CNET Editors' review
This desktop customization tool places a virtual art gallery at your fingertips. You could spend hours going through the Desktoptopia's amazing graphics and photos.
Activating Desktoptopia is simply a matter of clicking on the desktop icon. Doing so introduces a taskbar icon for managing the wallpaper gallery. A right-click displays your menu options, including the preferences. There, you can manage the wallpaper rotations, including how often you want to change the wallpaper design. You can also manage your wallpaper feed categories. Forward and backward commands let you navigate the hundreds of designs. All of the designs looked extremely professional; some even award-worthy. The artist's name and, if available, homepage is displayed. If you like a particular wallpaper design, pausing or exiting the program will permanently set the design.
A newer version of the program is available from the publisher, but we found nothing with the current version that needs to be changed. We were impressed by Desktoptopia's wallpaper design offerings. If you're tired of your current wallpaper, this free tool gives you seemingly endless possibilities.
Publisher's Description
From Desktoptopia Commercial Partners:
With Desktoptopia the user can click to Pause they can also go back, or to the next desktop right from the menubar. Users can rate desktops anytime from the menubar. Users can also subscribe to categories like Photography, Illustration, Typography, Architecture, Graphic Design, 3D, and Abstract; or can mix it up with a little from all the categories. Desktoptopia has multiple monitor support. A user can duplicate the desktop on both monitors, only show desktops on one (whichever one you want), or show different desktops on each monitor.
Desktoptopia will automatically detect your resolution and deliver you the appropriately sized desktop, so your desktops look their best. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
What's new in this version: This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
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"Did not work!"
Version: Desktoptopia 1.0.0.31
Pros
It never booted up. There was nothing to like or dislike.
Cons
Same as pros
Summary
It was a waste of time. In fact, I have already deleted the program.
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"DOES NOT WORK"
Version: Desktoptopia 1.0.0.31
Pros
Cool program to have if it worked.
Cons
there is a problem with the software
Summary
WILL NOT WORK... faulty program
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"did not work at all"
Version: Desktoptopia 1.0.0.31
Pros
sounds good, thats it
Cons
didnt work, crashed every time
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"Didn't Work For Me"
Version: Desktoptopia 1.0.0.31
Pros
No pros to report.
Cons
Installed twice. Appeared to unzip properly. Then it just plain didn't work.
Summary
Using Windows Vista Home Premium, 32-bit, SP2
I will readily admit it could be operator error on my part or maybe I overlooked something. However, this is not normal for me.
There is not much detail to provide. Generally, I have no issues with downloads from CNET. In this case, everything acted as you would expect until the installation was complete and I clicked on the desktop shortcut. A little box came up with a few tabs and options that did basically nothing. I didn't feel like sending the error log to the company and troubleshooting the problems because I don't feel I should have to do this upon first launch. There are too many good programs out there to waste time with one that gives me problems from the start.
This may be a good program, it just didn't work for me. -
"Didn't work"
Version: Desktoptopia 1.0.0.31
Pros
It sounded good...
Cons
I tried installing this twice, but both times it kept crashing, and wouldn't even let me through the setup process.
Summary
I'll probably try this again in the future because it sounds good. May work okay for others.
(By the way, I'm using Windows XP Pro).
Updated on Jun 9, 2009
