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So you told Windows Update to download DreamScene. It installed, you rebooted, where is it? If you type dreamscene in your search bar it doesn’t list a program to run. So what the heck do you have do to make your desktop move around? This post made me remember how confused I was at first as well. Here’s how to make your desktop a little more active (Note: You can only get DreamScene on the Ultimate version of Vista).
- Right-click on your desktop and choose Personalize
- In the Personalize window, choose Desktop Background
- In the Desktop Background window, click on the Location drop down menu and choose Windows DreamScene Content
- You’ll be shown the available content from your ‘DreamScene Content’ folder. If you only have one item, you should run Windows Update and choose the optional Windows DreamScene Content Pack to get another four movies (note one of mine has a thumbnail problem, which many others experienced as well). Click on the thumbnail of choice and you should immediately see the movie running on your desktop!
- You can then use the controls at the bottom of the Desktop Background window to change how the movie fits on your desktop, and what color to display if it doesn’t cover the entire desktop.
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Vista Tip: How to Enable DreamScene « Sam Gentile’s Blog
Apr 5, 2007 at 9:56 am
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Dave_Brt77
Apr 11, 2007 at 5:12 am
here got lot of dreamscene to download. most of them are direct link, no rapidshare/download limite
Daniel, here some videos from microsoft update. it’s in wmv format.
http://dreamscenevideo.net/blog/windows-dreamscene-update-pack-ready-for-download/
Jan Sapp
Jun 23, 2007 at 7:52 pm
how do I redownload the dreamscenes program/engine if I downloaded then deleted it?? I can’t find it!! :((
Joe
Jun 24, 2007 at 10:27 am
Did you uninstall it, or just delete the files? If you uninstalled it, I would think going into ‘Control Panel’ to ‘Programs’, then ‘Programs and Features’, and finally ‘Turn Windows Features on or off’. Scroll down to ‘Windows Ultimate Extras’ and check the box for ‘Windows DreamScene Preview’. Let me know if this works!
Nav
Jul 30, 2007 at 3:35 pm
I was just wondering, is there a way to actually disable the welcome screen - not the welcome centre the welcome screen.. so that when you lock your computer the desktop wallpaper will show or the dreamscene video that you have applied, instead of the default vista screen?
Shawn
Aug 11, 2007 at 12:54 am
Nope, it’s not a screensaver. Maybe it could be though someday. I think it would be great if they would include that as a feature; so when your screensaver comes on (or you lock your PC), all your programs fade out, but the video remains as your screensaver/lock screen.
Joe
Aug 12, 2007 at 8:59 am
That would be a nice option!
Jan Sapp
Aug 12, 2007 at 9:06 am
Ok I ended up reinstalling Vista. So I got dreamscenes update from MS, BUT
Jan Sapp
Aug 12, 2007 at 9:07 am
ok I ended up reinstalling Vista Ultimate. I got the dreamscenes update BUT now it keeps saying it needs to have Aero theme installed and I keep choosing Aero from the list but dreamscenes still won’t work. I have 1 gb of ram and a 128 mb video card. Any ideas???
Shawn
Aug 12, 2007 at 12:55 pm
Is Aero working for anything else (clear title bars, etc)?
If not, go to your manufacturer’s web site and get the latest video drivers.
It should work after that, especially if it worked before you reinstalled Vista.
Fary
Oct 12, 2007 at 5:17 am
hi.. how do get to download more dreamscenes.. not only four or so.. but many more.. plz help out thnx..
Harpal
Dec 29, 2007 at 11:55 am
Hey there,
I’ve installed vista ultimate on my laptop. But there is no any option of DreamScene in the display properties box…
Plz help me what should i do
Debasish
Dec 31, 2007 at 3:55 pm
For past 2 months i was banging my head like in a F*cking metallica rock concert on why, how, what happened to my dream scene. After searching from so many websites I just couldnt get my dreamscene to get back to working again. JOE YOU ARE THE MAN. I never realised it could be something so simple how (&#$ Stupid of me
Thanks a ton man.
Joe
Jan 13, 2008 at 1:17 pm
You need to download DreamScene through Windows Update.
creativeguy
Jan 18, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Came across this site http://www.vistahd.org/ giving free dreamscenes.have been visiting the site regularly and they update the site with 2 scenes everyday.but the timings of updates are not fixed. some of the scenes are pretty good.
geo
Jan 19, 2008 at 8:50 pm
I have links in the choose desktop background list that I would like to clear out, where is this list located? I imagine in the registry somewhere….
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