer to the questions of some of my friends who reported that their screen went blank (black) after logging on Windows 8.<br /> When you log on Windows 8, the next screen that you will see should be the start screen. However, there are users who said that their screen went blank after inputting their password. I have been googling for a while to find the answer for those questions and many of the answers that I found said that the blank screen was due to graphic driver issue.<br /> While hardware driver may be a potential cause, from my experience, there is another cause for that blank screen. And that cause is an antivirus program that I install earlier (I use Avast). If you encounter this problem, my suggestion is that you press Ctrl+Alt+Del so that you can access the task manager and kill the antivirus service that is currently running by using task manager. This solution may not work to everyone since not all antivirus program can be killed by using task manager. After killing the program, use task manager to run explorer.exe (File>Run New Task>explorer.exe)<br /> Another solution that you can use is resetting your Windows 8 and reinstalling all programs that you consider important. To detect which program causes the problem, you may need to restart your computer whenever you finish installing a program. If your computer screen goes blank after installing a particular program, you should know that that program must be the culprit.<br /> If you can affirm that Avast causes the problem, you have to prevent Avast's behavior shield from monitoring explorer.exe and systemsettings.exe. Refer to the following steps to do that.<br /> <br /> <ol> <li>Open Avast user interface</li> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgImGecdSgccuNmFMgFkPIdI0yBjkJvIjvEfFXV3vY0eVdVMlEYOmTkaD31f5B8PI2vm5BEk4ygVZ2jjsGof831FRtl9sZWDeapAn1Pohsc1xEGk-kAEJEqqAs4DGte7oeNJBr-biMzKeY/s1600/avast1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgImGecdSgccuNmFMgFkPIdI0yBjkJvIjvEfFXV3vY0eVdVMlEYOmTkaD31f5B8PI2vm5BEk4ygVZ2jjsGof831FRtl9sZWDeapAn1Pohsc1xEGk-kAEJEqqAs4DGte7oeNJBr-biMzKeY/s320/avast1.png" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <li>Click the Security tab</li> <br /><div style="text-align: center;">  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIuMyQYiVYfuo32v_70kncfEfJ12hfLeiM8zH-mWRc3oZJlCEsgmoAVlf1JCk5GsjDdClA1PA9Oza8zjmjMFIndfuUGIR6N_wFfgHQh7Dp3f38wKdHGsS9r6W1QYr1-8Q3PdwvAxSUtKw/s1600/avast2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIuMyQYiVYfuo32v_70kncfEfJ12hfLeiM8zH-mWRc3oZJlCEsgmoAVlf1JCk5GsjDdClA1PA9Oza8zjmjMFIndfuUGIR6N_wFfgHQh7Dp3f38wKdHGsS9r6W1QYr1-8Q3PdwvAxSUtKw/s320/avast2.png" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <li>Expand the Antivirus section</li> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJ5TeodKndDsUkOUO2HeuCjsWF5BzTZ57u3B69ej6-efBo2yvy-NB93Z6-ZeOgPSovQhrB9W0gF_rx0Xv7RUkdItSQSkU9fO-6s8q-gHV6PdytcRe37W_eEV_t_Lpogfh1-qykYM0NhQ/s1600/avast3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJ5TeodKndDsUkOUO2HeuCjsWF5BzTZ57u3B69ej6-efBo2yvy-NB93Z6-ZeOgPSovQhrB9W0gF_rx0Xv7RUkdItSQSkU9fO-6s8q-gHV6PdytcRe37W_eEV_t_Lpogfh1-qykYM0NhQ/s320/avast3.png" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <li>Click Behavior Shield</li> <br /><div style="text-align: center;">  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSL76nMKiK4mgRtd16KdROx7PoOmAcibufP2fMIYoPK_9I_49PQjTw1zZvVcmnalM3oKP4mJYwRZMRp88kTpRJk-SHPPHmO4Y8YFbozI1rttKa3_JZpAVCrZpFZat0ip4p5DdfE_hunwA/s1600/avast4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSL76nMKiK4mgRtd16KdROx7PoOmAcibufP2fMIYoPK_9I_49PQjTw1zZvVcmnalM3oKP4mJYwRZMRp88kTpRJk-SHPPHmO4Y8YFbozI1rttKa3_JZpAVCrZpFZat0ip4p5DdfE_hunwA/s320/avast4.png" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <li>Click Settings</li> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHAmrzjUJes6Aa0IeMBldAMSKPRrVcLjkDjIIALkK3wnVzlG7D0_5IDwaBFcRnWb3wHx2vsomWbCwBLMHUxI7YI3a44oO_A09NtpZgtqAb6EDEu3ROEyLDbdcq8Ss2C6ZIYIGHq3j0oM/s1600/avast5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHAmrzjUJes6Aa0IeMBldAMSKPRrVcLjkDjIIALkK3wnVzlG7D0_5IDwaBFcRnWb3wHx2vsomWbCwBLMHUxI7YI3a44oO_A09NtpZgtqAb6EDEu3ROEyLDbdcq8Ss2C6ZIYIGHq3j0oM/s320/avast5.png" width="320" /></a></div> <li>Click Trusted Processes and include the following exe files</li> C:\Windows\ImmersiveControlPanel\SystemSettings.exe<br /> C:\Windows\explorer.exe <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUcvVFCVxv8dvBysIL7SOfAxZKK8WSZ29EAYVXTWfnv2U_5W-ezL_MSbD0dqVB4C3WSWGhpXs3K2AM3BkKYl5Vv-bXt6qK5mzg00Q6m-yee03GNsgHbHlYQow9PKbeUj7O3hjxllpSnQ/s1600/avast6.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUcvVFCVxv8dvBysIL7SOfAxZKK8WSZ29EAYVXTWfnv2U_5W-ezL_MSbD0dqVB4C3WSWGhpXs3K2AM3BkKYl5Vv-bXt6qK5mzg00Q6m-yee03GNsgHbHlYQow9PKbeUj7O3hjxllpSnQ/s320/avast6.png" width="320" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div> </ol>

