[Seventh Surfer]

Now a days all of you look excited about Windows Vista Ultimate DreamScene which will allow you to play high-definition video content as your wallpaper. Dreamscene is only available for Windows Vista Ultimate users, but do you know that, you can play video as a wallpaper on your Vista Home Premium or Basic version or even on Windows XP also?

Download VLC Media Player and open any video in it.
Right click on the video and click on "Wallpaper"

That's it. You have an animated wallpapers now!

If don't see the wallpaper option:
Settings > Preferences > Video > Output Modules > Direct X
Check the Advanced Options box in the bottom right hand corner.
Check Enable Wallpaper Mode. Now when you right click on your videos, you should be able to see a Wallpaper option.

Video Looping:
Settings > Preferences > Playlist >Repeat All

For removing VLC from the taskbar
Settings > Preferences -> Interface -> Main Interface -> wxWidgets and uncheck Taskbar and enable Systray icon.

In Windows XP your icons and it's text can look weird

[lareeth]

using this now, thanks for the info, this even uses very little resources

[Another_User]

Thanks!

[taipan]

thanx ive been wanting this for awhile now

[HingVista]

I use VLC media player but, totally forgot about it's wallpaper feature.

[Dustin]

Now I just need some cool high quality video files..

Thanks for the info!

[zenon]

I use VLC and I didn't that! Thanks for the info!

[LiLLTOtech]

You can do this with BSplayer also.

[stevievonderkin]

Yes works in bs player! just tried it! who knew...watching kelly Clarkson's "a moment like this right now! thanks for the info

[The Silent Warrior]

Use these videos.

[WinMatrics]

omg. VLC can do that? I've been using it for 3 years and had no clue. Thanks man! Better late than never..

[vista freak 101]

it wont work , i installed vlc on my vista and played a that bliss video and it doesnt show wallpaper option when i right click?

what i am i doing wrong?

[Ultimate John]

I believe now many more programs will come for using the animated wallpapers after the release of DreamScene.

[orcus]

Nice!!!

[Razor VinT]

It uses only 10MB of RAM.