DreamScene + DreamScene Extras
Our members report in Keznews forum the download link to DreamScene and DreamScene.
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6.2.2007 True about Windows DreamScene
Microsoft is finalizing testing of Windows DreamScene through a Technical Preview phase. The technology preview bits will be made available very soon. Stay tuned for more updates.
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3.2.2007 Windows DreamScene released!
In early July, I wrote about The Ultimate Team’s intention to ship the remaining promised Ultimate Extras (DreamScene and the remaining Language Packs) by the end of the summer.
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25.9.2007 How to Uninstall DreamScene from Windows 7
Windows 7 does not officially support Windows DreamScene feature, which introduced in Windows Vista as Ultimate Extras, and allows user to set a video or animation as desktop background wallpaper.
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14.6.2009 So where is Vista Ultimate Extra "DreamScene" ?
Windows Vista Ultimate users began to receive the first set of "Ultimate Extras". But arguably the most anticipated Ultimate Extra was not there -- Windows DreamScene.
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2.2.2007 Dreamscene Preview Ultimate Extra available
Microsoft have just released the 'Dreamscene Preview' Ultimate Extra to users of the Ultimate Edition of Windows Vista.
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13.2.2007 Windows DreamScene Content Pack
Even though DreamScene is still technically a preview release, Microsoft has just posted a little Content Pack featuring 4 new animated backgrounds.
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14.3.2007 How to Install and Enable DreamScene in Windows 7
Windows DreamScene, a feature which allows a video clip, movie show, slideshow or animated image and picture to be set as the desktop background in Windows Vista has been removed in Windows 7, in favor of Desktop Slideshow wallpaper auto rotator. Although Windows 7 no longer supports DreamScane, the DreamScene function can still be manually added and installed into Windows 7 with a little hack in order to turn on and enable the DreamScene support in Windows7.
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13.1.2009 Microsoft announces DreamScene for Windows Vista
Your desktop background comes to life with Windows DreamScene™. When you download this Ultimate Extra, you can select a video for your desktop background the same way you select a stationary picture.
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8.1.2007 DreamScene RTM dated July 19, Microsoft: what took so long?
As reported by a bunch of shops, Duke Nukem Forever Dreamscene was finally delivered to consumers who shelled out mega bucks for the ultimate operating system offered by Microsoft.
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26.9.2007 IE 7 Beta 3 Now Download
Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) Beta 3 has been designed to make everyday tasks easier, provide dynamic security protection and improve the development platform and manageability.
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29.6.2006 Firefox 3.1 Beta 1 Available for Download
With Firefox 3.1 Alpha 2 delivered in the first half of September 2008 and the feedback incorporated in the development process, Mozilla is gearing up for the next stage of Shiretoko.
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1.10.2008 UxStyle beta download
Rafael Rivera from Within Windows has announced that UxStyle Core beta now available for download.
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22.6.2009 xpy 1.0.0 Beta 3.1 download
xpy is a small tool which disables the default threats of a Windows XP installation.
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25.6.2009 Thunderbird 3 beta 4 available for download
Mozilla's popular email client 'Thunderbird' is progressing nicely, having hit the beta 4 milestone of version 3 just earlier, bringing some nice new changes and improvements with it according to the guys over at ghacks.
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22.9.2009 DOWNLOAD Windows Vista Beta 1
links updated
This is Unofficial Download page of Windows Vista Beta 1. Windows Vista codename Longhorn, the next generation OS from Microsoft
This is Beta 1. Build 5112 for those inclined to such information.
Please post this on other forums and sumbit this to other news sites to help us. It will increase the traffic to the page dramatically!
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Mozilla Firefox 1.5 Beta 1 DOWNLOAD
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 Beta 1 is now available for download. Also known as the 1.8 Beta 4 milestone, this is the first beta release of the next major Firefox update and is aimed at testers, extension/theme authors and Web developers.
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Internet Explorer 7 beta 2 download
This is Internet Explorer 7 Build 5299, which is labelled as "Beta 2 Preview". This is not necessarily (and almost definetely not) the actual final Beta 2 build, that we should see some time in Feb.
