Your Desktop Screenshot

[defender]

To make one in windows just press the "Print Screen" button that is to the right of F12. Then you can use your fav graphic program to start a new file and paste the image which is in the clipboard to the program. Save as a gif or jpg. Find a place to upload it and display it here. You can use the CAG gallery if you have to but you will not be able to display it inline in this thread. Anyways...

Here is mine:

http://www.domado.com/desktop.gif

[bignick]

Here is mine:

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/5471/Desktop3.jpg

Edit: I made it smaller, you happy now?

[tenzor]

here is mine:
http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v252/tenzor/desktop_june.jpg

[tenzor]

here is mine:
http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v252/tenzor/desktop_june.jpg

[defender]

dang guys you could have resized them first.

[Wshakspear]

seriously, either resize your post, or resize that xxl pic to fit right :)

[eldad9]

No desktop background - I need all the RAM I
can get to keep 40 browser tabs open at once.

Besides, I always work with maximized windows.

I have a little collection of wallpaper images, I just never use them as wallpapers.

[guyver2077]

http://cypherpunk.us/~guyver2077/1.jpg

[guyver2077]

yea i usually have a black background but just put any background for the screenshot

[Alpha2]

mine:
http://lensflare.ecau.net/misc/desktop043004.jpg

[janglypangly]

hey here is mine........my dad let my sis pick the background,seriously :x

[img]

[janglypangly]

awww how do u put a bitmap image on here:-(!

[Alpha2]

Bitmaps are kinda on the FREAKINGHUGE side so they might have disabled them here. Either post as a gif,jpg or post a link to the pic.

[defender]

You should open the bitmap in a graphics program. You can use MS PAINT and then resize and then SAVE AS...you can then choose a new file format like JPG or GIF.

[catacasa]

My work one.
http://www.lapcat.org/images/new_images/BG_spiderman.jpg

[alongx]

mine:
http://lensflare.ecau.net/misc/desktop043004.jpg

what's that graphic in your background of?

[Smell]

http://apotheosis.tv/files/untitled87.JPG


that is mine yah

[Wshakspear]

guyver277...love that 4 hot sluts icon :)

[guyver2077]

lol it took someone long enough to notice lol


o and hell yea.,..hurricane above

[PsyClerk]

First, you guys have some seriously busy desktops. I couldn't stand that.

Second, I would hide my porn :P

Third, here's mine:

http://home.nc.rr.com/clerk/images/desk.jpg

[Rodego]

I don't use a background

[Alpha2]

what's that graphic in your background of?

It's my website mascot, Beta. I draw my own BGs for my comp.

This was my old one:
http://lensflare.ecau.net/misc/desktop042904.jpg

As for Busy desktops, I like having my games and most used icons there so I dont have to hunt through menus to find them because I really hate the way XP handles file folders, I really could stand to loose a few but I never know when I'll need them so I just made a new image that wouldnt be obscured as much. I keep some of my lesser stuff like FTP, Spybot and antivirus in the start menu.

[puyopuyo]

I don't know how to post a pic, but I'm using a nice illustration of Yuna from FFX-2. Never played the game, but the picture is beautiful.

Does anybody else here run a Mac?

[alongx]

Alpha2, I have to say, I really like your artwork.

I like my desktops completely clean - I put all of my icons in the QuickLaunch toolbar. And a lot of the programs I use just stay in the start menu's "recent programs" list, so i don't need dozens of icons. My desktop:
http://www.andrewlong.150m.com/desktop.jpg

[bignick]

ya, lots of icons on the desktop suck.

[Rodego]

Alpha2, I have to say, I really like your artwork.

Yeah, that is pretty sweet

[wlau]

Looks like I'm one of the only ones here that actually likes to use the quick launch toolbar.

http://64.177.2.145/mydesktop.jpg

[defender]

I dont see a point in a clean desktop. It should be cluttered either but its a desktop for your stuff that you need fast.

