Hack to Run DreamScene in Vista Home Premium, Basic, Starter, Business and Enterprise
Own a non-Ultimate edition of Windows Vista, but very like the DreamScene application featured in Ultimate Extras package? With most OEM brand computers factory installed Windows Vista Home Premium or Home Basic, and corporates go for Windows Vista Enterprise edition, Microsoft will be earning a lot if everybody upgrade to Ultimate version with Windows Anytime Upgrade just for DreamScene. There’re alternative programs in VideoLAN’s VLC Player and BS.Player that can be used to set video as desktop background wallpaper, however, this is a hack to allow users in any editions of Vista to run native and original Windows DreamScene from Microsoft.
Hack to install Windows DreamScene in non-Ultimate Vista
- Download the patched DreamScene dll files package
NonUltimateDreamScene.zip (alternative link)(Sorry, Demand for Immediate Take Down received). - Unpack the archive content to a folder.
- Right click on InstallDreamScene.bat and select “Run as Administrator” to install Windows DreamScene on your non-Ultimate version of Vista. Answer “Y” to continue. You can also open elevated command prompt with administrator rights and type InstallDreamScene.bat to execute the batch script.
- Restart your computer.
Note: Apparently you can still download the patched version of DreamScene somewhere, however, most is offering incorrect version of install script, which was fixed in second edition. If you encounter problem, simply follow manual method below. Non-English version try to install English language pack. Please provide feedback at the forum or comment.
Voila, your system now will run DreamScene without paying hefty Ultimate price. If you prefer to manually to install the patched DreamScene DLL files, here’s the step-by-step guide:
- Download the patched DreamScene files as above and unpack to a folder.
- Copy DreamScene.dll to %WinDir%\System32\ folder.
- Copy DreamScene.dll.mui to %WinDir%\System32\en-US\ folder.
- In Windows Explorer, navigate to %WinDir%\System32\ folder.
- Right click on themecpl.dll file, and click on Properties on right click menu.
- Select the Security tab, then click Advanced.
- Subsequenly select the Owner tab, click Edit button. Press Continue (or log in if you’re not Administrator) on any User Access Control prompt.
- Select your Vista logon user name, then click OK button. Then click OK in any dialog window that pops up, and press OK again at Advanced Security Settings window.
- On Security tab, click the Edit button. Press Continue (or log in if you’re not already an Administrator) on User Access Control prompt.
- Click Add button, and click on Advanced button. Next press Find Now button, and then select your logged on user name. Press OK when done.
- Click OK again on Select Users or Groups dialog.
- On Permissions for themecpl.dll window, highlight your user name, and check the box next to “Full Control” under “Allow” column. Hit OK when done, and confirm any message. Click OK twice to exit from ownership taking process.
- Rename the file themecpl.dll in %WinDir%\System32 to themecpl.dll.original.
- Copy the patched version of themecpl.dll to %WinDir%\System32\ folder.
- Repeat step 4 – 12 on themecpl.dll.mui file located in %WinDir%\System32\en-US\ folder.
- After taking ownership, rename the file %WinDir%\System32\en-US\themecpl.dll.mui to themecpl.dll.mui.original.
- Copy the patched version of themecpl.dll.mui to %WinDir%\System32\en-US\ folder.
- Create a new folder in %windir%\Web named “Windows DreamScene” (without quotes). This is the location to place all your videos want to set as DreamScene wallpaper, and can be easily configured via Control Panel Personalization applet.
- Lastly, import and merge DreamScene.reg to registry.
- Reboot computer.
Using DreamScene
After patching, right click on any blank space on Desktop, select “Personalize”, then click on “Desktop Background”. Under location, select “Windows DreamScene Content”, and then select a animated video you want.
Source: UnfocusedOne
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November 15th, 2009 15:45
algatroy I am call BS on the the copying of your quaint Linux crap. ATI had a program called file player in their AIW series that could play wallpaper movies and TV back in Windows 95.
Stop trying to peddle crap Linux.
November 8th, 2009 00:19
yes i want download
November 6th, 2009 05:33
blööde sache.. if you had vista 64 bit version then you can install anything from the 32 bit version, sons shits computer from dr .. as I already had 2 times until it struck me.
October 27th, 2009 10:49
cannot download file
October 9th, 2009 12:50
Fuck you microsoft! Linux is better guys. It’s faster, and Bill Gates copied the dreamscene idea on them. The original program is free, it’s called : “xwinwrap”. You can use a screen saver, videos from games, etc…
go check out mandriva. you can run windows games using CrossOver Games or Cedega.
algatroy
September 16th, 2009 00:06
I too seek the patched version of DreamScene. Thanks!
September 14th, 2009 09:55
I would like to get the install file for Windows Dreamscene. Could you point me in the right direction, Please?
Thanks in advance…
September 9th, 2009 23:28
thanks ahead of time!! I was so disapointed that you got the smackdown until I kept reading.
September 3rd, 2009 20:24
thanx i will try it
August 21st, 2009 19:52
hey guys,
to some who encounter problems here, pls visit the this post…http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/01/14/how-to-install-and-enable-dreamscene-in-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comments
I managed to work this on my vista premium. Its not complicated and straight forward steps..hope it help you guys…
saludo para todos!!!
August 21st, 2009 17:33
I get the same error, however i have SP1. I thought i had sp2 but i checked and ..its set at 1. Er im using vista home basic.
odd that its just two files and a few reg entrys. Funny how microsoft wants 300 bucks for this feature.
ah oh well worst case ill just buy deskscapes.
