DeskScapes Loads Dream, Runs Through Video Once, Stops -- No Controls Present

I'm new to the StarDock tools, and recently purchased the Objects Desktop.  I came across DeskScapes when I was doing research for my radio show, and while I was never successful in getting it to run, I was impressed enough with the broader toolset and the community that I went out on a limb and purchased the set for personal use.  To date I've been able to get all of the tools to run except for DeskScapes.  I dumped all of my original test installs and installed the Impulse application from scratch so that the Object Desktop tools would install clean.  Having dumped DeskScapes several times since then, I still cannot seem to get it to run.

On installing I can get the Dream Chooser application to come up.  It doesn't matter if I choose one of the Dreams that came with the package, or any number of other dreams that I download for testing, I get the same result:  the Dream will run through the video cycle once, and then it turns to static wallpaper.

I have scoured the forums for clues to see what I might be doing wrong.  I have the proper codecs.  I have a system configuration that supports running the Dreams in theory, and yet I cannot seem to get beyond this issue.  I notice in other postings here that some people seem to get a context-sensitive help menu when they right click on their desktop, and that this includes an option to pause or resume a Dream.  I do not get these options.  I've also noticed that DeskScapes' native behaviour is to pause a Dream when a window is open, and resume it when closed again, and yet even with all windows shut, the Dreams never run but through one interation, and only when first chosen/activated.

I've included the system info harvested from the Windows Blinds app below, hoping someone might be able to help me determine where I'm falling down with this:

Your computer has a Windows Experience Index base score of 3.4
Your Windows Graphics Experience score is 3.7

WindowBlinds version : WindowBlinds 6.4 (build 123 x86 - Vista Edition)

WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC 
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
(HP w1907 Wide LCD Monitor) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce 7350 LE

Wblind.dll        2009/02/10 14:37:20
Wbsrv.dll         2009/02/10 17:27:44
Wbconfig.exe      2009/02/10 17:28:20
Wbload.exe        2009/02/10 17:28:14
Wbhelp.dll        2009/02/10 17:28:07
Tray.dll          2009/02/10 17:28:21
Wbload.dll        2008/04/28 11:34:28
Screen.exe        2009/02/10 17:28:09
 

Thanks so much for any ideas that folks might be able to provide to help me troubleshoot this.  I've spent 4 days trying to help myself and cannot seem to get any further with this.

Keeping a warm thought,

Sue.