Fix Transparent or Invisible Desktop Icon Text After Installing DreamScene in Windows 7
Windows DreamScene, or animated desktop background feature, is no longer supported in Windows 7. However, there is hack to install DreamScene in Windows 7 by copying over the program files and registry keys from Windows Vista.
However, after enabling DreamScene and set a video clip to be the motion desktop background, the text of desktop icons will vanish, or become transparent and invisible, leaving only the text’s shadow visible. To fix and resolve the desktop icons’ text not visible, hidden or transparent issue, follow these steps:
- Right click on Desktop, and select Personalize.
- Switch back to default Windows 7 Aero Theme. The desktop background will be reset to default wallpaper.
- Set the video clip as DreamScene motion desktop background again. The desktop icons’ text will remain visible in white color font.
Alternative method:
- Right click on Desktop, and select Personalize.
- Go to Desktop Background section at the bottom.
- Under Picture Position drop down menu, select Fill.
- Click on Save changes button. The desktop background will be reset to default wallpaper.
- Set the video clip as DreamScene motion desktop background again. The desktop icons’ text will remain visible in white color font.
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September 7th, 2010 09:34
@Muzolite – It’s a TRAP!
September 2nd, 2010 18:25
@Muzolite – Scan result on your “hotfix”
Threat – TrojanDownloader:Win32/Harnig.gen!P
Level – Severe
Description – This program is dangerous and downloads other programs.
My analysis – this “fix” is very likely to download other malware if run. AVOID!
August 26th, 2010 03:59
Unfortunately none of these tips will permanently correct my text. Every time my pc restarts, it revert’s back to its previous states. mattsamillion, I even tried your method, but unfortunately to no avail.
In case it matters, I am running Windows 7 Home 64x
August 15th, 2010 01:04
i have a permanent fix. you need to show hidden icons to do this. go to C:\user\name\appdata\roaming\microsoft\windows dreamscene. you should see 2 images of the current scene you are displaying. highlight both and right click the transparent image NOT the solid image and Voila. keep in mind this will stay fine even after computer restart but if you change the scene you have to do this all over again, so if you change your scenes frequently then your going to have to do this just as often.
July 29th, 2010 03:19
this will work only temporarily when you change to another wallpaper you will have to do it all over again and sometimes at system startup it will revert to invisible texts again… i created a hotfix for this,here http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9WDB9BPE restart after hope i helped
July 13th, 2010 06:05
Thanks for the guide but neither worked
Thanks again everyone.
@JLisk Thanks for your method in the folder I only had 1 image not 2. So I copied the dreamscene image to that folder selected both and now works
June 21st, 2010 11:58
JLisk method worked in this
the other two does not work when you restart the computer
thanks
June 16th, 2010 14:02
not a permanent fix. Anyone have a permanent fix?
June 16th, 2010 04:16
THANK YOU!!! second method worked!
May 29th, 2010 23:26
Hey everyone, I think I found a new fix that worked for me when all other didn’t. If you open the c:/users/#name#/appdata/roaming/microsoft/windows dreamscene folder to view the two images that are created when you select a dreamscape. Select both at the same time, right click, and pick “set as desktop background”. Only does the transparent text for a brief moment at startup before changing to white text and playing the animated dreamscene. Yay!!! Hopefully this works for some of you that are stumped like I was. I couldn’t find the section mentioned elsewhere in the personalization menu where you are supposed to click the two checkboxes next to the two images. Maybe that was in the Win7 beta?
May 20th, 2010 12:37
its work, thanx
May 7th, 2010 21:21
the second method works but when i log off or shut down my PC then it reverts back to being black
then i have to go to personalize again and select fill
what do i do to make it permanent?
April 9th, 2010 04:37
Again, worked fine
April 8th, 2010 02:09
super tip had worked.
1st transparent clear symbol written
2nd adjust-desktop select background filled
3rd dreamscene select file as desktop background
4th transparent symbol written re-enable or not
funktionieret it with me now in both directions
Thanks
April 6th, 2010 03:38
Tried Method #2 first, worked like a charm, though it didn’t revert. Rather, the Dream became a still image. After re-applying the dream, all text is now fine. Though, oddly, the drag-box (selection box) is still more of a gray, not blue, but that’s fine.
Using Windows 7 32-bit on a Toshiba Satellite a200 laptop.
April 6th, 2010 02:59
THNK YOU SO MUCH! IT WORKS VERRY WELL!!
I USED METHOD 2! IT WORKED!
April 5th, 2010 15:59
None of the above mentioned methods do the trick
March 2nd, 2010 19:50
please send me ashampoo 2010
February 27th, 2010 18:08
I’ve tried both methods to get the text displayed on my W7 laptop and it doesn’t do nada.