[tcrash247]

I change mine a lot, but Kylie Minogue is on my desktop right now.
http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v288/tcrash247/desktop.jpg

[nneace]

Looks like I'm one of the only ones here that actually likes to use the quick launch toolbar.

http://64.177.2.145/mydesktop.jpg
how do you add programs that are already installed onto the quicklaunch?

[alongx]

I dont see a point in a clean desktop. It should be cluttered either but its a desktop for your stuff that you need fast.

If I find a piece of art that I want to look at, I don't want a bunch of hideous icons covering it up. I use quick launch to quickly launch my programs. And all of my files I keep on a separate harddrive from my Windows installation, so it's not like I'd store them on the desktop, no matter how often I use them

[Alpha2]

I used to use the quick launnch bar but it kept taking up so much space on the bottom so when I'd have like 4 or more internet windows or applications open it was a bitch and half to switch between them because the bars would be too small for the labels to say which was what...

[defender]

Yeah I like a nice looking desktop image but to be fair...how often does your computer sit with just the desktop?

I like artwork on my desktop and then I place all my icons around that. I try not to get an image thats too overbearing on the desktop because then I cant see any icons..or the image. As you see from my desktop image...I keep Brooke clean.

[redgopher]

http://redgopher.com/gallery/albums/album05/home062604.sized.jpg

More here:

http://redgopher.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=album05

[Cracka]

http://cheapassgamer.com/forum/album_pic.php?pic_id=496


and yes the car is made of wood! WOO WOOOO!

[wlau]

how do you add programs that are already installed onto the quicklaunch?

All you have to do is drag and drop into the quicklaunch toolbar.

I used to use the quick launnch bar but it kept taking up so much space on the bottom so when I'd have like 4 or more internet windows or applications open it was a bitch and half to switch between them because the bars would be too small for the labels to say which was what...

I agree...which is why I keep my quick launch toolbar as short as possible with only programs I use on a daily basis.

[alongx]

redgopher, how do you get that "crash on loading" screen to come up (like in your gallery)? there was a program that i used to change the start button label and startup/shutdown screens for windows 98, but i can't even remember what the name of it was anymore.

[Alpha2]

I like the way Redgopher is using his quicklaunch, thats acutally the first time I've ever seen it like that! I just dont like the way it floats though, too easy for me to push off the screen or resize by accident.

I think I was spoiled by my old Mac at work with OS 8, I literally had 3 icons on the desktop and thats all I ever needed because the way the file structure worked gave me easier access and less needless diging to get to applications I needed, it was rare that anything was more than 2 or 3 clicks away. Plus it was more pleasing to the eye.

[defender]

Yo redgopher...I really want to know how you got that box of little icons on your desktop. I would LOVE to do that.

[dafoomie]

http://home.comcast.net/~dafoomie/desktop.jpg

Background changes but no clutter. How do people find anything when their entire desktop is filled with icons?

[defender]

I figured it out...I like it MUCH better...I added all my quick shortcuts to it.

[Cracka]

well share the secret FOOL!

[redgopher]

Yo redgopher...I really want to know how you got that box of little icons on your desktop. I would LOVE to do that.

It is a program made by Aladdin Systems (known for StuffIt) called DragStrip. You can download it from their site, and if you're.. um.. less moral than some of us... you can get a serial for it. It's a great program. I have it really minimalized, so you can have like tabs for lots of pages of icons, its really sweet.

EDIT: Here's a link: http://www.aladdinsys.com/win/dragstrip/index.html

[wlau]

well share the secret FOOL!

Make sure your taskbar is not locked...then just drag and drop your quick launch toolbar onto the desktop.

[Cracka]

WOO WOOOO!

[Alpha2]

You can download it from their site, and if you're.. um.. less moral than some of us... you can get a serial for it.

Holy crap! it was so easy to find I actually feel bad for them. Maybe I'll just buy the thing next time I'm in manhattan....

[swetooth9]

http://img49.photobucket.com/albums/v149/swetooth9/Signatures/my_desktop.jpg

pretty basic, but i like it

p.s. sorry its so big...i didnt have dimensions to compare it to :oops:

[defender]

I didnt need a program.