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22.1.2006 Windows Vista beta 2 DOWNLOAD
The Vista Beta 2 x86 DVD is 3,200.15 MB. The package contains Ultimate, Home Basic, Home Premium, and Business binaries. As ever, the key used is what determines what SKU you see.
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24.5.2006 Official: Windows Beta 2 Available for download
As previously mentioned by Tekmaven on bink.nu, here is the offical blurb from the offical Windows Vista Website concerning Beta 2.
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8.6.2006 Longhorn Server Beta 3 download
Thanks to Radiance for this downloads. Here is several x86 and X64 versions of Windows Server "Longhorn".
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26.4.2007 Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 Download
Microsoft has put in place the preparations for Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 ready for Mix 08.
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5.3.2008 Download Firefox 3.6 Beta Release
Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 was made available for download at the end of October 2009, and, immediately after launch, Mozilla indicated that it planned to aggressively update the development build in its race to hit the Release Candidate milestone.
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9.11.2009 Office 2007 Public Beta 2 Available For Download
Today Microsoft released beta 2 of Office 2007. This beta is publicly available for download.
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23.5.2006 Windows Vista Beta 2 Public Download Available Soon
This was posted to the Windows Vista Newsgroups!
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7.6.2006 Download Windows Live OneCare 2.0 Beta
Install OneCare 1.6 now and it will automatically be updated to version 2.0 :)
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11.7.2007 Windows Server 2008 Beta 3 Download
Windows Server® 2008 Beta 3 helps IT professionals to increase the flexibility of their server infrastructure while offering developers a more robust web and applications platform for building connected applications and services.
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5.9.2007 Windows 7 Beta 1 available for download on December 2008
The constant wave of Windows 7 Beta chatter from Redmond, even without an official confirmation from Microsoft, is a clear indication that the company is gearing up to move the next iteration of the
Windows client beyond the development milestone (M) stages.
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11.9.2008 Free Download Manager 2.6.810 Beta
Free Download Manager (FDM) is a full-featured freeware downloading program. It allows you to download files and whole web sites from any remote server via HTTP, HTTPS and FTP.
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20.10.2008 Updated: Windows 7 beta download imminent? No
Update: According to Neufuse in the comments this was a publishing error on the CMS from Microsoft.
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19.12.2008Windows Vista 'DreamScene' Available
Microsoft on Wednesday made
available a beta of the second
"Ultimate Extra" for
Windows Vista, which is
available for download free of
charge for those who purchased
the Ultimate Edition of the
new operating system. Called
DreamScene, the extra lets
users put videos as their
desktop background...
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16.02.2007Dreamscene Preview Ultimate Extra available
Microsoft have just released
the 'Dreamscene Preview'
Ultimate Extra to users of the
Ultimate Edition of Windows
Vista. Dreamscene, which was
revealed at CES 2007, was
missing from the lineup of
extras at the launch of Vista,
as it needed further work.
This preview release allows
Ultimate Edition users to see
what the final technology will
be like once the final version
is released to the public.
Your desktop
background comes to life with
Windows DreamScene™. When you
download this Ultimate Extra,
you can select a video for
your desktop background the
same way you select a
stationary picture. You can
choose one of the high-quality
looping videos that we've
included, or use a video from
a company that produces
content for DreamScene. You
can even use your own video as
a background.
To
download Dreamscene, click the
Windows Update or Ultimate
Extras shortcut on your start
menu, and click the 'Check
for new updates' link.
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14.02.2007Microsoft releases Windows DreamScene
In early July, I wrote about The Ultimate Team's intention to ship the remaining promised Ultimate Extras (DreamScene and the remaining Language
Packs) by the end of the summer. Unfortunately summer never really came to Seattle this year-so we missed our cue. That being said, we are pleased to
announce that Windows DreamScene is now available.
