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Old February 16th 07, 02:14 PM
yvonnesa yvonnesa is offline
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Default missing screen savers

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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Old February 16th 07, 09:28 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Wesley Vogel
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Default missing screen savers

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.

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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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Old February 20th 07, 03:33 AM
yvonnesa yvonnesa is offline
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Thank you. I've searched the files below before and again. Now I'm getting amissing file error.

yvonne


Quote:
Originally Posted by 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

--
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




--
yvonnesa
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Old February 20th 07, 03:16 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
jack
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Default missing screen savers

that happened to me a couple yrs ago,

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


 




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