Windows 7 is a great operating system, but it can be difficult to find the hidden regional themes that are available in some editions. Regional themes are small changes to the look and feel of Windows that are specific to certain regions. If you want to access the regional themes in Windows 7, you first need to find your edition of Windows. You can do this by opening the Start menu and typing “winver.” If you have a 64-bit edition of Windows 7, you will also need to type “win64.” The edition of Windows that you have will be listed at the top of the results list. After you know which edition of Windows you have, open the “Customize and Control Panel” (or “Control Panel” in 64-bit editions of Windows 7). Under “Appearance and Personalization,” click on the “Themes” tab. This tab contains all of the regional themes that are available in your edition of Windows. To use a regional theme, first click on it to open its preview window. Then, click on the “Apply” button next to its name to apply it to your computer. You can also change some settings for a regional theme by clicking on its name and then clicking on the “Settings” button that appears next to it. ..
When you first start the Windows 7 installation the first thing you will do is select a language, time and currency format. This is where Windows determines what themes you’re presented with by default.
Being from the US I’m presented with location specific themes from the United States with desktop backgrounds such as scenery from Maine, Idaho, Oregon etc.
To access the other international themes copy and paste the following path into the search box and hit Enter.
In the MCT folder you will find additional themes for Canada, Australia, South Africa, and Great Britain.
You can go in and grab just the Wallpapers…
Or go into the Theme folder double click on the the thumbnail to add it.
Here you can see I added all of them and now they will be available under the My Themes section for when you want to change them around.
This is a neat little trick that will let you customize Windows 7 with hidden themes already available. Also if you want to get more themes head over to the Microsoft site.