First make sure your taskbar is NOT locked...you can right click the taskbar for that.

Then turn on the Quick Launch which again is a right click on the task bar...

Now drag the quick launch off the taskbar (you do this by clickin the left side of the quick launch text)

Now just drag any shortcuts into the quick launch window and place it where you want to..you can resize it too.

[redgopher]

I didnt need a program.

First make sure your taskbar is NOT locked...you can right click the taskbar for that.

Then turn on the Quick Launch which again is a right click on the task bar...

Now drag the quick launch off the taskbar (you do this by clickin the left side of the quick launch text)

Now just drag any shortcuts into the quick launch window and place it where you want to..you can resize it too.

But you can't change the color, or hide the titlebar, or have multiple "pages" of icons or have tabs for those pages, etc, etc.

[pimp_daddy_smurf]

man you guys are crazy- i right click, arange icons by, show desktop icons. easy as that and all of your icons have dissapeared.......to get them back redo that process and its easy if you wanna show-off your sweet desktop to some friends

[defender]

I didnt need a program.

First make sure your taskbar is NOT locked...you can right click the taskbar for that.

Then turn on the Quick Launch which again is a right click on the task bar...

Now drag the quick launch off the taskbar (you do this by clickin the left side of the quick launch text)

Now just drag any shortcuts into the quick launch window and place it where you want to..you can resize it too.

But you can't change the color, or hide the titlebar, or have multiple "pages" of icons or have tabs for those pages, etc, etc.

I dont need all that.

[PsyClerk]

I arrange the hell out of my Start menu so I don't have to hunt for programs and I don't have a cluttered desktop.

Of course, I have worked on a few machines for people where they had so many icons on the desktop, the desktop would actually scroll so you could see all the icons.

[gamefreak117]

heres mine, but after the JPEG convertion, its blurrier..


http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-6/747293/FoShoWallpaperx.JPG

[defender]

You must have compressed the image too much to mess it up that bad.

[Wet Ninja]

Here's mine on my Win98 desktop. I open most of my programs through the Start menu or via keyboard shortcuts, so I took the minimalist approach. I love that picture; it's so peaceful.

http://members.cox.net/thomassonw/desktop.jpg

On my XP laptop, I just use the default Gateway background because it's a Tablet PC; I rotate the screen to portrait mode a lot, so if I use a background that isn't designed for it, it will look distorted.

[jmcc]

Just a related note: MS offers a free wallpaper changer (for WinXP. There might be one for other windowsz, but I'm not sure): http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/A/4/4A445A53-7E5A-44EF-A105-78809D9726D3/powertoys_wpchanger.exe

[jmcc]

For reference, I use that program and just point it to my Falcoon folder, so I've got a new wallpaper every day of the year. Some favorites:

1 (http://falcoon.hp.infoseek.co.jp/images/top820.jpg)
2 (http://falcoon.hp.infoseek.co.jp/images/top821.jpg)
3 (http://falcoon.hp.infoseek.co.jp/images/top834.jpg)
4 (http://falcoon.hp.infoseek.co.jp/images/top836.jpg)
5 (http://falcoon.hp.infoseek.co.jp/images/top954.jpg)
6 (http://falcoon.hp.infoseek.co.jp/images/top968.jpg)
7 (http://falcoon.hp.infoseek.co.jp/images/top999.jpg)
8 (http://falcoon.hp.infoseek.co.jp/images/top1100.jpg) (somewhat visible nipples in this one. Look out if you're at work.)

[Graystone]

I am not on my normal desktop but this is a link to my always chaging desktop


http://isaac.exploratorium.edu/~pauld/antarctica/iceblueroof.jpeg

[xzafixz]

http://www.geocities.com/xzafireinsidexz/background.jpg

I can't stand anything to be on my desktop.

[Wshakspear]

are there any higher resolutions #6's out there? i love JSR

[Mr_Happy]

http://s93292507.onlinehome.us/Screenshot.jpg (http://s93292507.onlinehome.us/Screenshot.png)
Click for full-size.