July 23rd, 2009 23:15
will you send me the patched version of Dreamscene too? I’ll be very thankful if you will!
July 22nd, 2009 11:54
Yes, “Page failed to load” will appear if you have updated your Service Pack to SP2. This process only works on Service Pack 1. I wish, I could downgrade back to Service Pack 1.
That is what another site said it will run only SP1.
Sorry
July 11th, 2009 22:15
I have same Win vista Issue with 64 bits
July 1st, 2009 02:03
When I click on “Personalize” I get a blank dialog window that says only “Page failed to load” in the center of the empty page. I’m running Vista x64 SP2. Thoughts?
June 10th, 2009 01:49
In Windows 7 Ultimate there’s currently no integration of DreamScene (RC 7100). Tried to apply this patch to Win7 – It works fine ^^
Hope to be able to use this hack also in the final release of Se7en (Home Premium)
April 13th, 2009 03:23
A propósito, meu Windows é Vista Home BASIC, e está rodando qualquer mpeg.
It works!!!
April 13th, 2009 03:21
Olá!!!
Hoje, dia 12 de abril, atesto que o procedimento acima ainda funciona!!! Nem acreditei quando vi um vídeo rodando em meu desktop!
Baixei os plugins através de outro site que achei colocando o nome do arquivo no Google. Realizei os procedimentos manualmente e tudo certo!
Um abraço e obrigada pela dica!!!
April 11th, 2009 00:43
Hi, I’d love to have the patched version of Dreamscene. Thanks in advance..
March 31st, 2009 08:55
Hello, I am very much eager to get a cracked version of dreamsense. I am using Vista Home Premium and if you can provide the dll files , it would be grateful.
March 20th, 2009 12:01
PLEASE gimme the VISTA Home edition DreamScene patch!!
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thanks!!!
March 19th, 2009 17:30
IS IT WORK IN 64-BIT
March 11th, 2009 05:58
omg! this is amazing!!! thanks! =)
March 10th, 2009 22:32
thanks
March 5th, 2009 15:05
required dreamscene for all other vista versions
March 3rd, 2009 02:33
hi, I successfully install and run dreamScene in my vista OS (Premium) by using the window 7 dreamscene installer.Its simple and no need to patch anything. Just download and run the application.this is the link from the post here. http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/01/14/how-to-install-and-enable-dreamscene-in-windows-7/
enjoy…
March 2nd, 2009 23:58
I also need the patched version of Dreamscene. PLEASE SEND TO MY E-MAIL. Thanks
February 22nd, 2009 13:36
hi
i have vista ultimate and the dreamscene is already in there but my best friend has got home and he wants it really badly he lives in L.A and i wanted to provide him with this file i have got the file the “nonultimatevista dreamscene” but i am unsure about two things. first will it create any problem for him by law if he installs this hack maybe by microsoft or anyother law i dont know much abt these things so please tell me if it would create any problem. secondly i read some messages in here which said sumthing wrong happened with their registeries or sumthing please inform me if it is safe to install it. please help me out i will be really thnkful to you all
February 13th, 2009 12:12
I need the patched version of Dreamscene. i wonder if you can send me to my e-mail. Thanks anyway.
February 11th, 2009 23:27
TO
February 5th, 2009 09:03
strike
January 25th, 2009 03:26
chabbbon pone imagenes porque es un quilombo esto del dreamscne… me sale mas barato pasarme al windows ultimate y listo
saludos y gracias por tu tiempo
January 21st, 2009 02:57
ok, so I tried this and it worked BUT now my customize windows menu extension cant be found as well as the customize colors menu extension. I get some error saying the shell::: so and so could not be found. What the hell, is there a way to reverse this install?
January 16th, 2009 18:18
pourriez vous s’il vous plait m’envoyer le fichier dll merci d’avance
January 16th, 2009 10:43
I did the manual install and get the option under my background, but when I select a video the background is black. I have 32Bit Vista Home Premium. Any tips?
January 15th, 2009 09:48
[...] enable the DreamScene support in Windows7. In order to enable DreamScene in Windows 7, the similar hack which allows DreamScene to be installed on non-Ultimate edition of Windows Vista such as Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business and Enterprise edition is used. The [...]
January 13th, 2009 00:19
provide dream scene for me plzzzzzzzzzzzz……………..
January 2nd, 2009 18:16
this will work on vista starter
December 22nd, 2008 15:45
Gr8 mannnnn!
It really works…..
amazing//
December 9th, 2008 03:11
Thanks! Working on my Vista Home Basic! But it’s only got good support on WMV files. Please convert the “Aurora” MPEG file to WMV!!!
November 27th, 2008 11:31
I’d like a copy of the DreamScene hack please!
November 18th, 2008 02:57
hi all
November 12th, 2008 15:20
It really works with me.
Thanks you so much!
Cuongnd@
November 9th, 2008 13:15
…Is there an archive, NonUltimateDreamscene_x64.zip , or something, that exists that has the 64-bit versions of the binaries? That’s why it won’t work for the 64-bit versions of Vista or 2008…
October 29th, 2008 00:14
Hello, thanks por DreamScene
October 17th, 2008 22:05
Link won’t work
WIll this work in Windows Vista Home Basic? Because I like DreamScene, and I don’t wanna upgrade to Vista Ultimate.
PS: FU*K THE TEAM THAT MADE DREAMSCENE ONLY AVAILABLE FOR VISTA ULTIMATE!