As most of you already know, Windows DreamScene transforms your desktop from a static
wallpaper image into a full-motion video. In conjunction with Stardock, we're pleased to also offer a number of cool, new animated DreamScene
desktops, including "Aurora". Additionally, you can use your own videos as DreamScene desktops or visit Stardock's Dream.WinCustomize.com website
to download Stardock's DeskScapes (an add-on to DreamScene) as well as a collection of fabulous content created by Stardock and members of the
Ultimate community.
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26.09.2007Windows DreamScene Content Pack Released
Today another Windows Vista
Ultimate Extra was released to
Windows Update: a Windows
DreamScene Content Pack.
The pack
contains four new DreamScene
videos:
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A field of thistle, with a bee
gathering pollen
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The rushing water of a forest
stream
- A
streetlamp reflected in a
puddle, with softly falling
rain
- Orange wisps
flowing in a
computer-generated scene
The
videos are only available to
those Vista Ultimate users who
have installed the Windows
DreamScene Preview. If you've
got the DreamScene Preview
installed, check for Windows
Updates to get the DreamScene
Content Pack.
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14.03.2007Dreamscene preview available.
Microsoft have made available
a preview of dreamscene for
Vista Ultimate users.
The full version
of Dreamscene was not
published with other Ultimate
Extras at Vista's launch and
now a functional preveiw
version can be downloaded from
Vista's Windows update
feature.
The release date of the full
version is still
unknown.
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14.02.2007DreamScene RTM dated July 19, Microsoft: what took so long?
After Dreamscene was finally released, the anger built up over the months was somewhat subdued amongst Windows Vista Ultimate users. And yet, everyone
was quite curious on what took so long, as there didn't seem to be much of a difference between the beta preview released on February 28 (build
16455) and the final (build 16504) released yesterday. Well, unfortunately, what was discovered only raises mor questions. Dreamscene's core
component, Dreamscene.dll, had some interesting information other than just build numbers embedded within. According to the PE header and build string
of the library, the final Dreamscene build was compiled on July 19, 2007. Not only does that mean that there were a mere 49 builds in a grand total of
141 days, but one must ask, what exactly was Microsoft doing, other than testing of course, in the 68 days between build and release?
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26.09.2007Dreamscene cracked, now runs on regular Vista
Microsoft has been hard at
work trying to bundle a set of
special goodies to reward
people who shelled out the
cash for Vista Ultimate, such
as Dreamscene, a bundle of
animated wallpapers that uses
Vista's advanced compositing
display engine.
Well, the hackers have been
hard at work dissecting how
Dreamscene works and have come
up with a method to run the
program under any version of
Windows Vista, whether it be a
Business edition or just Home
Basic.
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11.05.2007Windows DreamScene released!
Barry Goffe: In early July, I wrote about The Ultimate Teams intention to ship the remaining promised Ultimate Extras (DreamScene and the remaining
Language Packs) by the end of the summer. Unfortunately summer never really came to Seattle this yearso we missed our cue. That being said, we are
pleased to announce that Windows DreamScene is now available.
As most of you already know, Windows DreamScene transforms your
desktop from a static wallpaper image into a full-motion video. In conjunction with Stardock, were pleased to also offer a number of cool, new
animated DreamScene desktops, including śAurorať. Additionally, you can use your own videos as DreamScene desktops or visit Stardocks
Dream.WinCustomize.com website to download Stardocks
DeskScapes (an add-on to DreamScene) as well as a collection of fabulous
content created by Stardock and members of the Ultimate community.
While we are excited about shipping DreamScene, the remaining
19 language packs are, unfortunately, not yet ready for release. Recently we realized that Ultimate customers who tried to install the language packs
that shipped earlier this year were experiencing an unacceptably high number of failures during installation. We continue to make delivering the
highest quality, most secure Extras our top priority, and we will not ship any Extra until it is absolutely ready. We know this is disappointing, and
again we apologize, but we are working hard to ensure that all of the remaining language packs will be ready for release by the end of October.
On a different topic, as the broad beta for Windows Vista SP1 nears, people have noticed that the screen which welcomes customers to
Windows Ultimate Extras has changed. Our intent in making this change was simply to broaden the definition in anticipation of a broader range of
Ultimate Extras being available in the futurethat do not necessarily map to the original, narrow definition.
