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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gudaya" data-source="post: 9453380" data-attributes="member: 160604"><a href="http://www.hack7mc.com/2009/02/theme-media-center-changing-background.html" target="_blank">Theme Media Center: Changing the Background</a>by <a href="http://www.hack7mc.com/author/admin/" target="_blank">Michael Healy</a> @ 6:55 am on February 10th, 2009 in <a href="http://www.hack7mc.com/category/themes" target="_blank">themes</a> with <a href="http://www.hack7mc.com/2009/02/theme-media-center-changing-background.html#comments" target="_blank">41 Comments</a> Wait! There’s an easier way. <a href="http://www.hack7mc.com/2010/04/changing-media-centers-background-with-media-center-studio.html" target="_blank">Check out our newer article</a> on using Media Center Studio to change the background.Everyone  wants to stand apart from the crowd, unfortunately Media Center doesn’t  allow you to easily change the appearance of your setup. Windows 7 may  have added better support for themes but Media Center has still ended up  stuck with “boring blue.” There is hope though, it may not be easy but  you can alter the look of your Media Center interface.<a href="http://www.hack7mc.com/wp-content/uploads/ahref/4.bp.blogspot.com/new_background5B105D.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.hack7mc.com/wp-content/uploads/hack7mc.dreamhosters.com/new_background_thumb5B55D.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Step One: Backup Your Files!!The  first thing you should do is go to “C:\Windows\ehome” and and make two  copies of the file “ehres.dll”. Save one to a folder for editing and  save the other somewhere safe just in case you want to undo your  changes.You also need to apply <a href="http://www.hack7mc.com/wp-content/plugins/download-monitor/download.php?id=14" target="_blank">this registry file</a>.  Download the file to your machine and double-click to apply the fix to  your machine. Once you’ve done that right-click the original file and  select “Take Ownership”. This allows the file to be replaced later on.Step Two: Get an ImageYou  need an image to use for the background. The default is 500 pixels wide  by 300 pixels high (500×300) but you can use images of varying height.  This allows for high definition 1080p and 720p files to replace that  boring low-res blue. For this guide lets use this image which can be  downloaded from the author below:<a href="http://phil2001.deviantart.com/art/Homeworld-111921940" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.hack7mc.com/wp-content/uploads/hack7mc.dreamhosters.com/01798_homeworld_1920x1080_thumb5B25D.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>(“Homeworld” – <a href="http://phil2001.deviantart.com/art/Homeworld-111921940" target="_blank">Made by phil2001 of DeviantArt</a>)Step Three: Insert into the ”ehres.dll” fileTo edit the ehres.dll file a resource editor is required. For this guide you should download <a href="http://www.bome.com/Restorator/" target="_blank">Restorator</a>.  The program isn’t free but does have a 30 trial availalbe for download.  This editor allows you to view png files inside the dll file and works  on x86 and x64 machines.Once inside Restorator open the ehres.dll  file you have copied to be edited. Expand the “RCData” section and  scroll down until you find “Common.Animated.Background.png”. Right-click  the file and select “assign > assign to” from the menu. Then browse  to and select the background file you want to use.<a href="http://www.hack7mc.com/wp-content/uploads/ahref/4.bp.blogspot.com/restorator5B75D.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.hack7mc.com/wp-content/uploads/hack7mc.dreamhosters.com/restorator_thumb5B35D.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Once that is complete save the file.Step Four: Replace the original “ehres.dll”Once  you have your edited file (and your backup!) copy the edited file from  where you have it saved and paste it into the “C:\Windows\ehome”  directory replacing the old one. Remember you must have the “Take  Ownership” <a href="http://www.hack7mc.com/wp-content/plugins/download-monitor/download.php?id=14" target="_blank">registry fix</a> applied to this file to allow it to be replaced.Step Five: Launch Media CenterNow  you should be able to launch Media Center and see your new background  in place. The animated portions of the background will not have been  changed, however. To change these you must replace  “common.background.layer1.png”, “common.background.layer2.png” and  “common.background.layer3.png”. These are the files that are loaded onto  the screen to make it appear animated.<a href="http://www.hack7mc.com/wp-content/uploads/ahref/4.bp.blogspot.com/2-18-2009+8-16-10+AM.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.hack7mc.com/wp-content/uploads/hack7mc.dreamhosters.com/2-18-2009+8-16-10+AM.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>That’s  all there is to changing your Media Center background! Keep in touch  with Hack7MC for future theme guides for Windows 7 Media Center.  Hopefully, this article will be the first of many to come.</blockquote>

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