October 10th, 2008 15:01
I applied the patch and did everything that the instructions on this page say to do and now when i click on personalization Vista says page failed to load, is there another way to get dream scene working? I am running 64bit Business
October 6th, 2008 22:39
Download the Hack here
http://depositfiles.com/es/files/846266
October 3rd, 2008 05:36
It’s not working my friend.
I tried twice.
September 29th, 2008 08:45
where I can find those dream patches?
September 28th, 2008 02:35
hi i actually did all the mentioned above. but i forgot to take backup of original file ie themecpl.dll now wat do i do? can i copy from another vista machine and paste ? will it work? can someone send me the original file?
September 14th, 2008 01:07
it really works
!!! (vista basic sp1)
August 18th, 2008 19:43
Tried on my Home Premium but fail and I had to roll my Vista back to last Vista Update using System Restore (it didn’t work if I just restore to my latest restore point).
Better don’t try this on computer you used to works.
August 7th, 2008 17:56
x
July 24th, 2008 05:44
saludos
July 7th, 2008 06:12
Hello im Bince read ur msg that u need product keys vista home basic im needing it too hope u have it now can u send me plss!!! thanks im expecting ur reply! xD much appreciated!
heres my email address: qbsales@live.com
Thanks!
July 1st, 2008 22:23
simon microsoft made them take it off as it was breaking some laws ect
o well search
June 13th, 2008 00:05
Hey listen you guys gotta help! I have windows vista business 64bit and well Ive tried installing this dreamscene thing like a million times only to have my computer tell me it cant display the page when i right click on my desktop. This is a beautiful lil vista program and i want it so bad…….could you reply and give me some help or better yet email me at scottyknowsall@hotmail.com
Thanx
June 10th, 2008 20:51
cool
June 8th, 2008 06:49
http://bjoern81.kicks-ass.org/include.php?path=article&contentid=151
May 28th, 2008 09:12
hi…
May 24th, 2008 18:30
[...] but you want to install Dreamscene? Hope comes in different forms. My Digital Life has a hack right here; user geniusguy posted a patch in the mechodownload forums; dreamscene.org has instructions on how [...]
May 22nd, 2008 17:06
Here is a link to 13 Dreamscene all in the MPG format that I uploaded. They include some of the best Dreamscenes, including the ‘premium’ dream, ‘Blissful Sunset’.
Enjoy!
http://cid-68e9fc6643f4f126.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/MPG%20Dreamscenes
May 17th, 2008 08:21
thanks for crack
May 13th, 2008 23:46
[...] myDigitalLife fand ich dann eine Beschreibung, um DreamScene auch auf Windows Vista Home Premium laufen zu [...]
May 13th, 2008 21:53
wtf, when ever i click on the link, i cum back to this same page
May 13th, 2008 21:43
wtf, every link i click brings me back to this page
May 7th, 2008 10:39
Thanks a lot!!
Its working!
but, i downloaded in another site xD
thanks thanks.
May 5th, 2008 14:13
[...] 32-bit or 64-bit Windows Vista Ultimate with Windows DreamScene installed. Of course, there is hack to install DreamScene on non-Ultimate Vista, or use alternative media player such as BS.Player and VLC Player to enable the DreamScene effect [...]
April 24th, 2008 08:23
I tried using this the manual way.
When i go to Personalization, it just shows “The page failed to load”
April 18th, 2008 03:32
This is lame, I also have done this an don’t get the DreamScene option under Desktop Backgrounds. I call shannigans
March 21st, 2008 12:42
where can i find the file? it keeps bringing me back to this page
March 10th, 2008 11:16
Great tutorial! Thanks a lot! Explained perfectly, worked perfectly. The only confusing part was “merging” the registry…I wasn’t quite sure at first what that entailed. But I got it. It just means to double click it and click Yes and so on on all the boxes that come up.
Thanks!
March 4th, 2008 08:31
I have done this over an over but it still will not work, I am using vista premuim but cant get it to work…
February 26th, 2008 08:54
Should you be albe to play .dream files or just .avi and .wmv files?
February 14th, 2008 14:40
hook it up
February 12th, 2008 15:49
dreamscene wont work on XP, it requires aero glass.
February 10th, 2008 02:56
can you provide a hack for xp?
it will be fine
February 8th, 2008 10:26
I installed it manually exactly like the instructions stated. When I right click and go to personalize….the window just flashes and goes away. When I open it through control panel….it just opens up a blank window. Please help!!
February 7th, 2008 18:35
Where the heck is the download link, every link I click just takes me back to this page???
December 29th, 2007 07:42
I tried manual installing this but I got frustrated and deleted everything I added/edited. Now, my window for the desktop background and customizing colors won’t open! Would someone PLEASE tell me how to restore these windows. I can still put up desktop pictures but I would feel more secure if I had that window.
And yes, I tried every possible system restore and the computer says it had an error and couldn’t make any changes.
HELP
December 13th, 2007 05:48
grrr!
November 13th, 2007 01:19
man, just go on the internet and download a windows ultimate retail cd image run it and bam! you now have windows vista ultimate. i get updates for ultimate and everything. to microsoft i am a paying customer. find a crack or a cd key somewheres online and your good. i know first hand this works because thats what i did. my pc came with home premium on purpose because i wasnt paying 150 to 200 dollars more. now look at all that money saved!
November 2nd, 2007 07:22
Access to the hacked files? I actually have a version of ultimate and DreamScene keeps failing to install. I’d like to try it manually.
