How to use ScreenSaver as Wallpaper in Windows XP
Today at Tech Reckoner I am gonna tell you how to use ScreenSaver as Wallpaper in Windows XP. Windows Vista has this feature inbuilt called Dreamscene which allows you to use ScreenSaver as Wallpaper. But how to get the same effect in Windows XP??
You can get the same effect in Windows XP also with the help of an OpenSource software ( btw I am a strong supporter of OpenSource softwares). The Software’s name is Vital Desktop. Download it from here (File size 187 KB) and install it (If you don’t know how to Install a software you are reading a wrong blog 
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After Installing there will be an added menu in the Right Click context menu on desktop. Enable it from there.
Also from the same menu click configure to select the desired ScreenSaver. That’s it now you have your ScreenSaver as Wallpaper. Simple and Easy 
(If the configuration window doesn’t come up and it doesn’t seem to work then go to X:\Program Files\Vital Desktop and launch VDConfig.exe from there X:\ being your default windows installation directory which is C:\ mostly )
You can also download the Windows Vista ScreenSavers from here
These are the screenshots of the Windows Vista Screensavers. Just extract the ScreenSavers right click on them and install them or copy then to C:\Windows folder.
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PS: Don’t Mind the Clutter on the Desktop. I cleaned it up Yes thats cleaned up!!
If someone can give me Scrollbars over desktop i would love him
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Hmm…. System requiremnts must be a bit high, eh?
No I forgot to tell that. It uses just 4MB RAM
Thats why i posted about it
4MB?
Cool. 
Well I don’t about 4mb. I just ran it and my pc started whirring like the sound of a 1930s vibrator, and I have over a gig of ram
Err… My system is AMD Athlon 3000+ 448mb Ram and 64 MB Shared Onboard VRam Still i can run it and i tested it. Wonder whats the problem at your end
What all softwares are you running along with it?
Where do i choose which screensaver to be used as the wallpaper?
I tried using Marine aquarium v2 and it does not work.
The “inbuilt feature called Dreamscene” can also be used on Windows XP without any additional software (btw. i also like and support OpenSource).
With XPScene (freeware) you can generate a html-page with embedded Windows Media Player to play the DreamScene videos, the html-file can be loaded like any other Wallpaper (*.jpg or *.bmp).
Runs with 30-40% cpu usage on my P4 2,8 GHz; 512MB Ram; old graphics card WITHOUT video hardware acceleration (you can save 10-20% cpu usage with o newer graphics card using hardware acceleration, e.g. with nvidia PureVideo)
Karan
Where do i choose which screensaver to be used as the wallpaper?
Program Files\VitalDesktop\VDConfig.exe,
hmm, VitalDesktop (1.4.2) wont work on my XP. I can see it in the desktop menu, but when i click “start” nothing happens (tested with different screensavers).
For me Screen2Dream (also freeware) works fine !
Hi P4xp, I used vital desktop long back and tested it with xp 2 work fine…. btw Screen2Dream Can’t find it…. Plz temme where to get it
@loco thanks for telling me about XpScene
Please keep commenting and reading…
@P.M.: i have seen loco’s comment about “XPScene” (nice freeware btw.), on the xpscene site (www.dreamscene.org) i also found “Screen2Dream”.
i’ve tested VitalDesktop 1.4.2 on two PCs (XP SP2, DirectX 9.0c, newest nvidia drivers). After installing it, i can see the menu entries. “Enable VitalDesktop” is checked, but when i click on “start” nothing happens (tested with different SCRs). Maybe a DLL or something is missing.
i found out that it is a problem with the config menu. after clicking on the “configure” button in VitalDesktop, the normal Desktop configuration Dialog comes up (not VDconfig). When i start VDconfig manualy from the install dir, it works.
Thanx.. I remember now tat i faced the same thing and used the method u have used… btw can u tell me about Screen2Dream as i would like to test tat also. Am unable 2 find it.
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Regards
Priyam
hi Priyam, you can find Screen2Dream here: http://www.dreamscene.org/download.php
The Tool runs any screensaver as wallpaper. You can easily select your favorite Screensaver in a ListBox and watch on it in a Preview-Window. The Tool is simple to use, there are just two buttons for “start” (run scr as wallpaper) and “stop” (return to normal desktop mode). There is also a CheckBox to auto-start the Tool with Windows. However, the desktop icons are hidden while running, but you can select your desktop shurtcuts over a menu in the system tray.
Hi
Thanx 4 the info… will include it in my upcoming blog which is only about cool freewares and opersource softwares… its muftwares.com … not up yet will be up soon so do come back when i anounce abt it here
@Priyam: i just take a look at your upcoming site, i like the slogan
i wish you good luck (i will keep an eye on it for some cool freewares)
Hi,
You wanted a bar that can hover over the desktop well try Rocket docket its really good and free.
Hope you like it!
Nice…I tried it ady. Thx