Screen Saver

by screensaver, do you mean the little icon pictures beside your name? If so
they are called avatars (just for future reference ;D)

If so then goto control panel then user accounts. Under make changes to your
account is the option to choose a different picture.

If you mean the log in back ground then no sorry I cant help you.

Stu
"POWorker" <POWorker@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Does anyone know how to change the screen saver on the User Log In Page?
> I
> have 3 different users on this computer but I can't change the screen
> saver
> to one I'd like to use. I am the administrator on this machine. Thanks
> for
> any help.
> Using RC1
> --
> Trifles make perfection but perfection is no trifle. (Michaelangelo)

No, I meant the screen saver. I know how to change avatars.
--
Trifles make perfection but perfection is no trifles (Michaelangelo)


"stuart richards" wrote:

> by screensaver, do you mean the little icon pictures beside your name? If so
> they are called avatars (just for future reference ;D)
>
> If so then goto control panel then user accounts. Under make changes to your
> account is the option to choose a different picture.
>
> If you mean the log in back ground then no sorry I cant help you.
>
> Stu
> "POWorker" <POWorker@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>

Only option I can think of for screensavers (i dont have them turned on cos
i just turn my monitor off if i leave it for any length of time - personal
choice) is to log in on the Administrators account and change the
screensaver on there, it may or may not work but its an option - you may
have to go into safe mode as i believe its disabled by default on normal
running.

Wasnt trying to be rude with my previous post, but i have had a LOT of
experience in the past of people wanting the "screensaver changng" only to
find out they meant the background or the avatars, so sorry if it sounded
condescending

"POWorker" <POWorker@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> No, I meant the screen saver. I know how to change avatars.
> --
> Trifles make perfection but perfection is no trifles (Michaelangelo)
>
>
> "stuart richards" wrote:
>

In Win2000/XP, you can change it in [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control
Panel\Desktop]. Find the SCRNSAVE.EXE key and change it from logon.scr
to whatever you want. Don't know if Vista has the same registry key /
structure or not.

Regards,

Dave

"stuart richards" <marchupcs@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Only option I can think of for screensavers (i dont have them turned
> on cos i just turn my monitor off if i leave it for any length of
> time - personal choice) is to log in on the Administrators account and
> change the screensaver on there, it may or may not work but its an
> option - you may have to go into safe mode as i believe its disabled
> by default on normal running.
>
> Wasnt trying to be rude with my previous post, but i have had a LOT of
> experience in the past of people wanting the "screensaver changng"
> only to find out they meant the background or the avatars, so sorry if
> it sounded condescending
>
> "POWorker" <POWorker@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> newsDFCD470-2EA7-4B7B-9419-69FC6ED0A32A@microsoft.com...

>

I am new to vista and my screen saver dose not work can anybody help please

Hi Bill

"Does not work" covers a lot of territory? Can you be a bit more specific
and tell us exactly what is happening?
Are these the standard screen savers that came with Vista? Which version of
Vista did you install?
Do you have the Aero features enabled?

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"Bill" <Bill@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I am new to vista and my screen saver dose not work can anybody help please

Hi Ronnie
I have a new Acer T180 running Vista Home Premimim
I don't know if I have Aero enabled as I dont know how to do that.
By not working I mean if the computer is left for a length of time up to 3
hours then the screen saver does not cut in and my desk top is displayed
Thanks for your help Bill

"Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:

> Hi Bill
>
> "Does not work" covers a lot of territory? Can you be a bit more specific
> and tell us exactly what is happening?
> Are these the standard screen savers that came with Vista? Which version of
> Vista did you install?
> Do you have the Aero features enabled?
>
> --
>
> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "Bill" <Bill@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news42F98DA-B00D-4E05-A05C-218626F3BB9C@microsoft.com...

>

Hi
I have a new Acer T180 running Vista Primium and cannot get any scren savers
to work. If the computer is left for any length of time the desktop is
displayed.
I have tried enableinf Aero but it makes no difference. I have checked all
the screen saver settings and it looks ok. My old computer used to work ok
and I could change scren savers when I wanted.
Can anybody help Please
Bill

Bill

Sorry for the delay.

Try this: Open Taskmanager/Processes Tab and look for the ehtray.exe
process. If it is there, right click this process and select End Process
from the menu. Test the screen saver again.

If no joy, take a look at the following articles and try the fixes there.

The screen saver does not work when you use a Microsoft wireless pointing
device:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911895

The screen saver does not start after you install the Wireless Optical
Desktop device:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913405


--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"Bill" <Bill@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Ronnie
> I have a new Acer T180 running Vista Home Premimim
> I don't know if I have Aero enabled as I dont know how to do that.
> By not working I mean if the computer is left for a length of time up to 3
> hours then the screen saver does not cut in and my desk top is displayed
> Thanks for your help Bill
>
> "Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:
>

Thank you so much for this information, I have been nearly tearing my hair
out to find a solution to what seemed to be such a simple problem. Have done
as suggested and will now test my screen saver, which has never activated
since I purchased my new PC with Vista Home Premium pre-installed last month.

Cheers Diane

"Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:

> Bill
>
> Sorry for the delay.
>
> Try this: Open Taskmanager/Processes Tab and look for the ehtray.exe
> process. If it is there, right click this process and select End Process
> from the menu. Test the screen saver again.
>
> If no joy, take a look at the following articles and try the fixes there.
>
> The screen saver does not work when you use a Microsoft wireless pointing
> device:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911895
>
> The screen saver does not start after you install the Wireless Optical
> Desktop device:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913405
>
>
> --
>
> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "Bill" <Bill@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>