screensavers

By granbjd22 Posted October 21, 2009 19:09:36

newbie here.. I downloaded a screensaver and don't see how to set it to use it? Is it a special program??? [e digicons]:blush:[/e]

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No, nothing special. Depenting on what OS you are running, load the file the folder where Windows has your screensavers. [e digicons]:sun:[/e]

I don't know where they're put. I have windows Vista 32 bit. I don't know even where to start looking! can you help?

If it is a zip program unzip with winzip or equivalent program 7zip is free, to reveal a *.SCR file.

Place that SCR file in your windows or windows\system32 folder (directory) - double click the file first to check it works, placing into the system32 directory is supposedly slightly better.

Set as active screensaver as normal, delete the *.SCR file to delete the screensaver.

If it is an EXE double click and follow instructions, setting any paths as instructed.

******If you ever get 64 bit OS the SCR goes into the windows\sysWOW64 directory******

as long as they have a file extention of .scr you can either put them in c:\Windows folder

or c:Windows folder\System32 folder

I have all of mine in the c:Windows folder\System32 folder

(beaten to the punch)

Interesting about the 64 bit, I am going to Win7 64 very soon! Thanks!

ok, thank you. I'll give it a try!

that will pretty much do it.