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Reply to Possible trojan files in DS 11?? in DeskScapes Stardock Forums

Yeah, Windows Defender is okay, but sometimes that can be a pain in the butt, at least for me it can. Thanks for the reply... [e classic]:congrat:[/e] [e classic]:hot:[/e]

Reply to Possible trojan files in DS 11?? in DeskScapes Stardock Forums

Yeah, that flagged something else as malicious too. I think it was a language file for Media Player Classic (64-bit). I sent IObit a false positive report on the file in question & they agreed to add that file to a future database update so it won't be detected anymore. I think maybe they're paranoid or something about that "lights32.dll" file for some reason because it shows up on Virus Total. [e digicons]:omg:[/e] I humored myself though & recontacted them about that file anyhow...

Reply to Possible trojan files in DS 11?? in DeskScapes Stardock Forums

I did get it from Stardock. I just added the file(s) to my whitelist. Thanks... [e classic]:hot:[/e]

Reply to Possible trojan files in DS 11?? in DeskScapes Stardock Forums

[quote who="basj" reply="3" id="3866430"] Hello, I believe it should be safe if you get those files directly from Stardock, Anyway, I have forward your report/question to Stardock Support Team for their assistance. Please keep an eye on this thread for any updates. We appreciate your feedback and patience. Thanks Basj, Stardock Community Assistant [/quote] Yeah, I think they should be aware of things like this. Thanks... [

Reply to Possible trojan files in DS 11?? in DeskScapes Stardock Forums

Never mind... I just added the file(s) to the white list. Funny IObit won't add it to their safe list, but that's up to them I guess. Thanks for the help & all... [e classic]:congrat:[/e] [e digicons]:grin:[/e]

Reply to Possible trojan files in DS 11?? in DeskScapes Stardock Forums

Yup, I got it directly from Stardock. I always scan what I download, so should be okay. I also so happened to come across this thread while I was searching: https://forums.stardock.com/506902/bitdefender-is-reporting-coloured-lights-with-a-virus-after-i-just-installe Seems like it should be added to the white list. I did contact IObit though, but all they told me was th

Possible trojan files in DS 11?? in DeskScapes Stardock Forums

Hey, yeah I was scanning my computer today for malware as I routinely do & it picked up these files "lights32.dll" & "lights64.dll" & marked them as "Gen:Variant.Graftor.946001" & quarantined the files. I don't know what that means, but I double checked on Virus Total & it flagged those files as malicious from 13 vendors. Are these files safe or do they have some sort of malware in them?? I noticed that the dream "Coloured Lights" cannot run without these files. They seem

Reply to Adding effects not listed under "effects" section to existing dreams in DeskScapes WinCustomize Forums

Hmm, okay thanks. I'll keep all that in mind... [e digicons]:grin:[/e] I did play around with Dream Maker Pro a little bit once before, but yeah if I get stuck, I can poke around the forums or let my question in a post on here if it's not already answered. Yeah, I did notice that some of those themes were pretty old, yet they still work (at least the ones I tried) on DS11. I only encountered a few from WinCustomize that just didn't work for some reason, but most of the dreams

Reply to Adding effects not listed under "effects" section to existing dreams in DeskScapes WinCustomize Forums

After I posted I came across this post: https://forums.stardock.com/343508/editing-a-dream The 1 poster called "Littleboy" did explain how to do that, but when I looked in the Extracted Data folder, I noticed all my video files from the dreams I have used are in AVI format. Would what "Littleboy" posted still work, even though the video isn't in MPEG or WMV format?? According to that post, I assume all I'd need is the video file

Adding effects not listed under "effects" section to existing dreams in DeskScapes WinCustomize Forums

I was wondering, is it possible to edit dreams other people made (like the ones I get off of WinCustomize.com) so I could change or add an effect? I wanted to have certain scenes (like ocean, lighthouse, spooky old graveyard, etc.) have like a foggy effect, but I'm not sure how to do that. I think maybe it'd be great if Stardock would add that to the effects section, but it's not in there yet. [e digicons]:([/e] Also, a lightning effect may be cool for certain dreams as well (like the types

Reply to Can I change the location to which DreamMaker Pro Exports? in DeskScapes WinCustomize Forums

I tried what you tried & it was almost but I still saw the edges in my globe image. I don't know how to get rid of the edges & make it look like a globe without the use of third-party software. Think I'll try Blender for that task... plenty of YouTube videos on that & it's completely free, so nothing but time to lose there. [e digicons]:grin:[/e] I'll play around with it & stuff to see what I can come up with. Thanks for the suggestions & stuff. [e classic]:congrat:

