missing screen savers

[yvonnesa]

I've been trying to install some screen savers, but they haven't showed in desktop properties. What did show up is a blank screen savers. help

[Wesley Vogel]

Screen Saver Names and File Locations.

Files with an .scr extension are screen savers.

..scr files should be located in these folders...
C:\WINDOWS\system32
and
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache
and/or
C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386

The .scr files located in C:\WINDOWS\system32 should be listed in Display
Properties, Screen Saver tab, Screen saver list.

At least the default XP screen savers are located as above.

logon.scr = Logon Screen Saver
scrnsave.scr = Default Screen Saver
ss3dfo.scr = Direct3D Flying Objects Screen Saver
ssbezier.scr = Bezier Curves Screen Saver
ssflwbox.scr = Direct3D Flowerbox Screen Saver
ssmarque.scr = Marquee Screen Saver
ssmypics.scr = My Pictures Slideshow Screensaver
ssmyst.scr = Mystify Screen Saver
sspipes.scr = Direct3D Pipes Screen Saver
ssstars.scr = Starfield Screen Saver
sstext3d.scr = Direct3D 3D Text Screen Saver

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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yvonnesa > hunted and pecked:
> I've been trying to install some screen savers, but they haven't showed
> in desktop properties. What did show up is a blank screen savers.
> help
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> yvonnesa

[yvonnesa]

Thank you. I've searched the files below before and again. Now I'm getting amissing file error.

yvonne


Screen Saver Names and File Locations.

Files with an .scr extension are screen savers.

..scr files should be located in these folders...
C:\WINDOWS\system32
and
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache
and/or
C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386

The .scr files located in C:\WINDOWS\system32 should be listed in Display
Properties, Screen Saver tab, Screen saver list.

At least the default XP screen savers are located as above.

logon.scr = Logon Screen Saver
scrnsave.scr = Default Screen Saver
ss3dfo.scr = Direct3D Flying Objects Screen Saver
ssbezier.scr = Bezier Curves Screen Saver
ssflwbox.scr = Direct3D Flowerbox Screen Saver
ssmarque.scr = Marquee Screen Saver
ssmypics.scr = My Pictures Slideshow Screensaver
ssmyst.scr = Mystify Screen Saver
sspipes.scr = Direct3D Pipes Screen Saver
ssstars.scr = Starfield Screen Saver
sstext3d.scr = Direct3D 3D Text Screen Saver

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In ,
yvonnesa hunted and pecked:
I've been trying to install some screen savers, but they haven't showed
in desktop properties. What did show up is a blank screen savers.
help




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yvonnesa

[jack]

that happened to me a couple yrs ago,

do a sfc/ scannow
to replace required missing WIN files :)
It came back for me :)