Desktop with Animation

You can place animated gif files on your Desktop and let them play. If you don't have animated gif files you can create it by yourself; there are many of freeware and shareware utilities allow you to create it or search for it on the internet. To play animated gif files on your Desktop, follow these steps:

Right-click your Desktop, and choose Active Desktop, Customize My Desktop. In the Web tab, mark View My Active Desktop As a Web Page. Click the New button, and then click No. In the New Active Desktop Item dialog box, click the Browse button and navigate to your animated gif file. Click the Open button. Click OK and click OK again. Move your mouse pointer over the animated gif, and when the gray title bar appears, drag it to move the gif window to the desired area on the Desktop.