Desktop Window Manger
Friday, October 17, 2008 by fidler601 | Discussion: Stardock Support General
when I try to run a dream, I receive a message that the "Desktop Window Manger is not running". It then refers me to dream.wincustomize.com. I have had dreams working in my nachine before; what do I need to get them back? Thanks.
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Reply #1 Friday, October 17, 2008 5:56 PM
Try this.
In order for DeskScapes to run, the Desktop Windows Manager needs to be running. Most computers capable of running Windows Vista in all its glory (with all of the cool glass effects) will, by default, also be running the Desktop Windows Manager. Sometimes DWM may crash, you can re-launch the DWM from an administrative command prompt (right click on the CMD shortcut from Start/Programs/Accessories/Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator) by typing the following:
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.