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Re: animate desktop background windows 8+
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2023 12:44 pm
by ChrisR
Also works well here in window 10 22H2 x64 (19045.3693), with an animation that looks like the hackers in the 2000s movies, very nice.
Re: animate desktop background windows 8+
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2023 2:32 pm
by Caronte3D
Matrix

Re: animate desktop background windows 8+
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2023 8:46 pm
by firace
BarryG wrote: Sat Nov 25, 2023 12:26 pm
fryquez wrote: Sat Nov 25, 2023 12:20 pmDoes this gives a hWnd?
Nope, just the same Debug output as above ("first", "second", "0").
I'm just updating Win 10 at the moment to see if these updates will fix it:
If the updates don't resolve the issue, you may want to try out this app that I posted back in 2021, which worked fine for everyone who tested it, as far as I remember:
viewtopic.php?t=77512
I'm currently travelling but if you would like to take a look at the source code, just let me know and I will try to find it when I get back home.
Re: animate desktop background windows 8+
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2023 9:27 pm
by firace
@idle: runs fine here (Win 11) - thanks for sharing!
Re: animate desktop background windows 8+
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2023 2:29 am
by BarryG
The Win 10 updates didn't help, and "animdesk.exe" just shows a dark screen with "This video is unavailable" on it. I can't win. Don't worry about it.
Re: animate desktop background windows 8+
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2023 4:56 am
by J. Baker
BarryG wrote: Sun Nov 26, 2023 2:29 am
The Win 10 updates didn't help, and "animdesk.exe" just shows a dark screen with "This video is unavailable" on it. I can't win. Don't worry about it.
Maybe try downloading this demo and initializing the animated wallpaper and see if that works. I'm just curious if your system is blocking something.
https://www.3planesoft.com/nature-scree ... reensaver/
Re: animate desktop background windows 8+
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2023 5:34 am
by BarryG
This works when I installed it; yes. Is that what you meant by "initialize"?
[Edit] Wait! This screensaver needs to be run as admin, so when I run idle's code in this topic as admin it also works now! Why didn't anyone say it needs admin rights? Argh!

Does nobody here run their PCs with limited user rights like me?
Re: animate desktop background windows 8+
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2023 6:09 am
by Kuron
Poor Barry is pulling his hair out because nobody had the courtesy to say it needed to be run as admin.

Re: animate desktop background windows 8+
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2023 6:47 am
by idle
I did say "I though it might have been a user level thing" in a PM to Barry
though its good his system is now up to date

He deserves a Beer!
Re: animate desktop background windows 8+
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2023 7:24 am
by BarryG
I thought "user level thing" was said in the context of "problem exists between keyboard and chair", like literally the user (me) being the problem.

Re: animate desktop background windows 8+
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2023 9:28 am
by idle
BarryG wrote: Sun Nov 26, 2023 7:24 am
I thought "user level thing" was said in the context of "problem exists between keyboard and chair", like literally the user (me) being the problem.

no not at all but I often find myself in that situation.
Re: animate desktop background windows 8+
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2023 2:45 pm
by J. Baker
BarryG wrote: Sun Nov 26, 2023 5:34 am
Does nobody here run their PCs with limited user rights like me?
Nope. Along with Windows 10, I also still use Windows 7 and XP. I just don't go to any strange websites nor download anything unless I feel like I trust it. I feel like the whole your system is outdated is such a scam. Never have any issues. No matter what OS or browser you use, just be smart and you will be fine.
Re: animate desktop background windows 8+
Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2023 9:26 am
by fryquez
BarryG wrote: Sun Nov 26, 2023 5:34 am
Why didn't anyone say it needs admin rights? Argh!

Does nobody here run their PCs with limited user rights like me?
You jump to a wrong conclusion. It certainly works here on all machines without admin rights.
Re: animate desktop background windows 8+
Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2023 9:36 am
by BarryG
fryquez wrote: Mon Nov 27, 2023 9:26 amworks here on all machines without admin rights
Hmm, I don't know, then. Needs admin for me.
Re: animate desktop background windows 8+
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2023 9:22 pm
by Kwai chang caine
Waouuuuuuh !!!! very magical code !!!
I didn't know it's possible to do that....
Furthermore....very nice effect....
The only one problem, is even when i stop the code, i can't to recover my simple black background

and the time is stopping in all my town
Thanks a lot for this very nice sharing
PS: i have found how recover my background
I have changing the color, and choose another time the black
