animated GIf on winxp pro desktop...

**ceez** · January 14, 2005

Zup peeps!

I have a small animated gif that I would like to play on my desktop. I activated "Active desktop" but it would not animate.

Any thoughts?

thkz

CEez

**SiMoNsAyS** · January 14, 2005

create a new .htm file and insert there the .gif file, then set the .htm file as background (active desktop enabled).

**ceez** · January 14, 2005

where do i create the html file? I pasted the image in word and saved it as an html file and it did not work. Do you have another way of doing it?

maybe i am doing something wrong...

WinxpPRO

go to display properties

desktop

customize desktop

"web" tab

click new

where it says to add a webpage or pic.... click browse and select my gif image (either as filename.gif OR filename.htm).

click ok

make sure the path to the gif file is checked

click ok to close

ok to close display properties

nothing

Is there an additional step to this?

thkz

**prathapml** · January 14, 2005

Is "play animations in web pages" enabled in your IE options?

**ceez** · January 15, 2005

Is "play animations in web pages" enabled in your IE options?

well i'll be damned....that was it Unfortunately a small 600kb gif just threw my cpu process 100 percent! i guess active desktop does suck!

thkz.

**SiMoNsAyS** · January 15, 2005

i guess active desktop does suck!
thkz.

one of the ten rules of deskmoders ...

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