October 22nd, 2007 08:45
thanks for the program
October 13th, 2007 06:38
It works but do not have “Pause Dreamscene” option in the menu when you right click on the desktop…anyone have this on non-ultimate computers? Thanks
October 2nd, 2007 08:00
yeh i got it working but its not that good, u cant see your icons and well it got annoying, no the the actualy moving backgrounds but i could change back to haveing a regular background, had to restart and uninstall the program
September 27th, 2007 16:16
apperantly this one does not work for vista business 64 bit edition….
can anyone confirm
September 27th, 2007 05:24
[...] es un añadido a la versión Ultimate de Windows Vista (aunque otras fuentes afirman poder parchearlo para ser instalado en todas las versiones) que permite tener un fondo de [...]
September 23rd, 2007 20:55
[...] NAME OBVIOUSLY TOO LONG…. [...]
September 12th, 2007 06:33
Hey!
where can i find nonultimatedreamscene?
August 30th, 2007 09:41
OK, to play .DREAM Files on a Home or enterprise pc install DREAMSCENE as instructed above, then donwload Stardock deskscapes and install it, between the 2 programs you will get most dream files to play as if you were running Ultimate.
hope this is helpful.
July 27th, 2007 03:47
*push*
anybody an idea, how to install DeskScapes on non-Ultimate Vista’s? Or to unzip *.dream files?
July 25th, 2007 00:55
Have read the article about VLC Player -
And did get it to work with some
DreamScenes made in Windows Media Player Format. – Sea Turdle, Underwater, Clouds.
It work !
But I wonder if it is possible to play those DreamScenes, who are in DREAM.fil´s format -
On Shardocks page.
SharkPit, WasserFall, FutureWorld and so on.
I have tried – but without any luck at all !
Have Vista Home Premium 32 bit.
Guess the files must be translated to another
format then DREAM.fil !
But what ?
And how do I do that ?
Do I need a converter programme ?
What Programme ?
- And is it possible at all ?
Tried to download Stardocks DeskScapes -
But could not install it -
As it is a “Windows Ultimate Extra Feature”
Have anyone tried to watch DREAM.fil´es
on a Non-Ultimate Windows Vista (or XP)
PC ?
Best wishes Jørn in Copenhagen Danmark
July 21st, 2007 01:02
I tried to ollydbg the DreamScene installer, with no success. I can’t find out where the program checks if Vista Ultimate is running.
July 20th, 2007 07:11
cool
July 16th, 2007 07:10
Why the instructions cannot put Spanish, the translation of down is not understood very well ……… Helppp
July 16th, 2007 01:33
Dreamscene power saving options are added to the power control panel after install.
Awesome! Thank you again.
July 16th, 2007 01:18
One note – be sure to be plugged in when you “install” this feature. I haven’t found the toggle yet, but Dreamscene only runs when it is plugged in. Automatically turns off when it is not plugged. Probably a power saving thing.
July 15th, 2007 13:51
Thank you for the instructions, worked like a charm.
July 10th, 2007 06:31
i just clicked a link looking for the download files to download the dll files for dream scene to get it on my home premium version of vista….
July 7th, 2007 03:46
Link to patched version of DreamScene?
July 3rd, 2007 16:39
Anyone knows if they have hacked deskscapes to run on home premium?
July 3rd, 2007 16:34
1. Descargue los archivos remendados de DreamScene como arriba y desempaquete a una carpeta. 2. Copy DreamScene.dll a %WinDir%\System32 \ a la carpeta. 3. Copy DreamScene.dll.mui a %WinDir%\System32\en-US \ a la carpeta. 4. En el explorador de Windows, navegue a %WinDir%\System32 \ a la carpeta. 5. seleccionar archivo de themecpl.dll, y características en menú boton derecho. 6. Seleccione la lengüeta de la seguridad, después avanzado. 7. selecciona la lengüeta del propetario, y toma posesion del archivo. 8. Seleccione su nombre del usuario de la conexión de Vista, después el botón ACEPTABLE. Entonces acepta todo y date permisos para todo en el archivo 12. En los permisos para la ventana de themecpl.dll, destaque su nombre del usuario, y compruebe la caja al lado de “control completo” debajo “permiten” la columna. Golpee MUY BIEN cuando está hecho, y confirme cualquier mensaje. Chasque MUY BIEN dos veces para salir de la propiedad que toma proceso. 13. Retitule el archivo themecpl.dll en %WinDir%\System32 a themecpl.dll.original. 14. Copy la versión remendada de themecpl.dll a %WinDir%\System32 \ a la carpeta. 15. Repita el paso 4 – 12 en el archivo de themecpl.dll.mui situado en %WinDir%\System32\en-US \ carpeta. 16. Después de tomar propiedad, retitule el archivo %WinDir%\System32\en-US\themecpl.dll.mui a themecpl.dll.mui.original. 17. Copy la versión remendada de themecpl.dll.mui a %WinDir%\System32\en-US \ a la carpeta. 18. Cree una carpeta nueva en “Windows nombrado %windir%\Web DreamScene” (sin comillas). Ésta es la localización para colocar todos sus videos desea fijar como papel pintado de DreamScene, y se puede configurar fácilmente vía applet de la personalización del panel de control. 19. importar el DreamScene.reg al registro. 20. reboot.
