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Is it possible to have Android live wallpapers on Windows 7?

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This question is probably off-topic, per the FAQ. – goblinbox Dec 2 '10 at 20:28
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@goblinbox: I don't think it is. It is pertaining to computer software. It's just asking about a mobile phone-like feature on a computer, not a question about using a mobile phone. – Wuffers Dec 2 '10 at 21:52
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What you are looking for is called 'Dreamscene'. It used to be a part of windows but was later turned off. There are several websites that offer little applications for free to turn it back on. Then you can set any video that Windows Media Player can use as the wallpaper.

I am not linking to any of these sites as I would not be surprised that some have crapware/malware what not.

Wikipedia entry

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There are workarounds for Dreamscene, apparently. But I've never tried them mydigitallife.info/2009/01/14/… – Sathya♦ Dec 3 '10 at 4:16
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A good software that is along the lines of what you are looking for (but not from Android) is Desktop Earth. It's dynamic, and pretty cool! Have used myself, seems to be clean...

http://codefromthe70s.org/desktopearth_dl.aspx

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Yes, it is possible to have animated wallpaper in Windows. Search "animated Windows wallpaper" and you'll find plenty of programs offering similar functionality. (Note that many of these applications are free and will install crapware on your computer, so beware.)

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The whole point of asking is so you don't have to sort through all the "crapware", so just posting a Google search and a warning saying that most of that software is dangerous is not helpful. Anyone can do a Google search, but not everyone has the time to try out every program. Sorry, but -1. – Sasha Chedygov Dec 3 '10 at 3:19
I answered that way because the query was "is it possible," not "which would you recommend." – goblinbox Dec 3 '10 at 3:52
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Super User questions rank pretty high in Google, so pointing to Google will result in an infinite loop ;-) so please avoid Google links, thanks. – Sathya♦ Dec 3 '10 at 4:41
Ah, gotcha. Avoid LMGTFY loops. Will do! – goblinbox Dec 3 '10 at 4:47
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