Re: Screensavers Not Showing Up



I love the Windwaker
07-09-2005, 09:12 PM
Yeah there is a limit. 100 screensavers in the list. If you go over 100
some screensaver disappear from the list, starting with screensavers that
start with the letter z on up. Is there anyway to tweak the registry to
allow more in the list?

Thanks for your help

"Sharon F" wrote:

> On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 14:12:42 -0000, Duncan Edment wrote:
>
> > Sharon,
> >
> > Apologies for the delay, I've had problems with my PC and hard-drive.
> >
> > The screensavers that are not showing, appear to be located in my
> > Windows folder, and have the extension .SCR. Although, some of those
> > that are in the Windows folder, do show up in the list!
> >
> > Any help?
> >
>
> Duncan, there's no limit that I know of. Some of the older .SCR files don't
> work well in XP. I wouldn't be surprised if the older 16-bit ones didn't
> show up in the screensaver list.
>
> How many screensavers do you have listed? If a large number, what happens
> if you swap some of them out of the folder and replace them with others.
> Concentrate on ones that you've added. Don't bother moving the ones that
> came with Windows XP. Windows File Protection protection will just add them
> back into the folder if you move or delete these files.
>
> --
> Sharon F
> MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User
>


Re: Screensavers Not Showing Up