Re: Odd Screen Saver Question

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"SV" <Espy.Vee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I have a favorite screen-saver I want to use in Windows XP. I put it
in to the C:\windows\System32\ directory with all the other screen
savers and I can't get XP to acknowledge it in the Screen Saver tab of
the Display Properties box.

Then it's an old 16-bit screen saver, most likely. They don't appear in
the list. Use the "Dependency Walker" (part of the "Windows Support
Tools" on your WinXP CD) in order to find out. Or download from here:
www.dependencywalker.com

I tried and old trick of renaming one of the listed screen-saver files
to something else so I can rename mine (hopefully fooling Windows XP)
and found out that as soon as I try to rename the listed .scr, Windows
XP creates a NEW one and won't let me rename mine because 'a file of
the same name already exists'.

No good idea. "Description of the Windows File Protection Feature"
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=222193

So I'm figureing XP is on the ball on this one, and that's cool.

Nope. That's normal.

The question is, how do I 'install' my screen saver?

http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=a33485f41b52d24001e6c00fe0dabd28@xxxxxxxxxxxx

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