Solving Windows 8 blank screen after Booting and Logging on

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Changing Windows 7 and Windows 8 Desktop Wallpaper Slideshow Based on the Time of the Day

Previously, I have explained about how to <a href="http://windowssupertips.blogspot.com/2013/06/changing-windows-xp-desktop-wallpaper.html">change Windows XP desktop wallpaper slideshow based on the time of the day</a>. Now I will try to do the same procedure on Windows 7 and Windows 8. The procedure that we have applied to Windoes XP will not work on Windows 7 and Windows 8 because there is problem with the code that modifies the Regedit keys. There is actually an effective workaround to deal with this problem; however, when I use it to change the Windows 7's theme, the personalization window always appears. Although there is a batch file that can be used to hide that window automatically, I think that automatic showing and hiding of the personalization window is not cool at all. To overcome this problem, I have to use a third-party application called Winaero Theme Switcher. This small application can change Windows 7's theme and that of Windows 8 silently (i.e. without displaying Personalization window). By using this application and a small vbs file, I can finally apply the same procedure that I have applied to Windows XP to Windows 7 and Windows 8. If you are curious about it, you can perform the following steps.<br /> <ol> <li>Download Winaero Theme Switcher. You can get it from <a href="http://adf.ly/RC700">here</a>. This application is small and free.</li> <li>Create 5 themes by using personalization window and save those themes respectively as Morning, Noon, Afternoon, Evening and Night. It doesn't matter how many wallpapers that you will use for each theme. Use as many wallpapers as you want. Just make sure that those pictures match the theme that contains them. This procedure is relatively easy to do. You should be able to figure it out with no trouble.</li> <li>Now prepare your vbs file. Open Notepad and copy-paste the following code on it.</li> <div> <pre style="background-color: white; border-left-color: rgb(0, 140, 141); border-left-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 0px 5px; font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Liberation Mono', 'DejaVu Sans Mono', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', 'Courier New', monospace, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; max-height: 600px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px 5px 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;"><code style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, Lucida Console, Liberation Mono, DejaVu Sans Mono, Bitstream Vera Sans Mono, Courier New, monospace, serif;">Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") Dim exeName CurrentHour = Hour(Now) If CurrentHour >= 5 And CurrentHour <= 8 Then WshShell.Run "ThemeSwitcher.exe" & " " & "Morning" ElseIf CurrentHour >= 9 And CurrentHour <= 13 Then WshShell.Run "ThemeSwitcher.exe" & " " & "Daytime" ElseIf CurrentHour >= 14 And CurrentHour <= 16 Then WshShell.Run "ThemeSwitcher.exe" & " " & "Afternoon" ElseIf CurrentHour >= 17 And CurrentHour <= 20 Then WshShell.Run "ThemeSwitcher.exe" & " " & "Evening" ElseIf CurrentHour >= 21 And CurrentHour <= 23 Then WshShell.Run "ThemeSwitcher.exe" & " " & "Night" ElseIf CurrentHour >= 0 And CurrentHour <= 4 Then WshShell.Run "ThemeSwitcher.exe" & " " & "Night" End If</span></code></pre> </div> <li>Save the file as a .vbs file (File>Save As...