Is there software that will change Windows 98 desktop wallpaper on every reboot or on a timed interval or something? \ VOGONS

Is there software that will change Windows 98 desktop wallpaper on every reboot or on a timed interval or something?

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First post, by pinesal

Posted on 2022-03-14, 22:20

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I have been collecting lots of retro wallpapers and would love them to change automatically. I know Windows 98 Plus! change change the theme very month. I'd something for just wallpapers and more frequent.

Does anyone know of software like this?

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Reply 1 of 5, by Big Pink

Posted on 2022-03-14, 23:32

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Tech Tangents showed off a Sony Vaio that would change the wallpaper depending on the time of day using Active Desktop and JavaScript (shown on screen): https://youtu.be/LxbcIZfe3x0?t=575

I thought IBM was born with the world

Reply 2 of 5, by pinesal

Posted on 2022-03-15, 16:53

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Big Pink wrote on 2022-03-14, 23:32:

Tech Tangents showed off a Sony Vaio that would change the wallpaper depending on the time of day using Active Desktop and JavaScript (shown on screen): https://youtu.be/LxbcIZfe3x0?t=575

Bah, now I gotta go learn JavaScript. BRB.

Reply 3 of 5, by bakemono

Posted on 2022-03-15, 19:46

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You could put something in your AUTOEXEC.BAT that replaces the current wallpaper image file with a different one each time the system boots. If a fixed sequence of images is good enough then you could do it with batch files. If you want a 'random' sequence then maybe you'd need to make a small utility.

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Reply 4 of 5, by furan

Posted on 2022-03-15, 19:50

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Seems like there are a few apps that do this for 95, here's one: https://realityripple.com/Software/Applicatio … dom-BackGround/

Reply 5 of 5, by pinesal

Posted on 2022-03-15, 22:27

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bakemono wrote on 2022-03-15, 19:46:

You could put something in your AUTOEXEC.BAT that replaces the current wallpaper image file with a different one each time the system boots. If a fixed sequence of images is good enough then you could do it with batch files. If you want a 'random' sequence then maybe you'd need to make a small utility.

It doesn't need to be random. This is an interesting idea. I'll look into this. Thanks!

furan wrote on 2022-03-15, 19:50:

Seems like there are a few apps that do this for 95, here's one: https://realityripple.com/Software/Applicatio … dom-BackGround/

This looks great. I'll check this out this weekend.

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