DeskScapes Problem
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 by 246505 | Discussion: Beginners
I just a newby, when I try to use DeskScapes I get an error message, The Desktop Window Manager is not running, DeskScape requires the Desktop Window Manager (uxsms) service to be running to function.
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so here I am, Help, what do I need to do?
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Reply #1 Monday, July 14, 2008 11:51 AM
net stop uxsms (makes sure it is stopped, just in case it is running but not responding)net start uxsms ()
If this solves the problem, but when you reboot DeskScapes stops working again, the most likely cause is that for some reason Windows has shut off the DWM. Without the DWM DeskScapes will not apply dream files. The most common cause of the DWM being disabled is because the Windows Experience Score for the Graphics is below 2.0.
To learn more about the Windows Experience Score visitthis web site.
The reason Windows scores below 2.0 on graphics is due to an underpowered video card. Most modern video cards will score over 2.0 on the Windows experience score. However, one issue that might arise if Windows Vista was installed BEFORE installing a new graphics card. Once Vista records the WEI score, the benchmark needs to be run again to update the score for the new card. So if you have recently replaced your graphics card and your WEI score is still below 2.0 Update your score on the Control Panel, Performance Information and Tools dialog.
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