><i>change the</i> "Save as type" <i>option to</i> "All files (*.*)"> <i>use</i> "wallpaperchange.vbs" <i>(without quotation marks) as the file name</i>><i>click</i> Save <i>button</i>).</li> <li>Put the .vbs file in the folder where ThemeSwitcher.exe (Winaero Theme Switcher application) is located.</li> <li>Use Task Scheduler to schedule the activation of this visual basic code. Right click on Task Scheduler Library, right click and choose Create New Task.... To modify the Task Scheduler's settings, refer to the following screenshots:</li> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9iklnlTxIuiBNjfiwUs8NJcOjFJQHMFPq-K7tCyeDEu9KqoQ8CiKRI-zIQ_Y_xgKX3FdVc-Eay_5h58LjXl7SdydahNf055IkOoE-AMUFEO1xMm_LBjyjBJlkSQlyjirra8ChTXgn6ew/s485/tasksched1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9iklnlTxIuiBNjfiwUs8NJcOjFJQHMFPq-K7tCyeDEu9KqoQ8CiKRI-zIQ_Y_xgKX3FdVc-Eay_5h58LjXl7SdydahNf055IkOoE-AMUFEO1xMm_LBjyjBJlkSQlyjirra8ChTXgn6ew/s320/tasksched1.png" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcYREowAORQFX4evyEQePCBElM4eWmALZm2T5dk17_CItR0MXEVYTSdLMQfyctgvkFue_h3US7vFayPsmDszmnOYvLfuXg1g4WE6tpi7IlhNZUZA5JdkuTtM8a3kg4aoJI-8IC8k8zVE/s485/tasksched2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcYREowAORQFX4evyEQePCBElM4eWmALZm2T5dk17_CItR0MXEVYTSdLMQfyctgvkFue_h3US7vFayPsmDszmnOYvLfuXg1g4WE6tpi7IlhNZUZA5JdkuTtM8a3kg4aoJI-8IC8k8zVE/s320/tasksched2.png" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wzGGfQ6MURY0d775tCdm6wh1C_tmmfmBLyKlZtq2u2Cw5qD1JB4wUR4lZjQ1exkM6niNMqWrkSbut_IPet83bWKErxBTPgr98TEG_X55lQ_hPIANmg5C3M5t2gZNgOW7CrMCpmQWczE/s485/tasksched3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wzGGfQ6MURY0d775tCdm6wh1C_tmmfmBLyKlZtq2u2Cw5qD1JB4wUR4lZjQ1exkM6niNMqWrkSbut_IPet83bWKErxBTPgr98TEG_X55lQ_hPIANmg5C3M5t2gZNgOW7CrMCpmQWczE/s320/tasksched3.png" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNhxTnRRNmnEBkncUgMofXDJIN1mlgHesygLXTmWbkrfvShUDwfhAQdkUst70XZeq6JAZ5uB_BV5prBc4-CJbg0sT50GfslXrMopQRK_GDcer4-bGxfKNF8peobL4KLoBjrSGwHr2ono/s485/tasksched4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNhxTnRRNmnEBkncUgMofXDJIN1mlgHesygLXTmWbkrfvShUDwfhAQdkUst70XZeq6JAZ5uB_BV5prBc4-CJbg0sT50GfslXrMopQRK_GDcer4-bGxfKNF8peobL4KLoBjrSGwHr2ono/s320/tasksched4.png" width="320" /></a></div> </ol>

Changing Windows 7 and Windows 8 Desktop Wallpaper Slideshow Based on the Time of the Day

Previously, I have explained about how to  change Windows XP desktop wallpaper slideshow based on the time of the day . Now I will try to do...

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Creating Wallpaper Slideshow for Windows XP and Make the Wallpapers Rotate Based on the Time of the Day

