runs saying switching to raster and will run slower. then says failed to create directed device. xp sp3 756mb ram. intel 845 card.

This is pretty worthless on my 1920X1080 32" monitor!

OK, downloaded > installed > says it's running but nothing. Uninstalled, downloaded > installed > says it's running but nothing. I am running XP Sp3. Am I doing something wrong?!? All that comes in the download is a dat file, an uninstall file, and the exe but nothing happens. Any insight.

I like it just fine, it works well on my older XP desktop, and I like that it has a hazy, sort of dreamy quality to it. There are plenty of graphics out there that are razor sharp images, and this is easy on the eyes and relaxing, especially in the spring.

Thank you!

Fantasy Clock Animated Wallpaper is another nice offering from Desktop Paints. Whether you're talking about their wallpaper or animated desktops, you get something that works efficiently using minimal resources *If* it can use your graphics card/chip for D3D -- they won't work everywhere for everyone [FWIW I show just under 1% CPU use (w/Process Explorer) & up to 10% GPU (Graphics Processor) with RAM use climbing to ~80k before dropping to 3 or 4, then slowly & steadily climbing upwards again]. Like their other wallpapers, Fantasy Clock is designed for a 4:3 screen -- you can either check the box in the configuration window to stretch it, or put up with pillar bars on a widescreen monitor... a round clock of course doesn't stretch well. Animated objects/FX are generally kept simple [I assume to keep the wallpaper light weight], but their more-or-less 2D look isn't as noticeable when/if those objects or sprites are kept small -- IMHO, compared to other Desktop Paint animated wallpapers that have been on GOTD, Fantasy Clock is pretty much middle of the pack in that respect.

Fantasy Clock Animated Wallpaper [like their other animated wallpapers] is a single, small file, in this case weighing in at ~3 MB. If you change anything from the default configuration that info's stored in the registry under the shared DesktopPaints.com key, but otherwise it's fully portable -- I mention that key being shared because the last setting made over-rides earlier settings, e.g. if you had another animated wallpaper set to stretch, then set Fantasy Clock to not stretch, your older wallpaper will not stretch either unless or until you reset it.

I really like some of the Desktop Paints animated wallpapers, but can't help wondering why they haven't tackled their screen aspect ratio problems, if only by using a still image background & having the animation centered, using a blurred repetition of the center portion of the screen, or even just by setting the pillar box color to something that matches better than black. I realize that not everyone has a wide screen monitor, but they are the most widely available on sale & at low cost -- FWIW I haven't seen a 4:3 monitor on sale in the last few years [and I watch too, because my wife's 4:3 LCD is getting old, & she prefers that aspect for her casual games].

"clock2_full.exe" has stopped working.
I tried to install twice and getting the same error message. Installed as "administrator".
Can the publisher tell what is wrong?

As others have said, this animated desktop is a matter of taste. I personally find nothing wrong with it and it is doesn't use hardly any of my system resources.

The bad:
I'd rather see a zoom instead of a stretch feature so the clock would stay round.

Not bad for free and even if you purchased it, I believe the author offers lifetime upgrades for it at a pretty cheap price.

My 8 year old daughter gives it a thumbs up. Personally I can pass on it but she made me install it on her computer which is running XP and it seems to do fine on that machine.

Screws with Fences - no can do! I can live without a pretty background, but I cannot live without my beloved Fences!

Installed with no prob at all on win 7 (64 bit). First time you run the program it make the PC hang for some seconds while it replaces the old wallpaper.

+ Option to set Execution priority (Low, Normal, High). Can be done anyway in taskmanager.
+ Hide the option windows
+ Autorun on windows startup

- Hang a 1-2 second each time you change the settings
- Can´t change the volume of butterflies or anything else
- On slower PC´s you are able to see the load on the CPU

Overall is it an okay wallpaper, but I prefer not to use it. It do slow down the PC (mine is reasonable new) and you almost never have time to watch the wallpaper. The option to turn on/off the desktop icons remind me of the screensavers that you used on the old monitors.

I was hoping for something similar to the quality that one receives from Astro Gemini, not something that a friend of mine could also put together. Also, there are only the basic settings availabe, no useful tools to adjust the settings of the actual picture.
OH WELL ;-( better luck next time.

More and more people are using dual monitors and this program apparently has no idea what that means. You have the options of stretching across both monitors which looks horrible or not stretching which puts half of the scene on one monitor and the other half on the other monitor.

It is a matter of taste whether you like it or not. This is true for the particular design and also for this kind of app. We could waste years deliberating about that. I'm just not going to participate in that.

Ofcourse it is just windowdressing but that isn't bad. Why not simply enjoy your desktop with some windowdressing. If you're not hardcore processing stuff heating your processor, this ain't bad at all. I my self like some windowdressing once in a while.

There could be some improvements though. Your Icons will get a dark background (dark, depending o the settings of your pc) which I don't like, because there is no need to change the icon background and I would like it untouched.

It also doesn't cooperate with fences ( http://www.stardock.com/products/fences/ )

These things have been mentioned before with other releases of anim.wallpapers. They fixed keeping the setting with restart, they used to get lost all the time.

Downloaded and install with no problems XP SP3. It would be nice to have some sort of menu option so we could simply slect which one of these we want to use as there have been at least 4 of them offered on here and you have to load each one seperately as they have to be in seperate folders.

I love these things, it always makes my day when these are the giveaways of the day!

Very clean install, uses almost no CPU on my PC. My desktop icons are hidden, so I don't test how it affects those. I have to turn off Stretch to keep the clock round. These things are a matter of personal preference, I don't care for this one but I'm sure that some people will like it. Since Windows 7 will do slideshow backgrounds, changing at whatever frequency you want, I use that or EarthDesk.

the graphics are too poor.

While the whole idea behind the GiveAway project is to let us try software we otherwise would have to pay for, this program is an insult to that. Animated Wallpaper is nice, but we would actually like the opportunity to be able to see how the program really works and to do that, you should present to us a fully registered working version of your Animated Wallpaper Maker instead. And YES I DO find the screensavers given away now and then more entertaining to look at then the animated wallpapers.

If you want an alternative, its not paid for, but Star Dock Desk Scapes is an excellent program, and you can create your own if you purchase their programs supposedly.

Very Nice Looking, but I would rather see the matrix code wall paper
on GOTD, Thank You But I'm going to pass on this one, 8=)