How to invoke ScreenSaver one time (!) immediately?

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Eugen Austermann

Normally a screen saver is invoked after some minutes (e.g.20) of inactivity.
For normal cases this is ok.
But sometimes I want to invoke him exactely one time immediately
without leaving it 20 minutes open.

How can I accomplish this ?

Eugen
 
Right-click on your Desktop and select:
New > Shortcut, then browse to the
C:\Windows\System32 folder. Choose
your desired screensaver, such as "sspipes.scr",
click next and finish.

Note: There is no screensaver password protection
when using a desktop shortcut to activate a screensaver.

Screensaver Password Protection Does Not Work
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;328000&Product=winxp

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Carey Frisch
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Windows Shell/User

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Normally a screen saver is invoked after some minutes (e.g.20) of inactivity.
For normal cases this is ok.
But sometimes I want to invoke him exactely one time immediately
without leaving it 20 minutes open.

How can I accomplish this ?

Eugen
 
The date and time was 2/5/2008 11:04 AM, and on a whim, Eugen Austermann
pounded out on the keyboard:
Normally a screen saver is invoked after some minutes (e.g.20) of inactivity.
For normal cases this is ok.
But sometimes I want to invoke him exactely one time immediately
without leaving it 20 minutes open.

How can I accomplish this ?

Eugen
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Hi Eugen,

Here's how:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/tips/screensaver.mspx

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Eugen said:
Normally a screen saver is invoked after some minutes (e.g.20) of inactivity.
For normal cases this is OK.
But sometimes I want to invoke him exactly one time immediately
without leaving it 20 minutes open.

How can I accomplish this ?

Eugen
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Find the screen saver you prefer to start in the C:\Windows\System32
folder, right-click, click Send To, Desktop (Create Shortcut).
Double-click the shortcut to activate the screen saver.
 
Right-click on your Desktop and select:
New > Shortcut, then browse to the
C:\Windows\System32 folder. Choose
your desired screensaver, such as "sspipes.scr",
click next and finish.

Note: There is no screensaver password protection
when using a desktop shortcut to activate a screensaver.

Screensaver Password Protection Does Not Work
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;328000&Product=winxp

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

---------------------------------------------------------------

:

Normally a screen saver is invoked after some minutes (e.g.20) of inactivity.
For normal cases this is ok.
But sometimes I want to invoke him exactely one time immediately
without leaving it 20 minutes open.

How can I accomplish this ?

Eugen
 
Eugen Austermann said:
Normally a screen saver is invoked after some minutes (e.g.20) of
inactivity.
For normal cases this is ok.
But sometimes I want to invoke him exactely one time immediately
without leaving it 20 minutes open.

How can I accomplish this ?
Click to expand...

The easiest way is to look in your windows system folder (usually
C:/windows/system32) the screen savers are the files ending in .scr (these
are actually standard .exe files but with a different extension). Sinply
right click on the screen saver of your choice and drag it onto your
desktop. Select the 'Make Shortcut here' option. Now double clicking the
shortcut will achieve what you desire. Note though, that moving the mouse
or pressing a key will exit the screensaver.
 
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