The shooting location of the default Windows XP desktop

by reed077 on 2011-09-08 21:18:42

If there is a contest to select the most famous desktop, it would undoubtedly be the default desktop of Windows XP: the breathtaking scenery, the green little hill, and the blue sky. The name of this desktop is "Bliss", which might be the most common picture in the world.

The default desktop of Windows XP is Bliss, which was photographed in Sonoma County, California, USA, near the former site of Clover Stornetta (a dairy company) in the southern part of Sonoma Valley. The name "Bliss" comes from the rolling green hills, blue sky, and layered and curly white clouds in this place. This picture was used by Microsoft as the desktop wallpaper for the Luna theme in XP.