Screensaver FAQA. HOW TO DE-INSTALL ONE OF THESE SCREENSAVERS. B. SCREENSAVER CAUSES PROBLEMS WITH LARGE DOWNLOADS. / HOW TO STOP SCREENSAVER FROM RUNNING WITHOUT DE-INSTALLING IT. C. HOW TO CHANGE WHICH SCREENSAVER RUNS. D. HOW LONG WILL MY SCREENSAVER RUN? E. DO SCREENSAVERS RUN ALL THE TIME? F. HOW TO CHANGE THE NUMBER OF MINUTES OF INACTIVITY BEFORE A SCREENSAVER STARTS. G. HOW TO MANUALLY START A SCREENSAVER. H. HOW TO START A SCREENSAVER FROM KEYBOARD. I. THE PICTURES LOOK FUNNY ON MY MONITOR. J. HOW TO CHANGE HOW LONG/QUICK EACH PICTURE IS SHOWN. K. I WANT EACH IMAGE TO FILL THE ENTIRE SCREEN. L. I WANT A SLIDESHOW ON MY DESKTOP. M. IS THERE A SHORT CUT FOR STARTING THE SCREEN SAVERS WINDOW? Bill's screensavers are intended to run on PC/laptops running a Windows operating system. They are NOT intended to run on tablets or smart phones running Android Windows 10. NOTE: Most of the screensaver information contained here does not apply to the desktop screensaver. That screensaver runs on your desktop in place of standard desktop images. As such, it is not stopped by mouse movements, keyboard entries, etc. 0. HOW TO INSTALL ONE OF THESE SCREENSAVERS. |
Windows XP | Windows 7 | Windows 10 | ||
If you have any problems installing the screensaver, then double click the installation/setup exe file. This may require Admin rights. | If you have any problems installing the screensaver, then right click onthe installation/setup exe file and choose "Run as Administrator". |
If you have any problems installing the screensaver, then: 1. Rright click on the installation/setup exe file and choose "Run as Administrator" 2. Click Yes to allow unknown publisher to make changes. 3. Click OK to allow screensaver installation. 4. Read and accept license agreement. 5. Click OK to acknowledge intallation. 6. Wait and then set options and click OK. 7. Wait and click OK on screen saver settings. You might want to first click PREVIEW to view screensaver. |
Windows XP | Windows 7 | Windows 10 | ||
1. Start CONTROL PANEL (generally found under SETTINGS on START menu). 2. Select Add OR REMOVE PROGRAMS. 3. Choose screensaver to be removed. |
1. Start CONTROL PANEL (generally found on START menu). 2. Select UNINSTALL A PROGRAM. 3. Choose screensaver to be removed. 4. Click Uninstall/Change |
1. Click on SEARCH BAR at bottom left of screen (by big O) 2. Enter "Add or remove programs" 3. Click on "Add or remove programs - system settings" 4. Scroll down and click on screensaver to be removed. 5. Click Uninstall 6. Click Uninstall 7. Click Yes to allow unknown publisher to make changes 8. Click Yes to confirm file deletion 9. Click OK to close window saying program has been removed. |
Windows XP | Windows 7 | Windows 10 | ||
1. Start CONTROL PANEL (generally found under SETTINGS on START menu). 2. Select DISPLAY. 3. Select SCREEN SAVER tab. 4. Change your screen saver to NONE (usually found at top of list). (Use the drop down button in the Screen saver box). 5. Click OK to apply and exit. It is very important to exit this window when you are finished. |
1. Start CONTROL PANEL (generally on START menu). 2. Click APPEARANCE AND PERSONALIZATION. 3. Click CHANGE SCREENSAVER (found under PERSONALIZATION. 4. Change your screen saver to NONE (usually found at top of list). (Use the drop down button in the Screen saver box). 5. Click OK to apply and exit. It is very important to exit this window when you are finished. |
1. Click on SEARCH BAR at bottom left of screen (by big O) 2. Enter "change screen saver" 3. Click on "change screen saver - control panel" 4. Change your screen saver to NONE (usually found at top of list). (Use the drop down button in the Screen saver box). 5. Click OK to apply and exit. It is very important to exit this window when you are finished. |
Windows XP | Windows 7 | Windows 10 | ||
1. Start CONTROL PANEL (generally found under SETTINGS on START menu). 2. Select DISPLAY. 3. Select SCREEN SAVER tab. 4. Select another screensaver from the list. (Use the drop down button in the Screen saver box). 5. Click OK to apply and exit. It is very important to exit this window when you are finished. |
1. Start CONTROL PANEL (generally on START menu). 2. Click APPEARANCE AND PERSONALIZATION. 3. Click CHANGE SCREENSAVER (found under PERSONALIZATION. 4. Select another screensaver from the list. (Use the drop down button in the Screen saver box). 5. Click OK to apply and exit. It is very important to exit this window when you are finished. |
1. Click on SEARCH BAR at bottom left of screen (by big O) 2. Enter "change screen saver" 3. Click on "change screen saver - control panel" 4. Select another screensaver from the list. (Use the drop down button in the Screen saver box). 5. Click OK to apply and exit. It is very important to exit this window when you are finished. |
