deskscapes 8.5 will not work

need some help downloaded deskscapes 8.5 since everyone said it was working fine for them when i try to apply a dream all get is a black or blue screen/background  here is what the application says 


DeskScapes appears to be activated on this PC
DeskScapes engine appears to be running
(Generic PnP Monitor) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

Deskscape.dll 2015/10/15 15:46:03
Deskscapes.dll 2014/03/10 11:45:52
DreamControl32.dll 2014/03/10 11:45:42
DeskscapesConfig.exe 2015/10/13 08:54:48
UI\Deskscape.dll 2015/09/09 10:38:38
UI\DeskscapesVideo.dll 2014/03/10 11:45:54
DreamTasks.exe 2014/03/10 11:45:58
DeskscapesVideo.dll 2014/03/10 11:45:22

any help would be great 

Okay problem seemed to have fixed itself after a restart ?? got me lol

 

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Reply #1 Top

Can you download and run the tool below:

http://sd.stardock.com/Support/supportToolTest/SDSupportTool.exe 

Then attach the .zip that's created and send it in with a ticket to support. With your ticket, if you could also link to this forum post, it would be most helpful:

https://esupport.stardock.com/index.php?/Tickets/Submit 

Reply #2 Top

Codec pack. You need them.

Reply #3 Top

Quoting RedneckDude, reply 2

Codec pack. You need them.
End of RedneckDude's quote
Yes, it sounds like a codec issue to me also. I use K-Lite Codec Pack, it's free and no hidden crap you don't want or need. You can get it here.

http://filehippo.com/download_klite_mega_codec/