Integrating videos as the desktop background

The new operating system is optically quite impressive with every series. But its interface can be tuned further—with tools from Redmond.
DreamScene is used for animating
the desktop background. This program is
one of the free tools offered by Microsoft
for the Ultimate version of Windows Vista.
SETUP: To install DreamScene, connect
to the Internet, click on ‘Security’ in
Control Panel and then click on ‘Windows-
Update’. If you have activated the
classic view of the Control Panel, just
double-click on ‘Windows Update’. Then,
select ‘Search for Updates’ and ‘Display
Available Updates’. In the ‘Windows
Ultimate Tools’ area, select the ‘Windows
DreamScene-preview’ option and click on
‘Install’. The installation is possible from
a normal user account as well. However,
you must have the administrator password
because you will have to enter it to clear
security queries. Windows will download
DreamScene and install it automatically.
Click on ‘Restart now’ to complete
the installation. To select an animated
background, right-click on the free space
on the desktop and select ‘Personalize’.
Then, click on ‘Desktop
Background’ and open the drop down
box near ‘Location’ and choose Windows
DreamScene Content’. Or click ‘Browse’
and then under the installation directory
of Windows, select the directory ‘\
web\WindowsDreamScene’. After the
Setup of ‘DreamScene’, you will get an

animated sample background. Select it
and finally click on ‘OK’. You can also
install the ‘Contents packet for Windows
DreamScene’. This extra contains more
animated wallpapers. In addition, you can
use every other video file as a screen
saver; for example, a slide show from your
last vacation that you have saved in MPG
format. Your creativity sees no bounds.
But be careful: hectic film sequences are
annoying and distracting.