While I can
understand how community sites and bloggers may have read the new definition and assumed that Microsoft is not shipping any more Extras, in reality
the opposite is true. In addition to the remaining Language Packs, we plan to ship a collection of additional Windows Ultimate Extras that we are
confident will delight our passionate Windows Vista Ultimate customers. We will shed more light on these plans once the Language Packs are finally
dislodged from our delivery pipeline!
Thanks for your patience and your continued support.
I look forward to
sharing more positive news in the near future.
Barry Goffe
Director, Windows Vista Ultimate
Microsoft
Corporation
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25.09.2007Reminder: Windows 7 beta download ends this week
Just a reminder to everyone that as we reported earlier, the general availability of Windows 7 Beta program is ending this week. Starting from Feb
10th (12am Pacific Time), there wont be any new downloads of Windows 7 beta available, and from Feb 12th (9am Pacific Time), no downloads of Windows 7
beta will be available. If you are already downloading your beta, better complete the download before Feb 12th! So, if you haven't yet started
your download or yet registered for Windows 7 Beta, then this is the right time. Download your beta here before it ends!
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10.02.2009Windows DreamScene coming soon on Ultimate
Windows Vista Ultimate users
began to receive the first set
of "Ultimate Extras". But
arguably the most anticipated
Ultimate Extra was not there
-- Windows DreamScene.
Windows client
director, Jeff Putt has
confirmed that this extra will
not be available in its final
form immediately after launch.
However, a technology preview
may be coming soon for Windows
Vista Ultimate users who want
to give it a try.
Windows DreamScene enables
users to use looping
high-definition video content
(MPEG, WMV) as an animated
wallpaper. Thanks to the new
3D accelerated desktop in
Windows Vista, the animated
wallpaper uses virtually no
CPU (just a little for
decoding the video).
Microsoft demonstrated
Windows DreamScene yesterday
at the launch event which
showed Windows DreamScene
using an animated wallpaper
created by
Stardock
. The wallpaper they showed
will be available exclusively
at Neowin.net's partner site,
WinCustomize
.com, in February.
More information on
public availability for
Windows Vista Ultimate users
is expected soon.
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30.01.2007Microsoft unveils Windows DreamScene
Tonight at CES Microsoft
introduced users to Windows
DreamScene (code-name Motion
Desktop). DreamScene is a
Windows Vista Ultimate Extra
designed to enable users to
use high-definition video
content as their desktop
background.
During
the demonstration, Microsoft
showed how little CPU
DreamScene uses thanks to its
utiliziation of the Desktop
Windows Manager (DWM).
Microsoft tapped
WinCustomize.com (a Neowin.net
partner) to host third-party
created content on a new site
called Dream.WinCustomize.com.
Microsoft also worked closely
with
Stardock
during the development of
DreamScene and to produce the
3D rendered content including
Aurora.
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08.01.2007Windows 7 beta download imminent?
Microsoft have updated their Windows 7 site with a download link for the Windows 7 beta. It would appear from the posting that Microsoft is currently
readying site updates and download servers for the imminent release of the Windows 7 beta. Yesterday, German site Winfuture claimed that the beta
would be released today and this could confirm the sites claims. The download link is currently inaccessible. It's entirely possible that once
the page is live it will simply be a sign up page to register your interest. Microsoft will not comment on the exact date and a Microsoft official
confirmed the beta is still targetted for early 2009.
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19.12.2008Stardock to announce DeskScapes 2.0 “ Vista Ultimate Extras going the Way of the Dodo
Long Zheng:
Windows Ultimate Extras is losing value faster than
the US dollar as one of the few śextrasť is soon to be superseded by a free third-party application that works not only on Vista Ultimate, but Home
Premium and Business versions as well. That extra would be
DreamScene, that third party would
be
Stardock and that application would be
DeskScapes 2.0. Those grumpy looking people in the corner would be
Ultimate Extra advocates.
