Screen savers

[Guest hallv5]

How do you add a 'screen saver' file to XP?

[Guest Andrew Murray]

Re: Screen savers

 

I believe it is fairly simple: save the *.scr file to the Windows folder or

the windows/system32 folder (not sure). That will make it come up in the

Display Properties > Screensaver drop down list.

 

The screensaver might otherwise come with an installer, so you'd run that

and let it install to where it is set to.

 

"hallv5" <hallv5@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> How do you add a 'screen saver' file to XP?

[Guest hallv5]

Re: Screen savers

 

Got it. Thanks much...

 

"Andrew Murray" wrote:

> I believe it is fairly simple: save the *.scr file to the Windows folder or

> the windows/system32 folder (not sure). That will make it come up in the

> Display Properties > Screensaver drop down list.

>

> The screensaver might otherwise come with an installer, so you'd run that

> and let it install to where it is set to.

>

> "hallv5" <hallv5@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:9D2D99B7-6D9B-4960-8F19-07E0A0F38E34@microsoft.com...

> > How do you add a 'screen saver' file to XP?

>

>

>

[Guest DouglasLakeButler]

Re: Screen savers

 

I have been downloading screensavers from all sorts of sites and have simply

put them in a file in Programs labeled "screensavers". They also seem to end

up in Windows in system 32. These DO have installers with them though.

 

"hallv5" wrote:

> Got it. Thanks much...

>

> "Andrew Murray" wrote:

>

> > I believe it is fairly simple: save the *.scr file to the Windows folder or

> > the windows/system32 folder (not sure). That will make it come up in the

> > Display Properties > Screensaver drop down list.

> >

> > The screensaver might otherwise come with an installer, so you'd run that

> > and let it install to where it is set to.

> >

> > "hallv5" <hallv5@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> > news:9D2D99B7-6D9B-4960-8F19-07E0A0F38E34@microsoft.com...

> > > How do you add a 'screen saver' file to XP?

> >

> >

> >

[Guest PD43]

Re: Screen savers

 

DouglasLakeButler <DouglasLakeButler@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>They also seem to end up in Windows in system 32.

> These DO have installers with them though.

 

That's why they got to the right place. Having a copy elsewhere is

just wasting disk space.