July 3rd, 2007 15:50
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June 30th, 2007 03:24
Hello Rozzer, since you do installed dreamscene in your Vista in Spanish, I have Home Premium and wanted that also she settles in mine, the indicated steps of the installation estan in English, I understand until certain help part but I am confused there for that reason if she is not much to please request me in the passages in Spanish. So long
June 28th, 2007 19:24
MR> .dream files are propietary of stardock´s deskcape sofware that only runs (for the moment) in vista ultimate, there is no way tu run .dreams files in vista home right now.
FRANK> yo lo instalado en español y funciona sin problemas. sigue los pasos como dice el articulo. tienes que ser propietario y darte permisos en los archivos que has de sustituir
Rozzer
June 22nd, 2007 12:18
They can say porfavor the steps to me to install the DreamScene Windows in Spanish already I have the patch but since I do in the installation. Greetings
June 22nd, 2007 11:21
I’m having the exact same problem as Mikey commented earlier, but I didn’t see a response: I have everything working, video will run as the wallpaper, I can see the DreamScene Content on the drop down, but my system doesn’t see (or run) the .DREAM files. Any ideas?
June 21st, 2007 16:03
Por favorrrrrrrrrrr pon los pasos en español, animate tio porfa haslo tu puedesssssssss.
Saludos y espero me contestes
June 16th, 2007 15:44
So….i managed to get this works if i right click a video file and select set as wallpaper, but “dreamscene contect” doesn’t appear in the drop down menu….plz help
June 11th, 2007 18:29
Hi. Can you send a link to the hacked DreamScene dlls?
Thanks so much!
Dirk
June 11th, 2007 00:13
fixed the BAT file to actually copy the files:
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@echo off
TITLE Windows DreamScene for non-Ultimate Vista
echo.
echo Windows DreamScene for non-Ultimate Vista
echo for Windows Vista Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Business and Enterprise Editions
echo.
echo (c) My Digital Life (www.mydigitallife.info)
echo.
echo.
echo Confirm to install? (Press Ctrl-C and answer Y to terminate)
pause
echo.
echo.
copy DreamScene.dll , %WinDir%\System32\DreamScene.dll /y
copy DreamScene.dll , %WinDir%\System32\en-US\DreamScene.dll /y
takeown /f %WinDir%\System32\themecpl.dll
icacls %WinDir%\System32\themecpl.dll /grant “%username%”:f
copy %WinDir%\System32\themecpl.dll %WinDir%\System32\themecpl.dll.original
copy themecpl.dll %WinDir%\System32\themecpl.dll /y
takeown /f %WinDir%\System32\en-US\themecpl.dll.mui
icacls %WinDir%\System32\en-US\themecpl.dll.mui /grant “%username%”:f
copy %WinDir%\System32\en-US\themecpl.dll.mui %WinDir%\System32\en-US\themecpl.dll.mui.original
copy themecpl.dll.mui %WinDir%\System32\en-US\themecpl.dll.mui /y
mkdir “%WinDir%\Web\Windows DreamScene”
reg import DreamScene.reg
echo.
echo *** Windows DreamScene installation completed. ***
echo.
pause
June 10th, 2007 05:56
Hi, i have installed dream scene and it is in the personalize menu, however when i try to select dream scene content i get a task bar icon that says DreamScene can only run when Windows AERO sceme is selected. I have vista home premium on my laptop but it wont support AERO. Is there anyway around this?
June 8th, 2007 23:11
hi.
this does not seem to work on my english vista 64 business. The personalize-page does not appear and it says “This page could not be loaded”.
Anyone else got experiences?
June 7th, 2007 02:54
This is English version only. If you would like to translate may be it’s possible to create an Italian version.
June 6th, 2007 20:22
Can I install in my windows home premium italian language?
I have to create an \en-US\ folder under System32 ????
May 30th, 2007 13:02
[...] Vista Dreamscene – version does not matter! May 30th, 2007 by Alpesh Tech blog My Digital life links to a modified version of Dreamscene, describing on how to install and use this [...]
May 26th, 2007 01:54
[...] ist, für alle Versionen von Windows Vista verfügbar zu machen. Zumindest wird dieses vom Blog My Digital life, welches einen Link zu einer modifizierten Version von Dreamscene bietet und ebenfalls eine [...]
May 23rd, 2007 13:00
kay,
got the file dowloaded,
let u know weather it works.
Thanks a lot Bro
May 22nd, 2007 21:43
i used this guide and it works
one problem tho,i purchased a Dell Inspiron system and it came with Vista Basic. After i used the hack i was able to run DreamScenes theme, but how come my CPU load run constantly on 25-40%, if i switch to a picture as wallpaper the load drop to 0-2%. I think my system’s good enough to run it.
May 20th, 2007 23:01
A must have for Dreamscene is DeskScapes, this allows .Dream files to be used as the desktop backgrounds. Mostly all sreamscene backgrounds are being made as these .Dream files now as they run smoother, however the program DeskScapes checks to see if your OS is Vista Ultimate which with this hack it is not. So the next thing to do would be to get DeskScapes to work on any version of vista or if there is a way to make it think that you have Vista Ultimate then that too could work. Please get back to me if there is any way and here is a website about DeskScapes and .Dream Backgrounds. http://dream.wincustomize.com/index.aspx?c=1
Thanks.
May 20th, 2007 13:24
rooofey, for XP, try BS.Player or VLC.
