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Enable DreamScene in Windows 7
Bring your desktop background to life with this free utility.
DreamScene is a program originally released as part of the Vista Ultimate Extras Pack that animates your desktop background. It was never released for Windows 7 but thanks to a new free application you can have it in Windows 7 both 32 bit and 64 bit.
(Windows XP users can download a similar though unrelated program here)
DreamScene uses video wallpapers to bring motion to your desktop. Wallpapers can be downloaded from deviantART, Wincustomize and dreamscene.org.
Some of the DreamScene's I downloaded had the .rar extension (basically, another form of a zip file). You'll need something other than Windows native file compression to unzip it. I've used a free program called 7Zip for years, it's a favorite of mine. You can find it and other suggestions in the Best Free File Archiver/Zip Utility category.
I didn't have any problems downloading and installing the program on Windows 7 32-bit following the directions on the site, and the DreamScenes I tried out worked fine once I got used to my desktop wallpaper moving. :)
Dreamscene works with both 32bit and 64bit versions of Windows 7.
Enable DreamScene in Windows 7 with DreamScene Activator | The Windows Club
via Tiny Hacker
Enjoy.
Rhiannon
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I've ran the Program as Administrator which didn't seem to work and then Manually placed the .dll's and registry key myself and restarted my computer. I'm still not seeing the "Set as Desktop Wallpaper" option when I right click on a .wmv. Anyone have an idea what might be wrong? Windows 7 Home Premium x64.
It works. Run as administrator and right click and wmv file to set as background. Might need a converter, try prism.
You can convert .dream files to mpeg with format factory or your favorite vid converter ;)
Thanks!
-Rhiannon
Tried it and didn't work for me, I use Windows 7 Home Premium x64.
Windows Dreamscene only works on Windows 7 Ultimate Edition
Not possible to work on Home Premium LOL
@Tonexbot; The article is about a program you can download that will enable Dreamscene in Windows 7 no matter what version you have.
The Dreamscene that ships with Windows 7 is, as you say, only available in Windows 7 Ulitmate. :)
Did you install as Administrator? It won't work unless it's installed using Admin rights.
Assuming you ended up with a .wmv file after downloading (likely in .zip or .rar format originally) did you right click on the .wmv file and choose Set as background to activate it?
Installed as administrator, yes.
But .wmv, definitely not. Dream scene files are normally *.dream which is what I got and that didn't work.
Edit: I downloaded some random .wmv and it does seem to work.
I could be off base here, but I think *.dream is also the same format that Stardock DeskScapes uses.
So far I like deviantART best to get Dream Scenes in .wmv.
but as far as i know. Stardock deskcapes doesnt allow .wmv..,, just .dream
I don't think Stardock will use .wmv either, but the program in the article does.
Does this work for Vista Home Premium also?
As far as I know, the program works only on Windows 7.
DreamScene was not included in any version of Vista other than Vista Ultimate.
The only things I can think of to get the same function on any version of Vista other than Ultimate would be to upgrade to Vista Ultimate, get Windows 7, buy Deskscapes from Stardock, or use XP and download the other program mentioned in the article.
Thank you. :)
Keep up the great work that you all do. Thank you all
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