Run .exe file as screen saver

[Guest Kanga 85]

In XP I wish to run an .exe file as a screen saver. I change the .exe to

..scr and put the file in \windows\system32, but when I right click the

desktop, properties, screen saver, the file I want to install as a screen

saver is not listed in the drop-down menu. Obviously something else which

is required. What?

Thank you for any help.

[Guest David H. Lipman]

Re: Run .exe file as screen saver

 

From: "Kanga 85" <Kanga85@discussions.microsoft.com>

 

| In XP I wish to run an .exe file as a screen saver. I change the .exe to

| .scr and put the file in \windows\system32, but when I right click the

| desktop, properties, screen saver, the file I want to install as a screen

| saver is not listed in the drop-down menu. Obviously something else which

| is required. What?

| Thank you for any help.

 

SCR files are indeed EXE files but, have been programmed and compiled to specifically to run

as a Screen Saver.

You can't just rename any EXE file to SCR and expect it to work as a Screen Saver.

 

--

Dave

http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html

Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

[Guest HEMI-Powered]

Re: Run .exe file as screen saver

 

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discussion du jour ...

> In XP I wish to run an .exe file as a screen saver. I change

> the .exe to .scr and put the file in \windows\system32, but

> when I right click the desktop, properties, screen saver, the

> file I want to install as a screen saver is not listed in the

> drop-down menu. Obviously something else which is required.

> What? Thank you for any help.

 

There's some header info in the EXE file that tells Windows that it

is really a screen saver. Short of recompiling it, it's pretty

tough to simulate this AFAIK.

 

--

HP, aka Jerry

 

"Surely you jest - and don't call me Shirley!" - from the movie

"Airplane!"

[Guest Kanga 85]

Re: Run .exe file as screen saver

 

 

 

"David H. Lipman" wrote:

> From: "Kanga 85" <Kanga85@discussions.microsoft.com>

>

> | In XP I wish to run an .exe file as a screen saver. I change the .exe to

> | .scr and put the file in \windows\system32, but when I right click the

> | desktop, properties, screen saver, the file I want to install as a screen

> | saver is not listed in the drop-down menu. Obviously something else which

> | is required. What?

> | Thank you for any help.

>

> SCR files are indeed EXE files but, have been programmed and compiled to specifically to run

> as a Screen Saver.

> You can't just rename any EXE file to SCR and expect it to work as a Screen Saver.

>

> --

> Dave

> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html

> Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

>

>

>

Thanks Dave and Hemi