How do I set the desktop background on Windows from a script?
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On X Windows I had a cool 'silent-alarm" reminder script that would change my root window (background) color to solid red, just for a few seconds a few moments before changing it back. Is there a way to do this for Windows XP? I'm thinking some kind of scheduled task that uses cscript to set regist…
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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
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This does change the background via command line. Just save this as a bat file. Use bmp or you will have to refresh. Also sets the wallpaper to be stretched. If you take out the wallpaperstyle line it will automatically be centered.
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