While browsing the Usenet via Google groups I came across a post by someone with a link to a ZIP file containing some DLLs, a registry import and quite detailed instructions. Figuring it’s worth giving a shot I tried it on my Vista Home Premium install and sure enough it works!

Now this doesn’t allow you to subsequently install Deskscapes as you can on Ultimate but you can use any WMV and/or MPEG video file and set it as your background. Some scouring on the internet will land you a few samples and for those videographers it’s a great opportunity to showcase your handy work.

So without further ado here’s the link to the file.

DISCLAIMER: Read the instructions carefully – do not attempt this unless you are comfortable making changes to system files and the registry.

Sounds like a good idea at first but they haven’t clearly stipulated what happens when your “balance” runs out? What if you run out of your balance in the middle of something important and you have no way to get a new pre-paid card at that time…will the PC allow you to save everything you’re working on? What happens if something is due? Worst case what if you only need 5 more mins to complete something and your balance runs out.

Should lead to some interesting situations for sure

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A great download and highly recommended. Click read more to link to the site which is pretty self-explanatory using pictures what it does. It’s a great feature that you wish you’d always had and is priceless for people who keep more than one application open in Windows – which would be almost everyone.

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