biks7

Join Date 07/2010

Black Blank Screen on Desktop

Hello to All ! I've just downloaded Dreamscapes 3.20 and installed it. I'm using XP Pro SP2 (Biostar Mother board inbuilt NVIDIA 6300 graphics with AMD Processor) and I applied some dream animated walls (default files with the installation) but after downloading and installing some dream files from Wincustomize, my desktop doesn't play anything i.e. full Black Blank Screen. My desktop is CRT Samsung 15" Monitor of resolution 1024 x 768. So, wht should I do now?? I need help plez.....

Thank You in Advance !

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LightStar

Join Date 12/2002

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Not sure, but it might be because you need to install Service Pack 3 and possibly other updates to get Dreamscapes to work.

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LightStar

Join Date 12/2002

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I doubt if Stardock would have developed a current product to run on XP SP2, you might try upgrading to SP3.

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Disturbedcomputer

Join Date 02/2007

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Send an E-Mail to

Technical Support information:
support@stardock.com

and give them a link to this forum post

NOTE only send it once as more times it will put you at the end...

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Disturbedcomputer

Join Date 02/2007

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that is odd Just posted and when reading the OP there was no reply post and

yet LightStar posted over an Hour ago so yes try what

LightStar said first go with XP SP3 then send an E-mail if needed ..

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Neil Banfield

Join Date 04/2001

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XP does not come with a mpeg2 decoder which may be why some downloaded dreams do not work, but the included dreams do not. Usually it should be prompting you when it detects you tried to apply a dream and had no decoder.

Try applying Winter Snow or Stars both of which are included with DeskScapes 3.2. These do not use any video decoders and so should be working for you.

SP2 should be sufficient for DeskScapes, though it is always important to ensure you have the latest DirectX9 updates.

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Cavan1

Join Date 08/2004

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inbuilt NVIDIA 6300 graphics

From another thread from a reply from Stardock support,

DeskScapes on XP requires a lot in the way of video horsepower that several XP machine do not have. Make sure you have at least an AGP 8x video card (PCI-E is better)

With built in graphics I do not believe you will be able to run Deskscapes.

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actually some dream files with installation only worked like Earth, Vintage, water effects but not Flowers blooming into the water and other downloaded from the site... I've also installed MPEG-2 decoder but not working yet... so, wht would be the problem then....???

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If you are using the free version I believe that only included dreams will work. You will need the paid version to use any dreams downloaded from WC.

If you have the paid version, did you uninstall the free one first?

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Neil Banfield

Join Date 04/2001

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Quoting Wizard1956,

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If you are using the free version I believe that only included dreams will work. You will need the paid version to use any dreams downloaded from WC.

If you have the paid version, did you uninstall the free one first?

That was the case with Deskscapes 2.x, but with Deskscapes 3 the trial will run any content for 30 days.

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