Enable DreamScene in Windows 7

When Windows Vista was released a couple of years ago, one of the coolest new features was the ability to add videos as a desktop background. The feature, called DreamScene, was certainly a “dream” of many PC users who had been anticipating moving wallpapers for years. But, DreamScene in Windows Vista was more of a failure than a success. DreamScene never quite caught on as well as Microsoft had hoped.

Still, DreamScene captured the hearts of thousands of PC users. And those users will be saddened to know that Microsoft has stripped the feature from Vista’s predecessor, Windows 7. DreamScene has been replaced by the simpler Desktop Slideshow feature

But, no worries! The feature is easily addable in Windows 7 through a simple program that modifies your registry and copies over the necessary files to enable DreamScene.

To enable DreamScene in Windows 7, do the following:

Warning! To use DreamScene, you must have Windows Aero enabled.

1. Download Windows7-DreamScene.exe
2. Run “Windows7-DreamScene.exe” as “Administrator”



3. The installer will automatically copy the necessary files on to your computer and change your registry.
4. It will automatically install DreamScene and restart Explorer
5. DreamScene will be working immediately after the install.
6. Right-click any WMV or MPG video to set it as your DreamScene desktop background video.



7. Your wallpaper is now a working video!

Everything works the same as in Windows Vista, except for the Control Panel >> Personalize menu does not show the DreamScene videos as options in Windows 7.
DreamScene tips:

• Smaller files work better, the smaller the video, the less lag time in the playback.
• Right click your desktop to “Pause” or “Play” your DreamScene wallpaper video.
• Try wallpaper videos with sound/audio.