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    vista background help quick please

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Sir Travis D, Mar 28, 2008.

  1. Sir Travis D

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    I need to set my vista sp1 laptop's background to an animated gif
    just like my old vista laptop, it wont work
    the image is static

    how do i set animated gif as background on vista premium sp1?

    edit
    i can do it just fine in xp
     
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    qhn, Mar 28, 2008
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  3. Sir Travis D

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    you didn't read it
    I have vista
    if i do ANY animated gif it just shows static image
     
    Sir Travis D, Mar 28, 2008
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    Vista doesn't seem to like displaying .gif in any Windows based picture viewer.
    you will have to use some other program to view .gifs
    i believe this is why you can no longer hav .gifs as backgrounds? :confused:
     
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  5. Sir Travis D

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    what??? If i enter the file location it says its not the right file type
    how the heck can't it support animated gif's
    is that for ultimate only??
    DAMNT you need ultimate and dream scene
     
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    my bad
    http://www.geisswerks.com/drempels/

    should work under vista as well, follow the instructions

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Mar 28, 2008
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  7. Sir Travis D

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    yea I tried that it only says it supports 24 bit bmp and jpg files
    how do i change that
     
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    i'm not going to use a program that's 7 years old so I have to run it and be in 16 bit mode all the time

    I need to run gif's as backgound
     
    Sir Travis D, Mar 28, 2008
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    one more shot:
    . if u know how to write html code
    . call the gif file into ur code
    . use desktop properties to call the html file as background and u should have it

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Mar 28, 2008
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  10. swarmer

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    LOL... Don't you find it distracting?
     
    swarmer, Mar 28, 2008
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