Reply to Can I change the location to which DreamMaker Pro Exports? in DeskScapes WinCustomize Forums

I think I meant to ask about the EditorDeskScapes.exe program. That's what runs when I click on Create Animated Background in DeskScapes. I discovered that I can run that program by double-clicking on it, but if I do it that way, it loads up the default background instead of whatever background I choose in DeskScapes. That's okay though because I can always select a different background. Thanks for the suggestions, they were helpful. [e classic]:congrat:[/e] As for the

Reply to Can I change the location to which DreamMaker Pro Exports? in DeskScapes WinCustomize Forums

Also, this may be off topic, but I wasn't sure where to ask this question about Dream Maker Pro. I have this planet picture & I wanted to make the planet part spin without having to make the whole picture spin such as with the glass ball effect. I thought of simply cutting out the planet portion with Paint.net, then paste that into a new file & save it, then open that file up in Dream Maker Pro & use the glass ball effect on the planet to make it spin within my still background, k

Reply to Can I change the location to which DreamMaker Pro Exports? in DeskScapes WinCustomize Forums

Oh there's a stand alone version of Dream Maker? I never knew that, I only thought it came with DeskScapes 11. Where can I get that version of Dream Maker Pro???

Reply to DeskScapes Public Beta Report Thread in DeskScapes Stardock Forums

Thanks that was helpful. [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e] [e digicons]:grin:[/e]

Reply to DeskScapes Public Beta Report Thread in DeskScapes Stardock Forums

P.S. How do I make my own animated themes?? I know it has a feature for that & has some preinstalled templates, but I was wondering can I add my own templates if I wanted to? Does WinCustomize have templates for DS11 or do I just make them somehow?? I got a bunch of regular static backgrounds in JPG format, so I was hoping I could make some dreams from them. Are the effects & stuff also predefined or are there additional FX I can get somewhere??? I never made a dream/animation before,

Reply to DeskScapes Public Beta Report Thread in DeskScapes Stardock Forums

BTW, I noticed under the recently installed animated backgrounds section that it shows themes I used before that are not currently installed. I can't seem to get rid of them by selecting & choosing delete theme, so I'm thinking it's remembering that somehow like a file history feature would. I went to the advanced section & cleared the extracted files & online cache folders, but that didn't fix the issue because I still see them. I don't see a setting for DS11 to remember (or not)

Reply to DeskScapes Public Beta Report Thread in DeskScapes Stardock Forums

Thanks AzDude! [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e] I changed my settings in DS11 just like you said & it was set at EVR already. I can't use that mode, which is why my dreams wouldn't animate. So I can either use Media Foundation or VMR-9 for any of my dreams/animated wallpapers. IDK why the other person didn't tell me that, but I'm glad you told me about it. I tweaked a few other settings too while I was at it, so now DS11 is set up just the way I like it & I can use that instead of DS10. [e

Reply to DeskScapes Public Beta Report Thread in DeskScapes Stardock Forums

Okay, I followed the steps mentioned in the "Purging and re-installing" section. I ran the DSPurge script, let it do its thing & rebooted. I then installed DS 11, ran the DS_Restart script, let it run its course & rebooted. I tried some themes that were installed with DS 11, plus a couple I installed separately. It would animate them in the preview window, however it doesn't animate any of them when I go to try it out in screensaver mode. <span s

Reply to DeskScapes Public Beta Report Thread in DeskScapes Stardock Forums

This happens on all of the ones I tried. I think those dreams were made for DS 10 or earlier. Regardless of which theme I use, when I try it in DS 11, it doesn't keep the theme animated. Also, the themes that come with DS 11 I couldn't even get to work at all, so I can't tell you much about those dreams. I get all of the extra dreams & cursors I want off of WinCustomize.com, which I assume is the correct place to get those. I usually try out the stuff I download to be sure it works &

Reply to DeskScapes Public Beta Report Thread in DeskScapes Stardock Forums

I have Windows Pro 21H2 build 190044.1266 & purchased & tried the DeskScapes 11 Beta. I found that my animated dreams only animate for a few seconds or so, then remain static. I didn't see anyone else mention about this issue in this post, so I'm not sure if Stardock is aware of the issue or not. This is a small bug but it's very annoying, especially since I paid the 5 bucks to upgrade from DS 10. I used the DSPurge batc