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSeTR5ooJo8flT1XWnFpXOQ2Y1LJUEa42dCS8sN79Szjd07OCwZB5Z-K4C577qjRp85_4Fv_4qntY7Txx5K3O8HnjscUZMVpXitWHsVBhTNek3SH2CzhHc1DOUydSOlmYWUBw_W6E5gm4/s1600/xp-wallpaper.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSeTR5ooJo8flT1XWnFpXOQ2Y1LJUEa42dCS8sN79Szjd07OCwZB5Z-K4C577qjRp85_4Fv_4qntY7Txx5K3O8HnjscUZMVpXitWHsVBhTNek3SH2CzhHc1DOUydSOlmYWUBw_W6E5gm4/s1600/xp-wallpaper.png" width="400" /></a></div> There are many third-party applications that you can use to allow Windows XP to automatically change desktop wallpapers, thereby making it similar to Windows 7. However, in fact, you don't need those applications to enable wallpaper slideshow on Windows XP. By using vbscript, you can create a small visual basic program that changes desktop wallpapers automatically every certain seconds or minutes. You can even use your small program to let Windows alternate between different sets of wallpapers based on the time of the day. So in the morning you can have morning wallpaper slideshow, in the afternoon you have afternoon wallpaper slideshow, and so forth. This time-based wallpaper rotation is a feature that you can never find in any third-party applications (except Stardock Natural Desktop, which is not free). To create this small program and to use it, perform the following steps.<br /> <ol> <li>Prepare 20 BMP images (must be BMP) consisting of 4 morning images, 4 midday images, 4 afternoon images, 4 evening images, and 4 night images. Use Google to collect those images. After you have successfully collected all necessary images, put them in the same folder.</li> <li>Name (rename) the 4 morning images "morning1.bmp, morning2.bmp, morning3.bmp, and morning4.bmp." Use the same nomenclature for naming midday, afternoon, evening, and night images.</li> <li>Open your Notepad. We will be making the needed vbscript program by using this versatile application.</li> <li>Copy the following code and paste it in your Notepad</li> <div> <pre style="background-color: white; border-left-color: rgb(0, 140, 141); border-left-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 0px 5px; font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Liberation Mono', 'DejaVu Sans Mono', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', 'Courier New', monospace, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; max-height: 600px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px 5px 5px 10px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;"><code style="border: 0px; font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Liberation Mono', 'DejaVu Sans Mono', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', 'Courier New', monospace, serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">'creating procedure that changes wallpaper every minute Sub ChangeWallpaperPerMinute () Set obshell = WScript.CreateObject("Wscript.Shell") CurrentHour = Hour(Now) 'determining the number of images for every time of the day-based theme (set the 'maximum' value according to the number of images for every theme) maximum=4 minimum=1 'randomizing the images to be changed Randomize num = Int((maximum-minimum+1)*Rnd+minimum) If CurrentHour >= 5 And CurrentHour <= 8 Then wallpaper = "morning" & num & ".bmp" ElseIf CurrentHour >= 9 And CurrentHour <= 13 Then wallpaper = "midday" & num & ".bmp" ElseIf CurrentHour >= 14 And CurrentHour <= 16 Then wallpaper = "afternoon" & num & ".bmp" ElseIf CurrentHour >= 17 And CurrentHour <= 20 Then wallpaper = "evening" & num & ".bmp" ElseIf CurrentHour >= 21 And CurrentHour <= 23 Then wallpaper = "night" & num & ".bmp" ElseIf CurrentHour >= 0 And CurrentHour <= 4 Then wallpaper = "night" & num & ".bmp" Else WScript.Quit(0) End If obshell.RegWrite "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper",wallpaper obshell.Run "%windir%\System32\RUNDLL32.EXE user32.dll, UpdatePerUserSystemParameters",1,False Set obshell = Nothing End Sub 'end of procedure creation' 'calling procedure to initiate script's action ChangeWallpaperPerMinute 'repeating the calling of procedure do WScript.sleep(60 * 1000) '60 * 1000 means sixty seconds. If the shifting of wallpapers is expected to occur once every ten seconds, change to 10 * 1000 'calling procedure ChangeWallpaperPerMinute Loop</code></pre> </div> <li>Save the file as a .vbs file (File>Save As...><i>change the</i> "Save as type" <i>option to</i> "All files (*.*)"> <i>use</i> "Wallpaper.vbs" <i>(without quotation marks) as the file name</i>><i>click</i> Save <i>button</i>).</li> <li>Put the .vbs file in the folder where you put the already renamed 20 images.</li> <li>Use Windows XP's Scheduled Task to schedule the activation of this program during system logon.</li> <li>This vbs program is activated by vbscript.exe. If you want to deactivate it, simply open task manager and kill vbscript.exe.</li> </ol> <div> Remember that this procedure doesn't work on Windows 7 and Windows 8. If you want to see how to apply time-of-the-day-based wallpaper changing in Windows 7 and Windows 8, go to <a href="http://windowssupertips.blogspot.com/2013/06/changing-windows-7-desktop-wallpaper.html">Changing Windows 7 and Windows 8 Desktop Wallpaper Slideshow Based on the Time of the Day</a>.</div>

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