Windows XP | Windows 7 | Windows 10 | ||
1. Start CONTROL PANEL (generally found under SETTINGS on START menu). 2. Select DISPLAY. 3. Select SCREEN SAVER tab. 4. Change the number shown in the WAIT box. It is very important to exit this window when you are finished. |
1. Start CONTROL PANEL (generally on START menu). 2. Click APPEARANCE AND PERSONALIZATION. 3. Click CHANGE SCREENSAVER (found under PERSONALIZATION. 4. Change the number shown in the WAIT box. It is very important to exit this window when you are finished. |
1. Click on SEARCH BAR at bottom left of screen (by big O) 2. Enter "change screen saver" 3. Click on "change screen saver - control panel" 4. Change the number shown in the WAIT box. 5. Click OK to apply and exit. It is very important to exit this window when you are finished. |
Windows XP | Windows 7 | Windows 10 | ||
1. Start CONTROL PANEL (generally found under SETTINGS on START menu). 2. Select DISPLAY. 3. Select SCREEN SAVER tab. 4. Select the PREVIEW button (or change the WAIT time to 1 minute and wait). If you use mouse, be careful not to move mouse afterward or screensaver will stop right away. (Besides using the mouse, you can use the TAB key to move the highlighted/box area to the PREVIEW button and then press the ENTER key.) When done viewing screensaver, just move your mouse. It is very important to exit this window when you are finished. |
1. Start CONTROL PANEL (generally on START menu). 2. Click APPEARANCE AND PERSONALIZATION. 3. Click CHANGE SCREENSAVER (found under PERSONALIZATION. 4. Select the PREVIEW button (or change the WAIT time to 1 minute and wait). If you use mouse, be careful not to move mouse afterward or screensaver will stop right away. (Besides using the mouse, you can use the TAB key to move the highlighted/box area to the PREVIEW button and then press the ENTER key.) When done viewing screensaver, just move your mouse. It is very important to exit this window when you are finished. |
1. Click on SEARCH BAR at bottom left of screen (by big O) 2. Enter "change screen saver" 3. Click on "change screen saver - control panel" 4. Select the PREVIEW button (or change the WAIT time to 1 minute and wait). If you use mouse, be careful not to move mouse afterward or screensaver will stop right away. (Besides using the mouse, you can use the TAB key to move the highlighted/box area to the PREVIEW button and then press the ENTER key.) When done viewing screensaver, just move your mouse. It is very important to exit this window when you are finished. |
WINDOWS XP
Here's a nifty way to manually start any screensaver. Open up your C: drive and right click on the WINDOWS folder. Look for SCR (screen saver) file types. (Don't see them: Click on ADVANCED OPTIONS and make sure that there is a check mark by Search system folders, Search hidden folders, and Search subfolders. Leave Case sensitive unchecked. Enter ".scr" in the filename. Click on Search. You will see a list of all your screensavers.) Right Click on one of them and select SEND TO, and choose "Desktop (make shortcut)". Presto, any time you want to see your screensaver run, you can simply double click the shortcut icon on your desktop. Feeling lazy? Drag the shortcut to the task bar and now it will only take 1 click to activate it. For those who want to take this one step further, right click on the desktop shortcut icon and select PROPERTIES and select the SHORTCUT tab. You can then set up a Shortcut key by moving your mouse to the Shortcut Key box. Click anywhere in the box and the press the CTRL key. You'll see "Ctrl + Alt +" appear. Now press any key (maybe the S for screensaver or G for go). Click OK and you're done. You can now press Ctrl+Alt+S and the screensaver will start. Instead of pressing the CTRL key you could press one of the F keys. Try pressing F7 and after you press APPLY the F7 key will start your screensaver. But keep in mind that many F keys serve other functions which will be lost once you reassign that F key to start your screensaver. |
WINDOWS 10
Open up your C: drive and select the WINDOWS folder. Look for SCR (screen saver) file types. Don't see them. Click on VIEW at top and make sure "File Name Extenstions" and "Hidden Files" are both checked. Right Click on the screensaver you want and select SEND TO, and choose "Desktop (make shortcut)". Presto, any time you want to see your screensaver run, you can simply double click the shortcut icon on your desktop. |
Windows XP | Windows 7& 10 | |
