DreamScene

[toastycheese678]

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

[neo]

It can't be achieved by registry settings.

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

[toastycheese678]

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

[KevinGT]

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, 2007 by KevinGT