Desktop Window Manager not working.

Hi new here,

Just tried to download and install an Animated Wallpaper and im getting this error when attempting to run it;

And it shows that my DWM.exe is running as follows;


Here's a little information from my DxDiag.

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System Information
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Time of this report: 1/27/2009, 22:41:08
       Machine name: SIMONSPC
   Operating System: Windows Vistaâ„¢ Home Basic (64 bit) (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.080917-1612)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
       System Model: System Product Name
               BIOS: BIOS Date: 12/19/06 09:04:14 Ver: 08.00.12
          Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+ (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
             Memory: 2046MB RAM
          Page File: 1777MB used, 3280MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\Windows
    DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
     DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 64bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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      Display Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 3: No problems found.
          Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D:    0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw:  0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay:  0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow:  0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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        Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
     Manufacturer: NVIDIA
        Chip type: GeForce 8800 GT
         DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
       Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0611&SUBSYS_C8023842&REV_A2
   Display Memory: 1269 MB
 Dedicated Memory: 501 MB
    Shared Memory: 767 MB
     Current Mode: 1440 x 900 (32 bit) (75Hz)
          Monitor: Hannspree M19W4
      Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2um
   Driver Version: 7.15.0011.8048 (English)
      DDI Version: 10
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
 Driver Date/Size: 11/12/2008 14:54:00, 8540672 bytes
      WHQL Logo'd: n/a
  WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4551-11CF-8244-09E802C2CA35}
        Vendor ID: 0x10DE
        Device ID: 0x0611
        SubSys ID: 0xC8023842
      Revision ID: 0x00A2
      Revision ID: 0x00A2
      Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C ModeVC1_C ModeWMV9_C ModeVC1_B ModeWMV9_B ModeVC1_A ModeWMV9_A

 

I do hope i can find a solution for this, as i really want the Animated Wallpapers etc.
I have been searching for a few days without any success of a fix to my problem, So any help is much appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Ryyko.

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Reply #2 Top

Is this the 'purchased' version of DeskScapes?