1. Start CONTROL PANEL (generally found under SETTINGS on START menu). 2. Select DISPLAY. 3. Select SETTINGS tab. 4. Change the setting shown in the Color Qulity box. The best settings for your monitor (in terms of picture quality) are the highest level settings. Click on the drop down box, and choose the bottom entry. It will be the highest level available for your monitor. (Actually, it will be the highest level available for your PC/operating system/ video card/monitor combination. 5. When you change your video settings, you may need to reboot your PC. If you are given a choice, select the option to apply the changes without rebooting. This will usually give you a chance to "preview" the new setting, and to accept or reject it based on how it looks. It is very important to exit this window when you are finished. | Details pending. |
Windows XP | Windows 7 | Windows 10 | ||
1. Start CONTROL PANEL (generally found under SETTINGS on START menu). 2. Select DISPLAY. 3. Select SCREEN SAVER tab. 4. Select the screensaver that you want to change from the list. (Use the drop down button in the Screen saver box). 5. Click the SETTINGS box. 6. Set the VIEW IMAGES FOR (SEC) input box to the desired time. 7. Click OK to apply and exit the settings dialog. 8. Click OK to apply and exit. It is very important to exit this window when you are finished. |
1. Start CONTROL PANEL (generally on START menu). 2. Click APPEARANCE AND PERSONALIZATION. 3. Click CHANGE SCREENSAVER (found under PERSONALIZATION. 4. Select the screensaver that you want to change from the list. (Use the drop down button in the Screen saver box). 5. Click the SETTINGS box. 6. Set the VIEW IMAGES FOR (SEC) input box to the desired time. 7. Click OK to apply and exit the settings dialog. 8. Click OK to apply and exit. It is very important to exit this window when you are finished. |
1. Click on SEARCH BAR at bottom left of screen (by big O) 2. Enter "change screen saver" 3. Click on "change screen saver - control panel" 4. Select the screensaver that you want to change from the list. (Use the drop down button in the Screen saver box). 5. Click the SETTINGS box. 6. Set the VIEW IMAGES FOR (SEC) input box to the desired time. 7. Click OK to apply and exit the settings dialog. 8. Click OK to apply and exit. It is very important to exit this window when you are finished. |
Windows XP | Windows 7 | Windows 10 | ||
1. Start CONTROL PANEL (generally found under SETTINGS on START menu). 2. Select DISPLAY. 3. Select SCREEN SAVER tab. 4. Select the screensaver that you want to change from the list. (Use the drop down button in the Screen saver box). 5. Click the SETTINGS box. 6. Set the VIEW IMAGES input box to "Full Screen" or "Fit to Screen". 7. Click OK to apply and exit the settings dialog. 8. Click OK to apply and exit. It is very important to exit this window when you are finished. |
1. Start CONTROL PANEL (generally on START menu). 2. Click APPEARANCE AND PERSONALIZATION. 3. Click CHANGE SCREENSAVER (found under PERSONALIZATION. 4. Select the screensaver that you want to change from the list. (Use the drop down button in the Screen saver box). 5. Click the SETTINGS box. 6. Set the VIEW IMAGES input box to "Full Screen" or "Fit to Screen". 7. Click OK to apply and exit the settings dialog. 8. Click OK to apply and exit. It is very important to exit this window when you are finished. |
1. Click on SEARCH BAR at bottom left of screen (by big O) 2. Enter "change screen saver" 3. Click on "change screen saver - control panel" 4. Select the screensaver that you want to change from the list. (Use the drop down button in the Screen saver box). 5. Click the SETTINGS box. 6. Set the VIEW IMAGES input box to "Full Screen" or "Fit to Screen". 7. Click OK to apply and exit the settings dialog. 8. Click OK to apply and exit. It is very important to exit this window when you are finished. |
Windows XP | Windows 7 | Windows 10 | ||
Not available in XP. |
1. Right click your mouse in an empty area of your desktop. 2. Select PERSONALIZE. 3. Select DESKTOP BACKGROUND. 4. Use BROWSE to find the folder containing the pictures you want to see. Click to select multiple photos to be included. |
Pending... |
Windows XP | Windows 7 | Windows 10 | ||
1. Right click your mouse in an empty area of your desktop. 2. Select PROPERTIES. 3. Select SCREEN SAVER tab. |
1. Right click your mouse in an empty area of your desktop. 2. Select PERSONALIZE. 3. Select SCREEN SAVER. |
1. Right click your mouse in an empty area of your desktop. 2. Select DISPLAY SETTINGS. 3. Type "Screen Saver" into search bar. Alt Approach 1. Right click your mouse in an empty area of your desktop. 2. Select PERSONALIZE 3. Select LOCK SCREEN from left side 4. Scroll down and Select "Screen Saver Settings" |