[jmcc]

are there any higher resolutions #6's out there? i love JSR

God, I wish there was. I love JSR too and it's a good pic. When it comes up I just have to set it to center.

[epobirs]

I'm not sure but I'm told on job interviews I have a shady background. So it's hard to offer an image.

[MisterRaven]

I'm not sure but I'm told on job interviews I have a shady background. So it's hard to offer an image.

Well played! :applause:

[Wshakspear]

are there any higher resolutions #6's out there? i love JSR

God, I wish there was. I love JSR too and it's a good pic. When it comes up I just have to set it to center.

That makes me sad. I no longer can find the XBN #1 cover that i scanned at a super high rate and edited all the XBN stuff off.

BTW, my resolution at home is 1600x1200...i dont find too many fitting wallpapers anyways :)

[Lootr2Core]

Wow this is a pretty good thread, nice Defender! Got some great ideas to spruce up my computer (the quick launch thing) and some spiffy artwork.

:applause:

[epobirs]

I'm not sure but I'm told on job interviews I have a shady background. So it's hard to offer an image.

Well played! :applause:

THank you, thank you. I'm here through eternity.

[zewone]

Got it now
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-6/760310/desk.JPG

[defender]

C:\Documents and Settings\Robert\My Documents\My Pictures\desk.jpg

lol omg that's funny

[Larsin]

Here's mine

http://teamesp.net/ronniewrecked/desktop.jpg

[swetooth9]

didnt work :(

[Alpha2]

Sweet Tron Bonne pic! I remember downloading that a while back, but I forgot where I got it.

[rimsforsale]

www.imageshack.us

post your pics there, then it has a link all made out for you to post here.

[Moxio]

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/6178/pwnz0r5.th.jpg (http://img13.imageshack.us/my.php?loc=img13&image=pwnz0r5.jpg)

[davidmt]

Here's mine:

http://homepage.mac.com/davidmt/.Public/snapshot1.jpg

[Moxio]

Got it now
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-6/760310/desk.JPG

Agh WAY too much ass O_O

[SpookyD]

http://img17.imageshack.us/my.php?loc=img17&image=Untitled-1copy46.jpg

[vanlandw]

http://vanlandw.no-ip.com/images/cag.jpg

[SneakyPenguin]

http://images3.deviantart.com/i/2004/172/d/2/My_current_desktop.jpg

Made by me.

[Alpha2]

Agh WAY too much ass O_O

Actually that looks like juuuuust enough. :D

[thematrixhasyou]

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/9583/untitled10.gif

kinda plain but that is my favorite band so i like it

[LoganDX]

minehttp://img2.imageshack.us/img2/4300/Clip4.jpg....

[jimbodan]

http://img24.photobucket.com/albums/v71/Jimbodan/other/desktop1.jpg

I just love the tears and look on Kobe's face, absolutely priceless, especially for a King's fan.

[guyver2077]

http://img24.photobucket.com/albums/v71/Jimbodan/other/desktop1.jpg

I just love the tears and look on Kobe's face, absolutely priceless, especially for a King's fan.

lmao... superb

[redgopher]

minehttp://img2.imageshack.us/img2/4300/Clip4.jpg....

HO-OOOO!

[mojoman]

http://www.vibrahost.com/imagehost/uploads/Desktop.JPG

[gamefreak117]

heres my current desktop*, as of now..

* click to enlarge, opens a page in a new window.

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-6/760219/X-Desk.JPG (http://www.angelfire.com/games5/xboxroxor117/xtremez.html)

:)

[godhatesjustyou]

http://img22.photobucket.com/albums/v67/godhatesjustyou/The%20rest%20of%20it/desktop.jpg
always with the Gorillaz.

[gamefreak117]

http://img22.photobucket.com/albums/v67/godhatesjustyou/The%20rest%20of%20it/desktop.jpg
always with the Gorillaz.

lol, wuts with the new folders? :?

heh, I like those funny replacement icons :)

[HYDE]

http://gaming.z32.com/images/desktop.jpg

I like it clean! I also put together the Silver XP theme variant you see. No Windows branding here.

