Gif animations for desktop?

I was wondering if anyone knows if GIF animations can animate on a Windows desktop?
I'm creating a wallpaper in Photoshop, and am going to add a GIF animation on top of the background bitmap image, and save the whole package as an animated GIF file.
Will it work as a desktop background, though?
If not, could this be done in another effective way?
Cheers!

Will it work as a desktop background, though?
No, not at all. Such stuff must be packaged in the specific Windows Dreamscene format. Check Microsoft's developer pages.
Mylenium

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