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Moderator: DosItHelp storm97 Posts: 7 Joined: 13 Feb 2012 17:33 screen saver #1 Post by storm97 » 18 Feb 2012 20:50 can u make a batch file open your screen saver over whatever it's doing? foxidrive Expert Posts: 6031 Joined: 10 Feb 2012 02:20 Re: screen saver #2 Post by foxidrive » 18 Feb 2012 21:06 Here's something I wrote several years ago to start a random screen saver. I don't have Win 7 to test it with but it still works in XP.Code: Select all@echo off:: Start a random screensaverif "%1"=="!" "Blank Screen.scr" /s & goto :EOFset /a count=0echo dummy>"%temp%.\scrnsaver.tmp"for /f "delims=" %%a in ( 'dir "%systemroot%\*.scr" /s /b ^|find /i /v ".script"' ) do echo %%a>>"%temp%.\scrnsaver.tmp"&set /a count+=1ping -n 1 -w %random% 127.0.0.1 >nulping -n 1 -w %random% 127.0.0.1 >nulping -n 1 -w %random% 127.0.0.1 >nulping -n 1 -w %random% 127.0.0.1 >nulping -n 1 -w %random% 127.0.0.1 >nulset /a ssnum=1+(%random% %% %count%)if %ssnum% GEQ %count% %0for /f "skip=%ssnum% delims=" %%a in ('type "%temp%.\scrnsaver.tmp"') do (if /i "%%~nxa"=="Blank Screen.scr" %0if /i "%%~nxa"=="scrnsave.scr" %0start "" "%%a" /sdel "%temp%.\scrnsaver.tmp"goto :EOF)

The graphic(s) displayed in each version of logon.scr. From left to right: Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP (Professional Edition), Windows Vista (featuring both possible graphics). Windows Logo (formerly named Windows XP and Logon Screen Saver in Windows XP and Windows 2000 respectively) is a screen saver included with several versions of Microsoft Windows. It was first introduced in Windows NT 4.0 and comes with every subsequent version of Microsoft Windows up to Windows Vista. The screen saver's file name is "logon.scr".As the screen saver's file name "logon" indicates, it was the default screen saver set to play when the computer was idle while the logon screen was shown. Description[]In Windows Vista, the Windows Logo screen saver displays one of two graphics at a time, on a random position of the screen: the Windows logo and the Windows Vista "aurora" streak (which glistens when it appears). The screen saver begins with a black screen for five seconds. After this, the graphic fades in at a random position of the screen, persists for one second, then fades out. The screen remains blank for two seconds before the next graphic appears. There is no fixed order for which graphic appears.In Windows 2000 and XP, the logo of the respective Windows version appears at a random position of the screen. It persists for ten seconds, then moves to another position of the screen. This cycle repeats indefinitely. In Windows XP, the subtitle beneath the logo depends on the edition in use.In Windows

NT 4.0, a graphic identical to the Begin Logon dialog box from the logon screen appears at a random position of the screen. It persists for ten seconds, then moves to another position of the screen. After seven seconds of each appearance, the icon depicting a hand over a keyboard briefly animates.There are no options that can be set for any version of this screen saver.Notes[]If the Windows Vista version of the Windows Logo screen saver is imported into Windows 7, the screen saver shows a unique graphic for the Windows 7 logo instead of the Windows Vista logo. This indicates that the image used by the screen saver is stored in the Windows operating system, rather than the screen saver file itself.The fact the image was changed in Windows 7 implies that Windows Logo was intended to be included with the operating system.If the Windows Logo screen saver is imported into any version of Windows later than Windows 7, no Windows logo will be displayed; the screen saver will only show the Windows Vista aurora streak.

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Applies ToWindows Vista Enterprise 64-bit Edition Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit Edition Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition Windows Vista Enterprise Windows Vista Home Basic Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Starter Windows Vista Ultimate Windows 7 Enterprise Windows 7 Home Basic Windows 7 Home Premium Windows 7 Professional Windows 7 Starter Windows 7 Ultimate Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional Symptoms You create a screen saver for your operating system to display pictures from one of the following locations. Windows XP My Pictures Windows Live Photo Gallery Windows Vista Windows Photo Gallery Windows Live Photo Gallery Windows 7 Windows Live Photo Gallery However, the screen saver may stop working if one of the following conditions is true: There are invalid shortcuts in the folder or in the subfolder that stores the screen saver pictures. The power setting is set to "Low Power." Notes If the screen saver displays pictures from My Pictures, the SCRNSAVE.EXE registry value in the following registry subkey is "C:\Windows\system32\ssmypics.scr": HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop If the screen saver displays pictures from Windows Photo Gallery, the SCRNSAVE.EXE registry value in the following registry subkey is "C:\Windows\system32\PhotoScreensaver.scr": HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop If the screen saver displays pictures from Windows Live Photo Gallery, the SCRNSAVE.EXE registry value in the following registry subkey is "C:\Windows\wlxpgss.scr": HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop Resolution Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 322756 How to back up and restore the registry in Windows To fix this problem, follow these steps: Change the power setting of the computer to "Balanced." Delete any invalid photo shortcuts in the folder and in any subfolders. To do this, follow the appropriate steps for your operating system. Windows XP If the SCRNSAVE.EXE registry value is "C:\Windows\system32\ssmypics.scr," locate the ImageDirectory registry value in the following path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Screen Saver.Slideshow Browse to the folder that is indicated in the registry value, and then delete any invalid photo shortcuts in the folder and in the subfolders. If the SCRNSAVE.EXE registry value is "C:\Windows\wlxpgss.scr," locate the FolderPath registry value in the following path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Photo Gallery\Slideshow\Screensaver Browse to the folder that is indicated in the registry value, and then delete any invalid photo shortcuts in the folder and