[godhatesjustyou]

i get too lazy to name my folders, so i just leave it as "New Folder". but i still know what is in which folder though.

[zewone]

Agh WAY too much ass O_O

Actually that looks like juuuuust enough. :D

There is never too much Vida Guerra ass! :D

[Barnolde]

Click:
http://www.geocities.com/Barnolde/Desktop.txt

[fieldkillah]

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/5301/bg24.jpg

[pimp_daddy_smurf]

im too lazy to do this but i got this real sexy pic of carmen electra as my wallpaper.........im kinda looking for a really sexy michael jackson one though(NOT) or a cool threads of fate one

[Tennisjon2002]

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/5849/Untitled-1copy66.jpg

[Storamin]

Nothing special... just my car. I like to look at my baby more than most women. Pathetic, isn't it?

http://img4.imgspot.com/u/04/179/03/Desktop.jpg

[spidey]

http://home.earthlink.net/~amazingspidey/images/CAG/screenie.JPG

[moe11888]

gamefreak117, where did you get that awsome taskbar? I love it.

[alongx]

http://gaming.z32.com/images/desktop.jpg

I like it clean! I also put together the Silver XP theme variant you see. No Windows branding here.

How'd you make the theme with the different Start icon?

[HYDE]

alongx: It's been a while, but you'll first need Resource Hacker

http://www.users.on.net/~johnson/resourcehacker/

Then you'll need to read tutorials from there. There's a few odd steps, like deleting the prefetch copy of explorer.exe among other things (if I remember correctly), so if you're squeamish about it, it's best to buy one of those style mod programs. I did my work with a hacked uxtheme.dll and resource hacker as I used the default windows theme as a base. Keep in mind though - every time you windows update, with this method, your explorer.exe gets hosed and you have to do it all over again. My start menu also says Hadoken vertically instead of Windows XP, also doable with Resource Hacker (it's a graphic replacement). Poke around here too http://www.themexp.org/

[dragonzknight]

http://img50.photobucket.com/albums/v153/dragonz510/Tila.jpg
can't get enough of tila

[captainfrizo]

Here's my desktop.

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/3432/Desktop4.jpg

[Moxio]

^ Nice wallpaper. You make?

[captainfrizo]

Sadly, no. I have no artistic skills at all. I downloaded it.

[AlCaponeXB]

http://members.cox.net/alcaponexb/desktop6-28-04.jpg

[alongx]

alongx: It's been a while, but you'll first need Resource Hacker

http://www.users.on.net/~johnson/resourcehacker/

Then you'll need to read tutorials from there. There's a few odd steps, like deleting the prefetch copy of explorer.exe among other things (if I remember correctly), so if you're squeamish about it, it's best to buy one of those style mod programs. I did my work with a hacked uxtheme.dll and resource hacker as I used the default windows theme as a base. Keep in mind though - every time you windows update, with this method, your explorer.exe gets hosed and you have to do it all over again. My start menu also says Hadoken vertically instead of Windows XP, also doable with Resource Hacker (it's a graphic replacement). Poke around here too http://www.themexp.org/

Thanks for the tip! I appreciate it.

[gamefreak117]

gamefreak117, where did you get that awsome taskbar? I love it.

http://www.themexp.org/search.php?view=search&mode=simple&string=xbox&op= descrip&search_themexp=Search&search_themexp=Searc h

I think that was where I got it, it was months ago. Just scroll down the page a little.. there are a lot more selections. :roll:

[Cornfedwb]

Holy hell AlCapone.. I don't know if I've ever seen a Start center with that many damn icons.. you know you can remove those correct? :P

[Moxio]

^ That could explain why his desktop has only the minimum reqs of shortcuts.

[rimsforsale]

http://img22.photobucket.com/albums/v67/godhatesjustyou/The%20rest%20of%20it/desktop.jpg
always with the Gorillaz.

looks like mine, naruto is tite, im on ep 85 and you play Warcraft III:FT too? whats your handle? im Greenstuff on west server.