May 20th, 2007 06:43
man i thought i could run it on xp but guess not oh well
May 20th, 2007 05:52
heres a mega upload version:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=08CSA6GD
May 20th, 2007 05:40
ananda read
anyways heres the link for downloading:
http://rapidshare.com/files/30860269/NonUltimateDreamScene.zip
May 20th, 2007 03:50
of windows? im using xp sp2 i believe
May 20th, 2007 01:55
What edition you’re using?
May 20th, 2007 00:07
i dont see a security tab when i click on properties can someone help me out?
May 19th, 2007 20:51
[...] Tutorial para hackear DreamScene (En Inglés) (Si algún día me animo, lo traduciré.) [...]
May 17th, 2007 21:02
send me a url to download drmscene
May 17th, 2007 17:25
[...] da: http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/05/10/hack-to-run-dreamscene-in-vista-home-premium-basic-starter-... [...]
May 16th, 2007 22:27
Mikey, the .dream files are nothing to do with Microsoft as such but produced by Stardock for Ultimate systems. The program to use .dream files with Ultimate DreamScene is freeware but it checks your system and as yet there’s no way you can install it on non-Ultimate PCs. So .dream files are out of bounds for the time being. x
May 16th, 2007 20:19
I installed it manually to my swedish Vista Home Premium but it doesn’t quite work. When I select ‘Windows Dreamscene content’ from the dropdown list it won’t show files with the .dream extension, only .mpg files?!? The mpg files play nicely on my desktop but Vista doesn’t recognize those .dream files. Some missing registry entries or what? Yes, I did doubleclick on Dreamscene.reg…
Anyone have any ideas?
May 15th, 2007 13:30
[...] Windows DreamScene, the software which enables you to run video wallpaper on Vista Ultimate, which has been hacked to run on all versions of Vista, from Basic, to Home Premium, to Business, to Enterprise. I
May 15th, 2007 00:01
[...] Windows DreamScene, the software which enables you to run video wallpaper on Vista Ultimate, which has been hacked to run on all versions of Vista, from Basic, to Home Premium, to Business, to Enterprise. I’m shocked they could get it to [...]
May 14th, 2007 23:43
Get the DL here in Germany:
http://www.worldofvista.de/downloads/dream4all.rar
May 14th, 2007 15:38
[...] genaue Anleitung zur Manipulation der entsprechenden Systemdateien ist auf dem Blog MyDigitalLife veröffentlicht worden. Bei einem deutschen Vista sollte das englische Sprachpaket zuvor [...]
May 13th, 2007 02:53
[...] have to. If you’re willing to much around with your windows system files, you can install a patched version of DreamScene that will let you run animated backgrounds on any version of Windows Vista, even Vista [...]
May 13th, 2007 02:24
[...] >> Anleitung: DreamScene auch für Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business und Enterprise [...]
May 12th, 2007 18:31
link is down
alternate download of file
http://rapidshare.com/files/30860269/NonUltimateDreamScene.zip
May 12th, 2007 18:02
it works!
i did it the manual way thanks man
the thing is i cant enjoy it atm coz my ATI9600 died a week ago, now im running a GF2mx with no AERO features.
but il have somthing in 2 weeks
May 12th, 2007 18:00
http://rapidshare.com/files/30860269/NonUltimateDreamScene.zip
May 12th, 2007 17:05
what was i thinking?
i misunderstood any, i thought i read any autmaticaly installed it
and also did a replacement
lol
now i think il follow the manual method
silly me!
May 12th, 2007 16:52
ok thanks
why are thoes microsoft antipiracy sending spam?
its fake right?
anyways were just learning
i already have vista ultimate, i just want to learn to do this on my business edition.
May 12th, 2007 15:38
[...] si ça vous interresse, rendez vous sur ce site (en anglais) pour connaitre tous les détails ! | Posté par korben | [...]
May 12th, 2007 08:04
[...] 似乎有人终于发现了一个方法来产生Dreamscene，它是一个Windows Vista视频墙纸程式的终极版，适用于所有Windows Vista的版本。这是来自一个技术blog-My Digital Life的报道，它链接一个变种的Dreamscene和描述了如何在你的系统中安装与使用这个版本。你只要下载变种版本到你的系统和运转一个bat文件，它会引导安装管理者。 [...]
May 12th, 2007 05:31
Sure. The dreamScene.dll.mui file goes into the en-us folder in windows/system32. x
May 12th, 2007 04:55
[...] 原本DreamScene這個動態桌面的功能原本只有使用Windows Vista Ultimate版本的使用者可使用這個軟體和功能，但在網路上已經有網友將他破解，來讓其他版本的vista使用者可以使用這個功能，若其他網友有興趣可以參考這個網站 Hack to Run DreamScene in Vista Home Premium, Basic, Starter, Business and Enterprise。 [...]
May 12th, 2007 04:05
[...] hat Dreamscene bisher nur als Vorabversion verfügbar gemacht. Die Hacker sind laut der veröffentlichten Anleitung der Ansicht, dass viele Anwender, die Vista Home Basic oder Vista Home Premium erworben haben, dem [...]
May 12th, 2007 03:36
[...] ver tus video favoritos como fondo de pantalla en cualquier Windows Vista, incluso con Vista Basic: Tutorial para hackear DreamScene(Inglés)(Si algún día me animo, lo [...]
May 12th, 2007 03:10
Umama, if you still has the file, manually install it.
May 12th, 2007 03:09
Jeff, the take down notice was sent by email. Do you think it should be ignored? By the way, what’s the way to upgrade to ultimate?
May 12th, 2007 02:59
this is whats wrong!!
