Do your Windows Experience Score. I think your Desktop Manager stopped working. (Read about it HERE).

You can run it and it'll allow DS3 to work: Here's How.

I got the same issue here...
it worked great for a week,
as for me it stopped working after a scheduled dream change (I was using random background)
aahh if I think/remember correctly the dream change happen immediatly after I got out from a full screen game too.. (because I was using trial version so every change will popup the remaining days)

and even after Reinstall windows (it was planed btw) Deskscape still didn't want to work...

I've posted a ticket and using impulse to verify the installation and it said my deskscapes not properly installed.
well support said to use the update mechanism to repair it.
but without a valid serial number update mechanism just didn't want to work at all

after some uninstall-install now the not even one of the dream showed in the list...

and the dream file are still exist there on the user folder

even the normal wallpaper from win7 didn't showed up.

Here is mine...

Your computer has a Windows Experience Index base score of 4.6
Your Windows Graphics Experience score is 4.6

Version is DeskScapes Trial
DeskScapes engine appears to be running
(Generic Non-PnP Monitor) 1 is attached to ATI Radeon HD 4200

Deskscape.dll                  2010/06/26 23:30:52
Deskscapes.dll                   2009/11/04 00:56:06
DreamControl32.dll                 2010/06/16 00:40:42
DeskscapesConfig.exe                  2010/06/16 00:40:11
UI\Deskscape.dll                2010/06/16 00:40:24
UI\DeskscapesVideo.dll         2009/10/25 00:04:54
DreamTasks.exe                   2009/11/12 00:27:57
DeskscapesVideo.dll              2010/01/20 05:02:55

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Oohh I got all my missing dream by deleting the extracted data and some registry (using revouninstaller)
than reinstall deskscapes.but still no luck for running deskscapes, it still loading preview forever.... even the regular wallpaper didn't showed up in review window.

I'm using the trial too and randomly for no reason after one night it stopped working.

I still had like 20 days left on my trial, and am now down to 10 days left.

No previews load, none of the dreams work.

I have a score of 5.9 and DWM is working fine.

When i go into the config window i can see the thumbnails for the dreams, but the preview won't load, and if i apply to background then my background consists of either a view visible pixels across a black canvas or just pure black.

Having the exact same problem. Don't think butying a license will solve the issue

Your computer has a Windows Experience Index base score of 5.1
Your Windows Graphics Experience score is 5.9

Version is DeskScapes Trial
DeskScapes engine appears to be running
(Generic PnP Monitor) 1 is attached to Radeon X1950 Pro

Deskscape.dll               2010/06/15 10:40:56
Deskscapes.dll                2009/11/03 10:56:06
DreamControl32.dll              2010/06/15 10:40:42
DeskscapesConfig.exe               2010/06/15 10:40:11
UI\Deskscape.dll             2010/06/15 10:40:24
UI\DeskscapesVideo.dll      2009/10/24 10:04:54
DreamTasks.exe                2009/11/11 10:27:57
DeskscapesVideo.dll           2010/01/19 15:02:55

Well that's explain why it not working even when I installed it in my friend computer...

people with registered version not affected aren't it?

I like deskscapes very much (espesially the random), and thinking to buy it this month before it has this problem.

Anyway thanks for the support.

I understand the trial link has been updated on the Deskscapes website (www.stardock.com/products/deskscapes)

hi,everyone,this is after a long long time that i am posting a post,sorry for my english.i did a complete resolving of this issue of the deskscape 3 was not working.please go back to stardoc.com and download the updated deskscape 3 trial and istall it over the one u have,it works out that the previous trial had a bug i soppose,go ahead and try this