SWF file as wallpaper?

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Is it possible to have an .swf file as wallpaper?

I have a small file (a clock) that I'd like to use, any idea how?

Thanks
 
How about creating a webpage which displays your flash file and then use Active Desktop to add it to your desktop?
 
Yeah, was thinking that would probably be the answer but not sure how.

If I open the file with firefox, it displays perfectly so I suppose the webpage would be simple, albeit out of my abilities...
 
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Not sure about Firefox as I've never used it but in IE you can open the file, then go to File > Save As, and that gives you the option to save what you're viewing as a page of HTML
 
Right,

Load up Notepad, paste in the following text and save it as a .htm file to the same directory as the .swf file.

Code: 
<HTML> 
 <HEAD> 
 <TITLE>your page name</TITLE> 
 </HEAD> 
 <BODY bgcolor="#000000"> 
 <CENTER> 


 <!-- URL's used in the movie--> 
 <!-- text used in the movie--> 
 <!--your page name--> 
 <OBJECT classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" 


codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#ve 
rsion=5,0,0,0" 
  WIDTH=715 HEIGHT=445> 
  <PARAM NAME=movie VALUE="clock11.swf"> 
 <PARAM NAME=loop VALUE=true> 
 <PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=high> 
 <PARAM NAME=bgcolor VALUE=#000000> 
 <EMBED src="clock11.swf" loop=true quality=medium bgcolor=#000000   
 WIDTH=715 HEIGHT=445 TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash" 


PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Vers 
ion=ShockwaveFlash"> 
 </EMBED> 


 </OBJECT> 
 </CENTER> 
 </BODY> 
 </HTML>

I'm no HTML guru so this has been shamelessy ripped from a tutorial somewhere.
 
That works perfectly, thanks a million.

Strangely, tried it in Firefox and nothing showed up. Tried in IE, worked fine and consequently shows correctly on the desktop.

Thanks again.
 
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