Aero? DreamScene?

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

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

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...a2fbf1033.mspx
Troubleshoot problems with Windows Aero

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"Robert Lee" <> wrote in message
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| 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