Screen Savers

We are using XP-Media Edition on our home machine and have set the
"Aquarium" as our screen saver.

My husband would like to use this screen saver on his XP-Pro machine at
work. Is there a way to just "copy" a file off our home system and "paste"
it into a particular place on his work system?

Is there a download from Microsoft's web site that he could use to get this
particular screen saver option?

GordonShumway
Thu May 08 06:38:01 PDT 2008

I don't have XP-Media Center edition, but most screensavers have a .scr
extension. Do a search for *.scr on your computer, and you may find one
named aquarium.scr.

GS



"BK" wrote:

> We are using XP-Media Edition on our home machine and have set the
> "Aquarium" as our screen saver.
>
> My husband would like to use this screen saver on his XP-Pro machine at
> work. Is there a way to just "copy" a file off our home system and "paste"
> it into a particular place on his work system?
>
> Is there a download from Microsoft's web site that he could use to get this
> particular screen saver option?
>
>
>

Big
Thu May 08 06:42:56 PDT 2008

BK wrote:
> We are using XP-Media Edition on our home machine and have set the
> "Aquarium" as our screen saver.
>
> My husband would like to use this screen saver on his XP-Pro machine at
> work. Is there a way to just "copy" a file off our home system and "paste"
> it into a particular place on his work system?
>
> Is there a download from Microsoft's web site that he could use to get this
> particular screen saver option?
>
>
Some screen savers are as simply as .scr files. Search your windows
folder for *.scr
Some can then be copied. But others require more DLL files etc and will
not move that simple.
If you google 'aquarium screen saver' you'll get some hits. You can
even try these. Some say free. Not sure if they are ad free however.
I stay away from screen savers personally. No reason other than laptop
and it seems to spin the drive a lot. Might just be the wrong saver.

Big
Thu May 08 06:51:38 PDT 2008

Gordon Shumway wrote:
> I don't have XP-Media Center edition, but most screensavers have a .scr
> extension. Do a search for *.scr on your computer, and you may find one
> named aquarium.scr.
>
> GS
>
>
>
> "BK" wrote:
>
>> We are using XP-Media Edition on our home machine and have set the
>> "Aquarium" as our screen saver.
>>
>> My husband would like to use this screen saver on his XP-Pro machine at
>> work. Is there a way to just "copy" a file off our home system and "paste"
>> it into a particular place on his work system?
>>
>> Is there a download from Microsoft's web site that he could use to get this
>> particular screen saver option?
>>
>>
>>
I have media center and search. Curiosity got me. No aquarium but
there is a wpgldfsh.scr and clicking on it seems to bring up an
aquarium. So try moving it. Worst that can happen is it will not run
or error saying it needs more files.

BK
Thu May 08 06:53:59 PDT 2008

Thanks. We'll give it a try.



"Gordon Shumway" <GordonShumway@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:81F9FEC7-D2F7-4802-9620-CA264105D142@microsoft.com...
>I don't have XP-Media Center edition, but most screensavers have a .scr
> extension. Do a search for *.scr on your computer, and you may find one
> named aquarium.scr.
>
> GS
>
>
>
> "BK" wrote:
>
>> We are using XP-Media Edition on our home machine and have set the
>> "Aquarium" as our screen saver.
>>
>> My husband would like to use this screen saver on his XP-Pro machine at
>> work. Is there a way to just "copy" a file off our home system and
>> "paste"
>> it into a particular place on his work system?
>>
>> Is there a download from Microsoft's web site that he could use to get
>> this
>> particular screen saver option?
>>
>>
>>

BK
Thu May 08 06:54:13 PDT 2008

Thanks. We'll take a look.



"Big Al" <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:ArDUj.23531$zw.8@trnddc04...
> BK wrote:
>> We are using XP-Media Edition on our home machine and have set the
>> "Aquarium" as our screen saver.
>>
>> My husband would like to use this screen saver on his XP-Pro machine at
>> work. Is there a way to just "copy" a file off our home system and
>> "paste" it into a particular place on his work system?
>>
>> Is there a download from Microsoft's web site that he could use to get
>> this particular screen saver option?
> Some screen savers are as simply as .scr files. Search your windows
> folder for *.scr
> Some can then be copied. But others require more DLL files etc and will
> not move that simple.
> If you google 'aquarium screen saver' you'll get some hits. You can even
> try these. Some say free. Not sure if they are ad free however.
> I stay away from screen savers personally. No reason other than laptop
> and it seems to spin the drive a lot. Might just be the wrong saver.

BK
Thu May 08 07:13:02 PDT 2008

I found that same file here at home and wondered if we could just put it on
a thumb drive and he could take it to work. We'll give it a try.



"Big Al" <BigAl@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:KzDUj.23657$zw.13967@trnddc04...
> Gordon Shumway wrote:
>> I don't have XP-Media Center edition, but most screensavers have a .scr
>> extension. Do a search for *.scr on your computer, and you may find one
>> named aquarium.scr.
>>
>> GS
>>
>>
>>
>> "BK" wrote:
>>
>>> We are using XP-Media Edition on our home machine and have set the
>>> "Aquarium" as our screen saver.
>>>
>>> My husband would like to use this screen saver on his XP-Pro machine at
>>> work. Is there a way to just "copy" a file off our home system and
>>> "paste" it into a particular place on his work system?
>>>
>>> Is there a download from Microsoft's web site that he could use to get
>>> this particular screen saver option?
>>>
>>>
> I have media center and search. Curiosity got me. No aquarium but there
> is a wpgldfsh.scr and clicking on it seems to bring up an aquarium. So
> try moving it. Worst that can happen is it will not run or error saying
> it needs more files.

apistomaster
Thu May 08 12:58:44 PDT 2008

Windows XP Home media does have a built in Goldfish aquarium screen
saver but if you pick up Windows Plus, you will get a realistic reef
aquarium with live corals that is far more interesting and
attractive.
I raise rare tropical fish for a living and I can't stand goldfish.

BK
Thu May 08 17:26:25 PDT 2008

Is Windows Plus a download (free or buy) or something off the shelf at a
store?



"apistomaster" <apistomaster@clearwire.net> wrote in message
news:475e2e67-e646-458f-b15a-45286d169915@q27g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> Windows XP Home media does have a built in Goldfish aquarium screen
> saver but if you pick up Windows Plus, you will get a realistic reef
> aquarium with live corals that is far more interesting and
> attractive.
> I raise rare tropical fish for a living and I can't stand goldfish.

PD43
Thu May 08 18:32:15 PDT 2008

"BK" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:

>Is Windows Plus a download (free or buy) or something off the shelf at a
>store?
>
It's Microsoft Plus, it's discontinued but still available for sale at
some spots.

Google is your friend.