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Give your Windows Vista desktop a Windows 7 makeover!

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Download the official WIndows 7 wallpapers here and give your Windows Vista PC the WIndows 7 look
By NickO on 19 March 2009

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Following on from the feature in Issue 29 of Windows Vista: The Official Magazine, where we showed you how to make your Windows Vista desktop look and feel like Windows 7, we now have the official Windows 7 wallpapers available to download, right here.

And not only do we have the UK wallpapers, but we also have the US and Australian wallpapers too. To download them, click on each link and right-click -> save target as to save them to your hard drive. Alternatively, download them all at once by going here.

Wallpapers

GB versions

US versions

Australian versions



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RAConnell
Clicking on download link "here" leads to webpage that states otem seems to be missing.
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speciald
That item seems to be missing
Someone may have deleted or moved the item, or you may not have permission to view it. If you have questions about this item, contact the person who created it.
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21/03/09 | 04:59
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NickO
I'm not sure how it managed to move itself to another folder, but I've amended the link to go to the right page now. Regards, Nick
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23/03/09 | 09:55
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lolol232
http://omploader.org/iMWcxeQ

Working link here.
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28/03/09 | 04:07
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James Stables
Hi everyone! Huge interest in the wallpapers has meant we've had to rethink the way it's hosted. Sorry to anyone who has found a dead link, but think we've got it sorted now.
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30/03/09 | 04:41
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ingleshank
What? No kittys? How bout some city scenes. Any how worked 08-06-09.
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09/06/09 | 07:55
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carusen
Speaking of Windows 7 Wallpapers, I've found this cool interview with one of the photographers who worked with Microsoft for Windows 7:
http://www.7tutorials.com/will-austin-about-his-trip-desktop-millions
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