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''Homestar Runner Desktop Theme''<br />
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The '''Homestar Runner Desktop Theme''' is a desktop theme for [[Windows 98]]. It was available for [[Downloads|download]] on [[homestarrunner.com]]'s original [[Oldest Downloads Menu|downloads menu]], but the link was removed around the time that the current downloads menu was put up. However, an updated version is downloadable through [[April Fools' 2014]] which adds an alternate version of the Windows Exit song, sung as a duet by Homestar and Strong Bad. The original version can still be obtained via the original URL (which is now a [[Secret Pages|secret page]]).<br />
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== Description ==<br />
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* '''Wallpaper''' —<br />
** '''Original''' — The H*R symbol on a pale blue background. The image is 277×207 pixels, designed to tile in a repeating pattern.<br />
** '''Updated''' — The coloring-book Homestar [[Wallpaper|wallpaper]], also available from the [[Downloads]] page. The image is 1024×768 pixels, the "Large" size.<br />
* '''Cursor''' — The [[Windows wait cursor|wait cursor]] is [[Homestar Runner's Hat|Homestar Runner's hat]], with a [[Spin My Buzzer|spinning propeller]]. The regular cursor is unchanged.<br />
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=== Icons ===<br />
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* '''My Computer''' — Homestar Runner's head<br />
* '''Network Neighborhood''' — An early "h*r" logo, as seen in [[Old Intro]]<br />
* '''My Documents''' — Homestar standing in front of a stack of three papers<br />
** This icon is missing from the updated version.<br />
* '''Recycle Bin''' —<br />
** '''Original''' — A glass of [[Melonade]] with a straw.<br />
*** When the bin is empty, the glass is empty.<br />
*** When the bin has files in it, the glass is full.<br />
** '''Updated''' — [[Homestar Runner's House|Homestar's House]], as seen in [[In Search of the Yello Dello Old Version]]<br />
*** When the bin has files in it, a wisp of smoke is seen coming out of the chimney.<br />
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=== Sounds ===<br />
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These sounds are spoken by Homestar whenever a specific action happens.<br />
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* '''Minimize window''' — Awwww...<br />
** Not included in the updated version.<br />
* '''Maximize window''' — Yay! ''{could also be "Hey!"}''<br />
** Not included in the updated version.<br />
* '''Error''' — Oops! You bwoke it.<br />
* '''Windows Start''' — Dooon, doodle-ing! Di-Ding ding ding ding!<br />
* '''Windows Shutdown''' — ''{singing}'' And now the looove that lasts forever has cooome tooo its end.<br />
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The following are recorded with Homestar's old voice and included in the updated version, but are not in the original version:<br />
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* '''Minimize window''' — You make it tiny!<br />
* '''Maximize window''' — Sooo big!<br />
* '''Mail received''' — Awww, somebody loves you!<br />
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== Fun Facts ==<br />
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=== Trivia ===<br />
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* The icons for the Recycle Bin are switched. The file for the empty bin is called "homestar bin full", while the file for the full bin is called "homestar bin empty". This becomes apparent when opening the desktop theme file as a text file.<br />
* The updated shutdown song from [[April Fools' 2014]] is included as an mp3 file, but the desktop theme uses the older shutdown song instead, which is included in the Wave file format. Windows 98 did not have the capability to use mp3-format sounds in desktop themes.<br />
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=== Inside References ===<br />
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* The Windows Exit sound first appeared in [[Sing Along]].<br />
* "[[Oops! You bwoke it.]]" first appeared on the [[Strong Bad 404 Error Page]].<br />
* The updated shutdown song is attributed to [[Gent Delabor]].<br />
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=== Real World References ===<br />
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* The song Homestar sings for the start up sound is the famous [[Brian Eno|Microsoft Sound]] by Brian Eno, used as the start up sound for [[Microsoft Windows 95|Windows 95]].<br />
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=== Fast Forward ===<br />
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* Some of the sounds were reused as [[System Sounds]] in the [[Downloads]] page.<br />
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== See Also ==<br />
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* [[Homestar Runner and Strong Bad Screensaver]]<br />
* [[Strong Bad Desktop Theme]]<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
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* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/hstheme.html View the download page for Homestar Runner Desktop Theme]<br />
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/hstheme.ZIP Download the Homestar Runner Desktop Theme]<br />
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/quotes/hs_theme.zip Download the updated Homestar Runner Desktop Theme]<br />
[[Category:Downloads]]<br />
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