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    Animated wallpapers for Vista

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by UCHacker11, Jun 1, 2007.

  1. UCHacker11

    UCHacker11 Notebook Consultant

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    I have heard that one can get animated wallpapers for Vista. How can i accomplish this?
     
    UCHacker11, Jun 1, 2007
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  2. cb6000

    cb6000 Notebook Consultant

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    I think you would be required to install the Ultimate version of Vista. Correct me, if I'm mistaken.
     
    cb6000, Jun 2, 2007
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  3. Gintoki

    Gintoki Notebook Prophet

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    Yes, i believe so too.
     
    Gintoki, Jun 2, 2007
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  4. hehe299792458

    hehe299792458 Notebook Deity

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    Yes, you need Ultimate for this. Try googling for Dreamscene for more on this feature
     
    hehe299792458, Jun 2, 2007
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    I thought that XP supported animated GIF wallpapers, doesn't Vista support the same?
     
    Budding, Jun 2, 2007
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    I think it is just a new feature for Windows Ultimate called DreamScene. They are trying to up the interests for Vista Ultimate by including special features not found in the other versions.
     
    stevietennis, Jun 2, 2007
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    Charles P. Jefferies, Jun 2, 2007
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    You can also create your own.. I believe it uses mpeg files. It's pretty neat but hopefully you have a fast processor.
     
    kanehi, Jun 2, 2007
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  9. hehe299792458

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    It's neat, but you get dizzy after a short while (at least for me). :(


    XP does, but it took 57% of my C2D CPU. In vista, they tried to shift the load towards the GPU instead of the CPU
     
    hehe299792458, Jun 2, 2007
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    It uses very little cpu processing power. 1 or 2 percent, i think. it's rendered by the graphics card, so it shouldnt produce any lag
     
    CyRu5, Jun 2, 2007
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