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Setting an animated .gif as the desktop background on Windows 7
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I have an animated .gif I created using Photoshop CS4, but I can't get animation on my desktop although I can set it as a background from the context menu by opening it in Internet Explorer. How can I set an animated .gif as the desktop background on Windows 7?
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