Guest Robert Lee Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 Okay, so I went to animate my desktop background via Control Panel>Appearance and Personalization>Personalization>Desktop Background, I chose 'Windows DreamScene Content' in the 'Location' drop-down menu, chose a sample video, then a dialogue box above the taskbar told me 'Windows DreamScene Cannot Start' because 'Windows DreamScene can only run when Windows Aero scheme is selected.' So I hunt around with search and finally end up on the Microsoft Help area which tells me that Aero is part of the Vista Ultimate package. So I think, "O.K. Why won't it run then?" (No Answer) So then I find out that I have to download the 'DreamScene Preview' from Windows Update, but when I go to Windows Update, there is no option for 'DreamScene Preview'. So I think again. "Hmmm, I must have already downloaded it automatically. So why won't it run?" (Guess what! No answer again.) So then I think, "If it won't run, and it is not in the Windows Update list, maybe Microsoft dropped the ball somewhere. Then I thought, "Naaww! Microsoft is too good and too perfect to do that." (Actually, I NEVER thought THAT!) So anyone know how I am supposed to get my desktop background to animate when I can't find what the help section tells me I need to find and use in order to switch to the Aero scheme which I also can't find but that I'm supposed to be able to have and/or find and activate the DreamScene Preview which Microsoft tells me is a preview since the final release isn't released yet. Hmm. You'd think something that simple would be easy to fix. (Oh yeah. We're talking about Microsoft.) -- Robert S. Lee Master Electrician
Guest Robert Lee Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 Actually, I just found the DreamScene Preview was downloaded in my Windows Update history, but I still can't find or figure out the Aero part of it. Is Aero a theme somewhere? Is Aero a program somewhere? Is Aero a magic genie somewhere? (Might have more luck if it was !) -- Robert S. Lee Master Electrician "Robert Lee" wrote: > Okay, so I went to animate my desktop background via Control > Panel>Appearance and Personalization>Personalization>Desktop Background, I > chose 'Windows DreamScene Content' in the 'Location' drop-down menu, chose a > sample video, then a dialogue box above the taskbar told me 'Windows > DreamScene Cannot Start' because 'Windows DreamScene can only run when > Windows Aero scheme is selected.' So I hunt around with search and finally > end up on the Microsoft Help area which tells me that Aero is part of the > Vista Ultimate package. So I think, "O.K. Why won't it run then?" (No Answer) > So then I find out that I have to download the 'DreamScene Preview' from > Windows Update, but when I go to Windows Update, there is no option for > 'DreamScene Preview'. So I think again. "Hmmm, I must have already downloaded > it automatically. So why won't it run?" (Guess what! No answer again.) So > then I think, "If it won't run, and it is not in the Windows Update list, > maybe Microsoft dropped the ball somewhere. Then I thought, "Naaww! Microsoft > is too good and too perfect to do that." (Actually, I NEVER thought THAT!) So > anyone know how I am supposed to get my desktop background to animate when I > can't find what the help section tells me I need to find and use in order to > switch to the Aero scheme which I also can't find but that I'm supposed to be > able to have and/or find and activate the DreamScene Preview which Microsoft > tells me is a preview since the final release isn't released yet. Hmm. You'd > think something that simple would be easy to fix. (Oh yeah. We're talking > about Microsoft.) > -- > Robert S. Lee > Master Electrician
Guest TaurArian [MS-MVP] Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/c33fe91a-9e6f-41f4-ae82-3ed2d5fa2fbf1033.mspx Troubleshoot problems with Windows Aero -- ==================================== TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2008 - Australia ==================================== How to make a good post: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm Defending your machine: http://defendingyourmachine2.blogspot.com/ http://taurarian.mvps.org/index.htm Emails will not be acknowledged - please post to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Robert Lee" <mrrobertlee@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:0552D6EA-21CB-4D72-83B8-202EE8882A87@microsoft.com... | Actually, I just found the DreamScene Preview was downloaded in my Windows | Update history, but I still can't find or figure out the Aero part of it. Is | Aero a theme somewhere? Is Aero a program somewhere? Is Aero a magic genie | somewhere? (Might have more luck if it was !) | -- | Robert S. Lee | Master Electrician | | | "Robert Lee" wrote: | | > Okay, so I went to animate my desktop background via Control | > Panel>Appearance and Personalization>Personalization>Desktop Background, I | > chose 'Windows DreamScene Content' in the 'Location' drop-down menu, chose a | > sample video, then a dialogue box above the taskbar told me 'Windows | > DreamScene Cannot Start' because 'Windows DreamScene can only run when | > Windows Aero scheme is selected.' So I hunt around with search and finally | > end up on the Microsoft Help area which tells me that Aero is part of the | > Vista Ultimate package. So I think, "O.K. Why won't it run then?" (No Answer) | > So then I find out that I have to download the 'DreamScene Preview' from | > Windows Update, but when I go to Windows Update, there is no option for | > 'DreamScene Preview'. So I think again. "Hmmm, I must have already downloaded | > it automatically. So why won't it run?" (Guess what! No answer again.) So | > then I think, "If it won't run, and it is not in the Windows Update list, | > maybe Microsoft dropped the ball somewhere. Then I thought, "Naaww! Microsoft | > is too good and too perfect to do that." (Actually, I NEVER thought THAT!) So | > anyone know how I am supposed to get my desktop background to animate when I | > can't find what the help section tells me I need to find and use in order to | > switch to the Aero scheme which I also can't find but that I'm supposed to be | > able to have and/or find and activate the DreamScene Preview which Microsoft | > tells me is a preview since the final release isn't released yet. Hmm. You'd | > think something that simple would be easy to fix. (Oh yeah. We're talking | > about Microsoft.) | > -- | > Robert S. Lee | > Master Electrician
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