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More info?)
John,
It is certainly tough to find any time today.
Keep having fun!
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:9D4A632C-E2DF-46BD-8CC7-D93F959B46E7@microsoft.com,
katfish1 <katfish1@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> Wes, thank you my friend, it fixed it. I now have all the standard
> screensavers, and can use your previous instructions to load some others -
> basically marine and helicopter photos.
> how do you guys find the time to do all this stuff?
> Thanks again
> John
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> John,
>>
>> <LOL> At least you don't have to use both feet with the computer.
>>
>> Have a look here...
>>
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>>
>> Read the instructions at the top.
>> 227. Right hand side
>> Restore/Enable Screensaver Tab Settings/Display
>>
>> I started using XP with the Home edition. I got tired of seeing tips,
>> etc. pertaining to Pro only. I upgraded. $$ is the question.
>>
>> I would use nothing other than Windows myself.
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:37916B5E-6D12-484A-8A2D-2B34E4443C55@microsoft.com,
>> katfish1 <katfish1@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>> Thanks Wesley. I appreciate your help. I did as you suggested, but no
>>> luck. I have XP Home Edition with SP2. I guess this is why I don't have
>>> gpedit.msc. What is your opinion of upgrading to XP Pro? I'm an apple
>>> mac fan and all this windows hassle is new to me! Are there any other OS
>>> worth looking at? I fly helicopters for a living, and they are
>>> sooooooooooo much simpler.
>>> John
>>>
>>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Current screen saver is here...
>>>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
>>>> Value Name: SCRNSAVE.EXE
>>>> Value Type: REG_SZ
>>>> Value Data: C:\WINDOWS\System32\your_filename_here.scr
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
>>>> Value Name: ScreenSaveActive
>>>> Value Type: REG_SZ
>>>> Value Data: 0 or 1
>>>> 0 = disable screen savers
>>>> 1 = enable screen savers
>>>>
>>>> XP Pro?
>>>>
>>>> Open Group Policy...
>>>> Start | Run | Type: gpedit.msc | OK |
>>>> Navigate to...
>>>>
>>>> Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Display\
>>>> Screen Saver executable name
>>>>
>>>> [[If you enable this setting, the system displays the specified screen
>>>> saver on the user's desktop. Also, this setting disables the drop-down
>>>> list of screen savers on the Screen Saver tab in Display in Control
>>>> Panel, preventing users from changing the screen saver.]]
>>>>
>>>> More info...
>>>>
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=436
>>>>
>>>> Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Display\
>>>> Screen Saver
>>>>
>>>> [[If you disable this setting, screen savers do not run. Also, this
>>>> setting disables the Screen Saver section of the Screen Saver tab in
>>>> Display in Control Panel. As a result, users cannot change the screen
>>>> saver options.]]
>>>>
>>>> More info...
>>>>
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=435
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>>
>>>> Wes
>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>>
>>>> In news:C4657BCE-1B6A-4941-B0A6-7067500193EA@microsoft.com,
>>>> katfish1 <katfish1@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>>>> Help, I am a puter newbie, who is trying to get more than 1
>>>>> screensaver (Windows XP). All the options and boxes are greyed out in
>>>>> the Screensaver tab. I have added other .scr files to Windows\system
>>>>> 32, and gone into HKEY_CURRENT USER - Control Panel - Desktop -
>>>>> WindowMetrics and edited the data to C:\WINDOWS\System32
>>>>> logon.scr\bezier.scr\mystify.scr\stars.scr\marquee.scr
>>>>> but no effect???
>>>>> I would really appreciate help on this. It is driving me bonkers. Does
>>>>> SP2 have anything to do with this?
>>>>> --
>>>>> jw
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