Comments on: Windows 7’s Hidden Secret https://davescomputertips.com/windows-7s-hidden-secret/ Computer Help, Tips, How-to's, and News Thu, 12 Nov 2015 06:48:47 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jason Shuffield https://davescomputertips.com/windows-7s-hidden-secret/#comment-42871 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 02:18:52 +0000 In reply to dan.

I did some research and didn’t have luck finding them online that could be added to your Vista. Microsoft doesn’t offer themes anymore for Windows Vista (that I could find). They do still offer backgrounds which they have many of here: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wallpaper. There are some extra wallpapers in Windows Vista that you might have not known about, I found them on my personal Windows Vista under setup C:WindowsWebWallpaper. You can always search Google for more Vista Themes but make sure to be careful you don’t want to use an unsafe site (search at your own risk). Last thought you might be able to add these to your computer by finding someone who has Windows 7 and save them to a USB drive then transfer them over to your computer, just remember that according to Microsoft the themes will not work in Vista but the wallpapers will. Hope this helped you 🙂

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By: Jason Shuffield https://davescomputertips.com/windows-7s-hidden-secret/#comment-42778 Sun, 15 Mar 2015 16:34:56 +0000 In reply to BruceR.

I found that the File does not show automatically. So once you type in the c:/windows/Globalization/MCT just hit enter and it should go straight to that folder even if it does not show on the search. Glad you where able to find it BruceR.

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By: dan https://davescomputertips.com/windows-7s-hidden-secret/#comment-42767 Sun, 15 Mar 2015 15:06:57 +0000 In reply to dan.

Ooops! I meant to say I have “C:\Windows\Globalization” (not “C:\Windows\Globalization\MCT” ).

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By: dan https://davescomputertips.com/windows-7s-hidden-secret/#comment-42766 Sun, 15 Mar 2015 15:05:01 +0000 Hi Jason,
I do have a “C:\Windows\Globalization\MCT” folder on my Vista PC, but it is empty. I realize this article specified it was for Win 7 but is there any reason I could not add those “MCT-*” folders into it? If so, where would I download them from?
Thanks,
Dan

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By: BruceR https://davescomputertips.com/windows-7s-hidden-secret/#comment-42690 Sat, 14 Mar 2015 20:47:18 +0000 Didn’t work for me until I dropped the \MCT from the search string. Then it showed the MCT folder.

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By: Jim Hillier https://davescomputertips.com/windows-7s-hidden-secret/#comment-42499 Thu, 12 Mar 2015 21:13:22 +0000 In reply to GraveDigger27.

I think every man and his dog would be well aware of the additional online themes by now. But who knew about the hidden MCT folder, I certainly didn’t.

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By: Jason Shuffield https://davescomputertips.com/windows-7s-hidden-secret/#comment-42496 Thu, 12 Mar 2015 19:29:46 +0000 In reply to GraveDigger27.

Yes, I agree with you that would be an easier way to get more themes and wallpapers. But that wouldn’t be as fun as locating this hidden secret ;). I do appreciate you sharing this tip with our readers GraveDigger27. Thanks

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By: GraveDigger27 https://davescomputertips.com/windows-7s-hidden-secret/#comment-42487 Thu, 12 Mar 2015 16:45:49 +0000 While this might be a cool trick, wouldn’t it be easier to just right-click on the desktop, select “Personalize”, select “Get more themes online”, then select “Compatible with Windows 7” and have access to ALL of the themes that Microsoft has available?

Seems easier to do that (and it’s already sorted alphabetically) than wade through folders on your computer. Plus there are over 400 Windows 7-compatible themes available on Microsoft’s site. Pretty sure you’d find something that you would like…

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