[carlagyrl]

my computer background check out my gallarey
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[rimsforsale]

a little off topic but i had to add that i see alot of win98 and 2000s here and i am suprised, i bearly switch to xp 2 months ago and 98se was much more haxxor resistant. its too bad that MS is taking it off their support list soon. (this nov so i was told)

[epobirs]

a little off topic but i had to add that i see alot of win98 and 2000s here and i am suprised, i bearly switch to xp 2 months ago and 98se was much more haxxor resistant. its too bad that MS is taking it off their support list soon. (this nov so i was told)

I cannot imagine what give you that impression. The majority of compromises are to the IE code base. The bulk of this, holes and all, is identical for Win9x and the newer NT-derivatives. Also there were numerous Win9x holes in functions that are performed so differently under Win2K/XP that the same compromise didn't work there.

You don't see as much Win9x specific stuff because that field has been largely played out. There isn't any glory in reporting new holes in a product with a declining user base. Likewise there is little interest in performing new Win9x exploits because using that severely date platform is punishment in of itself. I was pretty happy when I first installed a Mephis Beta seven years ago and saw all the little improvements over Win95 but that was seven friggin' years ago. I'm far too attached to the greater sophistication and functionality of 2K/XP to ever go back. I don't spend a lot of time worrying about security holes except in terms of my more gullible clients. I've never had a successful compromise against any of my systems but I can't be there to protect against social engineering which exploits the single biggest unpatchable security hole.

[godhatesjustyou]

http://img22.photobucket.com/albums/v67/godhatesjustyou/The%20rest%20of%20it/desktop.jpg
always with the Gorillaz.

looks like mine, naruto is tite, im on ep 85 and you play Warcraft III:FT too? whats your handle? im Greenstuff on west server.

yeah, i play wc3. my sn is LongStarrr on west also, just talk to me whenever i play. i mostly play custom though, but i do decent on a real game.

[st0neface]

http://img4.exs.cx/img4/7681/desktop74.jpg

I bet you can't guess what my screensaver and AIM avatars are.

[Defensor]

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v286/aceofvsse/GAF/323desk3.jpg

[godhatesjustyou]

hey Defensor, who is that in your avatar?

[Captain Inertia]

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v347/russjw3/dsktp.jpg

[bignick]

This oen is from one of my desktops:

http://img19.exs.cx/img19/8690/desktop45.jpg

[Gameboy415]

Here's my awesome desktop. I've tried changing it like a million times but something draws me back to this madness.

http://www.angelfire.com/hero/gameboy415/BG.jpg[/img]

[Freezingcoffee]

http://members.cox.net/creamedcoffee/desktop

the common fake me out mac, goes with my ipod :o

[GuilewasNK]

Everyone has cool WP's (loved the ladies), but I had to kick it OLD SCHOOL! Here's mine!
http://home.earthlink.net/~mlseaton/images/My%20WP.jpg

[guyver2077]

http://img50.photobucket.com/albums/v153/dragonz510/Tila.jpg
can't get enough of tila

lol did you guys check out the gba's with her on it...

http://profile.myspace.com/users/83475

scroll down a lil and you will see em

[SneakyPenguin]

Figured I'd bump this with my new desktop.

http://img4.exs.cx/img4/392/background37.jpg

[deathcabforcutie]

http://img8.exs.cx/img8/2504/BG9.jpg

dont act supprised

[Goodwill Hunter]

The desktop pic on my laptop is the business end of my gameroom...that way I don't leave home without it :D

http://members.aol.com/a54br9/test/GWHFRONT.jpg

Rich

[hasaki_cb]

http://www.misterdotnet.com/desktop_th.png (http://www.misterdotnet.com/desktop.png)

I like it clean if you couldn't tell.

[willardhaven]

Here's mine... I just did that quicklaunch thing, it's nice...
http://www.boomspeed.com/williamhaven/wallpaper.jpg