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the annoying user picture

#1 Post by mattbiernat » Sun Nov 01, 2009 8:09 am

anyway to remove annoying user account picture from the start menu? in vista i was able to select windows classic start menu w/o that ugly picture, this option is gone in windows 7. anybody found a trick to get around it?

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#2 Post by RealBlackStuff » Sun Nov 01, 2009 5:52 pm

For the short time I used W7 (RC Ultimate), I had installed it with myself as the only user with full admin rights.
There was not even a login screen, it booted straight to the desktop.
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#3 Post by Harryc » Sun Nov 01, 2009 6:06 pm

Take at look at the link below. It describes the location of the account pictures. It seems to me that if you create a blank .bmp file and put it in that location and select it as your account picture then you'll be a happy camper.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/51 ... hange.html

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#4 Post by Nolonemo » Tue Nov 03, 2009 5:17 pm

Go to the Users in Control Panel, there is an option something like "change my picture." Once you click on that link you will be taken to a selection of canned pictures, there is a link to browse for more pictures, which will open up a dialog. Navigate to the picture you want and select it. As far as I can tell, Win 7 automatically resizes the picture.
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Re: the annoying user picture

#5 Post by mattbiernat » Tue Nov 03, 2009 5:37 pm

this helps but i guess i am missing the old windows 7 start menu.

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