I didn't do any research on this Windows 7 Starter before I got my netbook. I didn't know that one of the very basic features was disabled: the ability to change the background. I searched for hacks, and apparently nothing was working. Well, I have done it! I downloaded this program that puts different themes on your computer. This application apparently cancels out all the regular display settings, and I was able to go in and select a background. It's so simple. I think everyone is trying all these complicated hacks, and not even considering something as simple as installing a program like this. These hacks can also cause very bad things to happen to your computer. I thought for sure I was stuck having a stupid plain blue Windows background. There are other limitations with Starter too, but none of them affect me. They were going to limit the amount of applications you could have running to three at a time, but thank the FSM they decided against that. I would have been returning this thing...that or acquiring another version of Windows 7...without paying for it of course.