May 12th, 2007 02:57
Demand for Immediate Take-Down: Notice of Infringing Activity
URL: http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/05/10/hack-to-run-dreamscene-in-vista-home-premium-basic-starter-business-and-enterprise/
CASE #: 89294
11 May 2007
Dear Sir or Madam,
Microsoft has received information that the domain listed above, which appears to be on servers under your control, is offering unlicensed copies of, or is engaged in other unauthorized activities relating to copyrighted works published by Microsoft.
1. Identification of copyrighted works:
Copyrighted work(s):
DreamScene
Copyright owner:
Microsoft Corporation
2. Copyright infringing material or activity found at the following location(s):
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/05/10/hack-to-run-dreamscene-in-vista-home-premium-basic-starter-business-and-enterprise/
The above computer program(s) is being made available for copying, through downloading, at the above location without authorization of the copyright owner.
3. Statement of authority:
The information in this notice is accurate, and I hereby certify under penalty of perjury that I am authorized to act on behalf of Microsoft, the owner of the copyright(s) in the work(s) identified above. I have a good faith belief that none of the materials or activities listed above have been authorized by Microsoft, its agents, or the law.
We hereby give notice of these activities to you and request that you take expeditious action to remove or disable access to the material described above, and thereby prevent the illegal reproduction and distribution of this software via your company’s network.
We appreciate your cooperation in this matter. Please advise us regarding what actions you take.
Yours sincerely,
Emma Rutherford
Internet Investigator
on behalf of Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
United States of America
E-mail: Internet1@microsoft-antipiracy.com
================
Wow that was interesting. I hope someone from this blog posted this notice. If not, this violates a number of state and federal laws. This information is required to be kept private. I do not believe Microsoft would commit such a “stupid” oversight.
In actuality this is little more than a threat by a legal department incapable of actually realizing their “actions.” It is simply a take down notice, you could safely ignore it if you want (though I would consult your own legal representative).
Either way it does not matter because people will simply upgrade their valid copy of Vista to Ultimate (which is very easy to do). If you don’t believe me, just google it.
May 12th, 2007 02:51
How do I get rid of it???? It’s not working like it’s supposed to!!
May 12th, 2007 01:38
Kay, the file should be in %WinDir%\System32\en-US\ folder.
May 12th, 2007 01:30
Demand for Immediate Take-Down: Notice of Infringing Activity
URL: http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/05/10/hack-to-run-dreamscene-in-vista-home-premium-basic-starter-business-and-enterprise/
CASE #: 89294
11 May 2007
Dear Sir or Madam,
Microsoft has received information that the domain listed above, which appears to be on servers under your control, is offering unlicensed copies of, or is engaged in other unauthorized activities relating to copyrighted works published by Microsoft.
1. Identification of copyrighted works:
Copyrighted work(s):
DreamScene
Copyright owner:
Microsoft Corporation
2. Copyright infringing material or activity found at the following location(s):
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/05/10/hack-to-run-dreamscene-in-vista-home-premium-basic-starter-business-and-enterprise/
The above computer program(s) is being made available for copying, through downloading, at the above location without authorization of the copyright owner.
3. Statement of authority:
The information in this notice is accurate, and I hereby certify under penalty of perjury that I am authorized to act on behalf of Microsoft, the owner of the copyright(s) in the work(s) identified above. I have a good faith belief that none of the materials or activities listed above have been authorized by Microsoft, its agents, or the law.
We hereby give notice of these activities to you and request that you take expeditious action to remove or disable access to the material described above, and thereby prevent the illegal reproduction and distribution of this software via your company’s network.
We appreciate your cooperation in this matter. Please advise us regarding what actions you take.
Yours sincerely,
Emma Rutherford
Internet Investigator
on behalf of Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
United States of America
E-mail: Internet1@microsoft-antipiracy.com
May 12th, 2007 01:18
andy can u tell us again where u put the DreamScene.dll.mui file please
thanks
May 12th, 2007 01:03
[...] Die entsprechende Anleitung um Dreamscene auch unter anderen Vista-Versionen läuftfähig zu machen finden sie hier. [...]
May 12th, 2007 00:21
SysWiz, thanks for pointing it out, have corrected the error.
Still need non-English users to confirm if installing English language pack works.
May 12th, 2007 00:01
Does NOT appear to work in x64 bit Vista. Bummer
May 11th, 2007 23:28
The batch file needs to get tweaked. The two lines to copy the DreamScene.dll need to have the word “to” removed.
May 11th, 2007 21:38
I got it working! I did the automated install, then manually placed a copy of of the DreamScene.dll into the system32 folder and a copy of DreamScene.dll.mui into the us-en folder, as another commenter said. Thank you! x
May 11th, 2007 21:30
Sorry to be responding late, no, no sign of that in the background. Am going to try again today. x
May 11th, 2007 21:16
WARNING: Do NOT run the bat file! It does not copy the files correctly. This does work, if you double-check that the files are where they’re supposed to be, or do the manual install, but the automatic batch file does NOT copy things correctly… and you may end up having to format your computer (do NOT run System Repair or System Restore after running the batch file, if you happen to run into problems).
The problem I ran into was a repeating “Windows Explorer has stopped responding”. The error would show up, then Explorer would automatically restart… then fail again. (In fact, I’m still trying to fix it.)
May 11th, 2007 20:33
[...] Artigo: Hack to Run DreamScene in Vista Home Premium, Basic, Starter, Business and Enterprise. [...]
