Tired of the default backgrounds in the Zune Software? How about personalising all this with your own image?
Prerequisites
In this tutorial, we will have to edit a DLL file (Dynamic Link Library, in English, Dynamic Link Library) to add our custom background. To do this, we will need Resource Hacker software, which can be downloaded free of charge via this link:
Resource Hacker (32/64 bits) (488.3 KiB, 1,695 downloads)
We also assume that the Zune Software is installed on your PC:
Zune software (32 and 64 bits) (62.0) MiB, 4,386 téléchargements)
Customising the background
Once installed, open Resource Hacker and click on File then Open. Open the following file:
C:\Programs\Zune\ZuneShellResources.dll
In order to avoid any mishandling, take care to make a copy of this dll file.
In the left column, run the files successively RCDATA, FRAMEBACKGROUND00.PNG and 1033.
In the right column, you get a preview of one of the default backgrounds proposed by the Zune Software.
The manipulation will consist of replacing the first of the 10 backgrounds by default. To do this, right-click on 1033 and opt for Replace resource.
Click on the button Open file with new resource and select a sufficiently large background image (at least the current resolution of your screen) and click on Open.
As shown in the screenshot, fill in the 3 text fields:
- Resource Type : RCDATA;
- Resource Name : FRAMEBACKGROUND00.PNG;
- Resource Language : 1033.
To validate, click on Replace. If everything went well, your image appears in the right column. Click on File then on Save to save your DLL file.
Close Resource Hacker and open the Zune Software. At the top right of the window, click on Settings then on Display. Check the second box on the list, either Phyta (the first being Zero is a white background) and admire the result!
To restore the default backgrounds, close the Zune Software, delete the file ZuneShellResources.dll and replace it with your backup copy.
Congratulations: you have just taken a new step in customising your OS!
English (UK)
Yoyoyoy, too good, thanks for the trick
I'm Rt
Great tip, thank you!
Good tip, but impossible to save DLL file.
“Cannot rename original file. Saving cancelled”.
What can I do?
Thank you
This problem also happened to me when writing the tutorial. It seems to me that it was because of a resource hacker: I didn't have the right version to install (it seems to me)...
Thank you Benjalin Denis for your answer and your speed.
My resource hacker version is 3.5.2.84. That’s the last one I found. I keep looking because the original funds are really fade. It'll be cool to be able to change. Please provide me with any useful information. I'm holding you to the juice.
Try to work on a copy of the dll, which will then overwrite the original file (think to make backups before otherwise you will have to reinstall the soft). It is also very important to respect the texts to be entered in the hacker resource.
Thanks for the info, but can't edit the dll file. No change with modification of hacker resource version. Another program could do the same chause? That it uses you? the text entered is the same as on the tuto. ...
Good morning,
I certainly get too late, but I understand, eureka.
First save the named.dll file, then open it with the indicated log, do as it is said in the tutorial, then then save under, where you want as long as you find it, giving it exactly the same name, the same extension. You close everything, then you take the file with the changed images, copy paste into the Zune program, and at the next opening, go to settings and view and choose the background you want. And it works.
Thank you Mr Benjamin Denis
Marcelbille
I didn't understand everything! (I am in the step “and register under” what do I have to do next?
Copying paste into the zune program means what does it mean? The file with the personal wallpaper that I put on my desktop I have to copy and paste it to C:\Programs\Zune\Zune.exe?
I tried it didn't work...
Good morning
When you have changed your file, make “save as” and not “save” which is refused, same name, same extension. Then you take this modified file and put it in Programs Files/Zune, that’s all, there’s no need to open the entire tree, it overwrites the existing file (which you saved, of course). Then when Zune starts, you go to Settings and then go to View, and you choose your background image. I like this Zune, a good alternative to itunes, less functionality, certainly, but nice and fast. Marcelbille
Good morning,
Is there an identical tuto to change the white window background of W7 when we have Aero?