How to Install and Enable DreamScene in Windows 7
Windows DreamScene, a feature which allows a video clip, movie show, slideshow or animated image and picture to be set as the desktop background in Windows Vista has been removed in Windows 7, in favor of Desktop Slideshow wallpaper auto rotator. Although Windows 7 no longer supports DreamScane, the DreamScene function can still be manually added and installed into Windows 7 with a little hack in order to turn on and 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 DreamScene installation hack has been compiled into an executable, which automatically copy the necessary DreamScene files and merge require registry keys and entries.
Tip: To run DreamScene in Windows 7, Windows Aero has to be turned on.
Download Windows7-DreamScene.exe
Alternative: Windows7-DreamScene-Enable.exe (Without Admin Rights Check)
How to Install DreamScene in Windows 7
Run the Windows7-DreamScene.exe as Administrator to install and enable Windows DreamScene on Windows 7. The installer will copy DreamScene.dll to %WinDir%\System32 folder, DreamScene.dll.mui to %WinDir%\System32\en-US folder and add the required registry keys and values. Then it will automatically restart the Explorer to make the installation of DreamScene works immediately.
A Windows DreamScene folder has also been created in %WinDir%\Web\ folder. You can place any video file that you want to set as DreamScene background wallpaper here as in Windows Vista, or anywhere you like. However, the folder is less useful as Windows 7 does not support direct viewing of video or animated media in Personalization Control Panel.
Windows 7 DreamScene Usage Guide
To apply a video clip (in .WMV or .MPG format) as the DreamScene animated wallpaper desktop background, right click on the video media file, and select Set as Desktop Background in the context menu. Due to DreamScene been stripped from Windows 7 issue, video files may not be visible inside Personalization and Desktop Background configuration page. However, all features of DreamScene, such as Play DreamScene, Pause DreamScene and sound/audio are supported.
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July 3rd, 2009 13:35
The trick to fixing the transparent text is just what was posted by Moey. To give more of a Step-by-Step Tutorial. Please read through once, THEN follow instructions.
Simply select and set the video you want as your background. Have you’re Theme Personalization window open. Switch to a random theme, then go back to the location of your desired video clip and set it back to that. I think you got to close one of the windows before you close the other. I just had to screw with it a bit. I think you close the personalization window first. If that don’t work, then it’s the other way around. I don’t know if there’s another method, but this is how I got it to work. My next goal is to make video clips selectable from personalization window.
June 9th, 2009 08:02
Brilliant little hack
Thanks!
June 5th, 2009 03:49
The text transparency problem can be easily fixed by swapping from dreamscene desktop to regular wallpaper, then back to dreamscene.
May 29th, 2009 21:24
when i try and load a video as the background a popup comes up and says “Windows Dreamscene can only run when Windows Aero scheme is selected” what should i do anyhelp and i am using windows 7
May 21st, 2009 18:19
Helo,
I installed Dreamscene in my 7100 windows 7 build. But the cmd says Dreamscene installed without error, but after The explorer is restarting dialogue, explorer is not getting restarted at all. so i have no Dreamscene.
Any Solns?
April 13th, 2009 19:00
bonjour,
personne n’a trouver la solution pour l’écriture des icones du bureau ?
moi j’ai remarque, arriére plan de bureau est une video, que quand je faisait un clique droit sur le bureau et que je fais personaliser si je clique sur une image pour la mettre en arriére plan , le text des icone redevient normal. et la si je remt une video en arriére plan ben l’écriture reste normal, elle n’est plus transparente . mais lorsque je ferme la fenetre de personalisation ben c’est coup de chance l’écriture redevient transparante mais des fois elle reste normal et quand on étiend l’ordinateur l’écriture dans tout les cas au redémarage sera transparente .
j’essaye de voir si y’a moyen de modifier tout sa , registr fichier windows … mais je ne trouve rien .
donc si vous avez du nouveau merci de le dire svp
April 9th, 2009 03:42
bonjour,
est-ce qu’il y as une solution pour ‘écriture des icones sur le bureau ???
merci d’avance
tester sur toute les version beat de windows seven et toujour le même probléme d’écriture des icones des bureau .
March 18th, 2009 00:42
what’s the point of dreamscene when i can’t see icon text
March 17th, 2009 11:43
Did anyone find a patch to resolve the transparent text issue on the desktop (other than installing a dock program – one which actually fixes the text)? I’ve been looking all over for one and cannot find it. I really cannot understand why Microsoft didn’t include Dreamscene… I’m hoping they will change their minds on it.
March 13th, 2009 23:53
The video portion of Dreamscene works great with Windows 7. I do hae the problem of my desktop icons turning transparent just as Dreamscene first starts playing. Has anyone come up with a solution to this?
March 11th, 2009 14:36
dude it works on build 7000 its so cool then u can get stardock desk scapes the win vista ultimate version to plat .Dream files for an AWSOME desktop! Kudos! this is so cool
February 25th, 2009 07:31
i’m on build 7022 and this doesn’t work at all
when i right click, no set to background
howcome?
February 12th, 2009 22:02
If some recive a message”please run as administrator”, drag the Windows7-DreamScene.exe to winrar.link and extract all files a foldar and rifht-click on Windows7-DreamScene.cmd –> run as administrator.
January 28th, 2009 03:57
Hi,
Two thumbs up!!!
I did managed to work this in my window vista premium…
Thank you so much.
January 21st, 2009 21:33
[...] in der Final wieder drin sein, in
January 17th, 2009 17:03
I couldn’t for the life of me get this to work until I stumbled on this.
http://forums.mydigitallife.info/showthread.php?p=48510
Icons text is transparent for me as well and want to fix it, but don’t know how.
January 16th, 2009 19:05
Works up untill I get to the stage of setting something as my background only option I get is play in Media Player
January 16th, 2009 16:03
Yep.. my icon text has vanished. Any fix??
January 16th, 2009 00:18
Only 1 problem. The desktop icons text becomes transparent.
January 15th, 2009 09:47
Jason and Tuskin, try the Windows7-DreamScene-Enable.exe, which has admin rights check removed.
January 15th, 2009 09:07
this won’t install for me at all. It keeps asking for Admin rights as well even tho I run it in admin mode.
January 15th, 2009 08:16
hmm this won’t install for me, it keeps asking for Admin rights, I run it in admin mode. I’ve disabled UAC and tried, doesn’t work.
January 15th, 2009 06:32
Whenever I use a video as my background in 7, the text on my desktop icons becomes completely transparent, and the only way I can read them is by reading the text’s shadow.
January 14th, 2009 23:41
Thank you for writing this up! This is the solution I’ve been looking for.
January 14th, 2009 19:10
Thanks for the Nice article .