May 11th, 2007 15:20
ahh wait…double click it. Doh!
May 11th, 2007 15:19
How do you merge the registry file into your registry?
May 11th, 2007 13:49
[...] voor die ubercoole bewegende video wallpaper. Maar ook dat is niet meer nodig aangezien je met de nieuwe hack van DreamScene op elke Windows Vista versie zo’n bewegende achtergrond op je desktop tovert. [...]
May 11th, 2007 13:13
[...] instructions for getting it set up are at My Digital Life. Also, I found that my computer was giving me a hard time with some videos that I found; they [...]
May 11th, 2007 12:36
Umama, it works or not working? Why you need to use system restore?
May 11th, 2007 12:25
YOU THERE?
May 11th, 2007 12:19
I tried using system restore that did not work either. PLS HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 11th, 2007 12:16
Well it worked! But, when I open the personalize window it just shows icons not a detailed view. pls help!!!!!!!
May 11th, 2007 12:10
[...] Para instalarlo, seguimos estos pasos (más info en My Digital Life) [...]
May 11th, 2007 09:59
Dorv, what specific location it says? Can you try to use system restore?
May 11th, 2007 09:55
BAT file had several fails, so I tried manually. Now the ‘Personalize’ window won’t open. Opens for a flash, and then closes. I try to click ‘Change Desktop Background’ in the Control Panel Applet, and I get a registry error, that it cannot find a specific location.
This sucks, now I’ll have to reinstall the OS
May 11th, 2007 09:31
Hi Mark, thanks for feedback. Will try to update the script to see what’s wrong.
May 11th, 2007 06:38
Any one know how to get stardocks deskscapes working on a non-ultimate version? being able to use .dream files would be nice
May 11th, 2007 06:03
UK version that is
May 11th, 2007 06:03
neither manual nor bat version works for 64bit home premium
May 11th, 2007 06:01
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May 11th, 2007 04:41
Manual method worked. It appeared as though the only thing the automated method failed to to was to place a copy of of the DreamScene.dll into the system32 folder and a copy of DreamScene.dll.mui into the us-en folder. I performed all steps as documented, but I think if I were to do it over again, simply copying the 2 aforementioned files would have done the trick.
Thanks.
May 11th, 2007 04:12
I will try manual method…no, DreamScene content is not in the Location pull down menu. I’ll post back after trying manual method.
Thanks.
May 11th, 2007 02:06
Mark, can you try to install once again using manual method? Do you see Windows DreamScene content in the Location pull down menu?
May 11th, 2007 01:51
Not working on my vista home premium english language version. No option for dreamscene content. When I attempt to manually type in the file name for the dreamscene file, I get an error message stating” The file is not not one of the supported file types which include bmp jpg jpeg and dib. Please close this dialog and select a different picture for your background. Oh well…
May 11th, 2007 00:38
caschy, English language pack is available from Windows Update itself. But there is no guarantee that DreamScene will works after that, you have to try to install again and do let us known.
May 11th, 2007 00:29
[...] til now only Vista Ultimate users had the pleasure of using DreamScene, but as expected the hackers got their hands on it and figured out a way to make it work on any version of Windows Vista. The hacked version requires [...]
May 10th, 2007 23:27
Lol, is my whole system still legal AND german when i install an english language pack?
May 10th, 2007 20:02
caschy, DreamScene preview only work in English edition. You shouldn’t change to de-DE, instead, try to install English language pack.
May 10th, 2007 19:27
same i place the files put cant load them
the directory is created
u can only load pictures
May 10th, 2007 15:35
Here is what i have do:
- Change all en-EN to de-DE
- Apply the patch
- Apperance and Sounds are now complete in englisch
No Dreamscene in Desktop Background.
May 10th, 2007 13:38
Hi ZeroDegre, can you try to install English language pack (from Windows Update), and then try again to see if it works?
May 10th, 2007 13:27
Hi,
same roblem for me, it doesn’t seems to work on a french Vista HP.
the “Windows DreamScene content” does NOT appear in the list.
Thanks for the help if something is possible =)
May 10th, 2007 10:11
Hi caschy and Andy, do you see “Windows DreamScene Content” in Desktop Background?
May 10th, 2007 10:08
Kay, it’s not dreamscene, it should be “Windows DreamScene”.
May 10th, 2007 06:52
can i ask what do u do with the media file (i downloaded the dreamscene media file and did what was above))
i placed it into the dreamscene file under the c:/windows/web/dreamscene
but i cant select it via changes desktop theme
May 10th, 2007 06:40
[...] exclusive, available on all other versions of Windows Vista. This is reported by the tech blog My Digital life which is linking to a modified version of Dreamscene and describing on how to install and use this [...]
May 10th, 2007 06:13
thanks this finaly came round
i have ultimate, but also a legitamate buines too
now im going to try this out
May 10th, 2007 06:13
Not English UK, either. Tried both possibles. Nothing.
May 10th, 2007 05:26
Doesnt work with german Vista – nor when i changed the en-EN to de-DE in the batch file….
May 10th, 2007 04:57
[...] exclusive, available on all other versions of Windows Vista. This is reported by the tech blog My Digital life which is linking to a modified version of Dreamscene and describing on how to install and use this [...]
May 10th, 2007 04:50
you can download some DreamScene wallpapers from:
http://dreamscenevideo.net/blog/windows-dreamscene-update-pack-ready-for-download/
May 10th, 2007 03:53
Where can i set dreamscene wallpapers?