Does anyone know how to enable DreamScene by default in an unattended file or in registry settings. I love those new "moving wallpapers" and it would be great if they were enabled automatically.

Thank you

It can't be achieved by registry settings.

U have to install via MS-Update about ~22MB.

Maybe I wasnt clear enough before. I have DreamScene integrated into my Vista Install. So when I reach the desktop the first time it is already installed. I just want to enable it automatically

I haven't done this yet, but try searching the registry for "dreamscene"

edit- check out HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop, specifically the string value "WallPaper".

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DreamScene

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\LastTheme

I haven't actually seen a DWORD where you can simply switch a value though (like 0=off, 1=on, that kind of thing)

New edit-

It's the second one, HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DreamScene that does this. If you have a static, boring plain old picture wallpaper currently being used, the string value named "FilePath" will be blank. To turn on DreamScene, give it a value "C:\Windows\Web\Windows DreamScene\vidxxxx.mpg", substituting xxxx for 1337, 8897,8898 8899, or 9899, depending on what one of the currently available five mpgs you want to use.

Edited March 17, 200719 yr by KevinGT