Tips & Tricks voor Windows 7

How to enable Dreamscene or Video Wallpaper in Windows 7

Dreamscene was a feature introduced in Windows Vista that allowed users to have video wallpapers in the background. Microsoft seems to have replaced the Dreamscene feature from Vista with automatic changing wallpapers in Windows 7. However by adding the Dreamscene files and making a few registry changes, Dreamscene can once again be enabled. Don’t worry if that sounded intimidating, we do have a file that does all for you [if you're on 32-bit.]

Note: I was unsuccessful in getting this to work on 64-bit Windows 7 Build 7048.

Installing Dreamscene:

1) First, you need to have Aero enabled. You’ll know Aero is enabled if you’re able to preview windows in your taskbar, use Aero Peek, or see the animation effects of windows minimizing. If you think Aero isn’t enabled, open the Start menu, and type in Aero.


Click on Find and fix problems with transparency and other visual effects and go through the wizard. The wizard will determine whether your computer is capable of having Aero on.

2) If you’re on 32-bit Windows 7, download the Windows 7 Dreamscene patch here
http://windows7center.com(...)reamScene-Enable.exe

If you’re on 64-bit Windows 7, download this patch and follow the instructions in Important Readme.txt
Then skip Step 3.
http://windows7center.com/wp-content/downloads/dreamscene64.rar

3) Run the patch and let it do it’s thing. When it’s finished, explorer.exe will restart.
If it doesn’t restart, press Ctrl + Alt + Delete and click on Task Manager. Right click on explorer.exe and click on End Task. Then click on File, New Task, type in explorer.exe and press OK.
Setting video clips as your desktop background

4) Before you start adding videos, you need to make sure that your videos are in .wmv or .mpg format. If they are not one of those formats, you can download a free video converter here.
http://www.any-video-converter.com/download-avc-free.php

Converting a video is simple. Choose Add Video at the top left corner and choose your video of choice. The drop down-menu in the right side-bar will allow you to choose your codec. On my computer, .wmv videos worked properly while .mpg videos would not work with Dreamscene.

The bottom portion of the sidebar will allow you to change the video size or bitrate. If you are not sure what those options do, the only one you should worry about is video size since some videos may end up being too large and get cut off the screen.



When the video is finished converting, a new window will pop up. Right click your video and choose Open Destination File Location to locate the video. You can also access your converted videos at this directory:
C:\users\%username%\Documents\Any Video Converter\



Once you have converted the file, just right-click and select Set as Desktop Background and Dreamscene will begin to work.

Should you want to revert back to a stationery wallpaper, sometimes the stopped video will stay frozen as your wallpaper. To fix this, press Ctrl + Alt + Delete and click on Task Manager. Right click on explorer.exe and click on End Task. Then click on File, New Task, type in explorer.exe and press OK.

Note: Desktop icon text will become transparent sometimes. This is a bug that has yet to be fixed.

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Op dinsdag 3 november 2009 15:50 schreef sjoemie1985 het volgende:
is het in windows 7 ook mogelijk om net als in vista van die bewegende achtergronden te gebruiken?
of zelfs een zelf gemaakt filmpje?

Toegevoegd dus
Tips & Tricks voor Windows 7

How to minimize MSN Messenger to the system tray in Windows 7

The inability to minimize MSN Messenger into the system tray in Windows 7 is a nuisance for a many users. By running MSN in compatibility mode and selecting Windows Vista, MSN will no longer remain in the taskbar and will minimize into the system tray instead.



How-to:

1) Go to your MSN folder. It’s usually located at: C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger

2) Right click msnmsgr.exe and select Properties



3) Select the Compatibility tab at the top.

4) Check Run this program in compatibility mode for: and select Windows Vista from the drop-down menu



5) Click Apply, then OK, and you’re finished

You’ll need to completely close MSN Messenger and re-open it for changes to take place.

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Op woensdag 4 november 2009 01:04 schreef Zhe-AnGeL het volgende:
Ik wil dat msn uit die onderbalk en liefst gewoon zijkant zoals eerst.

MSN toegevoegd. IE is geen duidelijk omschrijving van je en acdsee is geen windows probleem zo te horen.

Slow torrents with Windows 7

After getting windows 7 I noticed that my downloads of the Linux kernel through utorrent were running at incredibly slow speeds.

Though the reasons behind this may be complicated, the solution turned out to be rather simple.



The first solution is direct, and very simple. You need to disable UPnP port mapping in the settings of utorrent, and run it in compatibility mode for Windows XP SP2. For the uninitiated: right click properties of utorrent shortcut, head to compatibility, and make it look like the picture.



Now the second, optional, part will require patching of your tcpip.sys. As you may, or may not, be aware Microsoft introduced a half-open connection limit in XP SP2, and included it in Vista and Win7. As far as the official reason, it was done to hinder the speed at which certain trojans and viruses spread. The real result: slower torrent speeds.

This is very simple. Head over to http://half-open.com/home_en.htm and grab the Half-open limit fix 4.0. Patch it to whatever you need, and restart.