Tomorrow, Stardock will announce
DeskScapes 2.0 “ the second version of its desktop background visualiser tool for Windows Vista. Formerly DeskScapes was an
extension to the DreamScene extra, allowing for dynamic generated śDreamsť on top of just the motion videos allowed by DreamScene itself. Now, both
formats will be supported by DeskScapes 2.0 without the requirements for DreamScene or Vista Ultimate.
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13.11.2007Dream.WinCustomize.Com Launched!
As reported
earlier,
Microsoft has made a preview
of its animated wallpaper
Ultimate Extra, Windows
DreamScene available.
Today, Neowin.net partner
site,
WinCustomize
.com, has launched the
officially sanctioned Windows
DreamScene community,
Dream.WinCus
tomize.com in which users
of Windows DreamScene can
download additional animated
wallpapers (right now) that
are in the new .Dream format
that has been designed with
animated wallpapers in
mind.
Artists can
also create and submit their
own animated wallpapers to
Dream.WinCustomize.com. The
site's new preview system
allows users to see animated
wallpapers in a preview before
downloading as well.
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14.02.2007Animated wallpapers no longer just for the Vista elite
Animated
wallpapers have been one of the “Extras” that Microsoft has touted as a selling point for customers of its priciest Windows Vista SKU.
But now Stardock is bringing animated wallpapers to the Vista masses.
Stardock, a Gold Certified Microsoft partner, worked with Microsoft on DreamScene — a desktop-display feature that
allows users to make looped, full-motion video their desktop wallpaper (as opposed to using static images only for background wallpaper). After a
number of delays,
Microsoft finally released DreamScene in September 2007.
Stardock helped to create much of the initial
wallpaper content for DreamScene and then went on to release DeskScapes 1.0 for Vista Ultimate users interested in enhancing DreamScene. With
DeskScapes 2.0, Stardock has decided to make animated wallpapers avaialble to users of Vista Business, Home Premium and Ultimate users. The Standard
edition of the product will be available as a free download; an enhanced version with additional features and “premium” content also will
be availbale for $19.95.
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13.11.2007Microsoft on Win7 Beta: 'The download experience was not ideal'
After adding some server horsepower to the Windows 7 beta download over the weekend, some testers did manage to receive working copies. That's not to
say everything's working perfectly just yet...
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12.01.2009Blockbuster beta testing movie download service
Blockbuster's download-on-demand service based on Movielink is approaching readiness, as the company has pushed out a beta version to select Total
Access members...
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26.07.2008Win7 Beta Download Date Extended
After a rough start with distributing the beta, Microsoft must feel guilty. They have extended the time available for public testers to download and
obtain keys for the beta.
All the way up to February 10, downloads and keys will be available for public download. After that date, if
you have the download, keys will still be available.
This cutoff date does not include MSDN and Technet subscribers; the beta along with
the keys will be available throughout the entire testing phase.
The expiration date for the beta is
August 1, 2009 with an RC release to selected testers scheduled for before that
date.
If you thought you missed out, but still want to get your hands on the beta, now's the time to do it!
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28.01.2009Ultimate Extras, Two Weeks and Counting
We are in the final two weeks of summer and still no word on what or if anything is happening with Ultimate Extras.
The Ultimate
Extra blog still hasn't been updated since July 2nd when it said it intended to deliver DreamScene and the Language Packs by the end of
summer.
We intend to ship Windows DreamScene and the remaining 20 Language Packs by the end of the summer. We will not ship the last two Extras
showcased in January (Windows DreamScene and the remaining 20 Language Packs) until they meet the high quality bar required by our enthusiastic
customersand we believe that we can achieve that bar by the end of this summer.
I don't know about you, but I am beginning to think they
won't make it.
winbeta.org -
08.09.2007Microsoft Offers Pre-RC1 Vista
Beta
Despite initially saying it
wouldn't be made public,
Microsoft late Monday released
Windows Vista Build 5536 for
download by those who had
signed up for the Beta 2
Customer Preview Program. The
catch: only 100,000 visitors
will be able to download
before the links are
deactivated...
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