Brian
Sun May 11 01:05:02 PDT 2008
On 5/9/2008 7:02 PM Rich Barry plucked Senior Frog's Magic Twanger and
said:
> Try this procedure
> Go to START->RUN and type REGEDIT. This will open the registry editor.
> Find the following registry key:
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> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\
> Microsoft\Windows\Control Panel\Desktop
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> Find the entry that says SCRNSAVE.EXE and delete the key.
> Also, if you have an entry that says ScreenSaveActive, delete this key as
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> Once you do this, you should be able to select a screen saver.
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> "PhotoMan1993x2" <PhotoMan1993x2@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:016425C2-5D26-4035-B485-8E8A16E73503@microsoft.com...
>> Hi I just installed Microsoft's win XP 3-d screensaver. As soon as I went
>> to
>> the screensavers tab it was totally grayed out except the power saver
>> button
>> way on the bottom. There is no uninstall in the add/remove tab in control.
>> The.scr resides in windows directory. Manually removed, then reinstalled,
>> no
>> effect. Don't want a system restore since I just upgraded to XP SP3.
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>> Thank you everyone for any help you can give me!
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But before doing this, back up the regestry. Quick way to do this is
click on File menu and select Export. It's always a good idea to back
up, even if you are making a minor change suggested by a reliable
source. If you make an error, you have a current backup to restore from.
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