Help with Screen Saver

[zworg2]

I have a number of screen savers that I have put in the correct directory within Windose (XP - home) but none of them show up for me to select from the screen properties.

any ideas what i am doing wrong?

the screensavers themselves work when i run them directly.

[roma_turok]

Right click on screen saver file and select Install
Or copy screen saver file to c:\windows\system32 directory.

[zworg2]

Right click on screen saver file and select Install
Or copy screen saver file to c:\windows\system32 directory.

i'll try the first, thx, but they are already in the correct directory as you have quoted

[guns1inger]

Just to clarify, the files you have copied there are screen savers - they have a .scr extension ?

[zworg2]

Just to clarify, the files you have copied there are screen savers - they have a .scr extension ?

yup they do....

I have tried right-clicking and installing them.
all this does is take me directly to the screen saver choice screen in screen properties, but it doesnt add the screensaver to the list.....

arghh...

[TooLFooL]

when it takes you there, is the selected screensaver even being displayed?

[zworg2]

when it takes you there, is the selected screensaver even being displayed?

nope, although i have noticed that if i install one it will become the active one (although i dont know if this persists beyond a reboot) but it doesnt appear in the list, so properties etc are not available

[TooLFooL]

and once it is the active one, clicking ok, then again returning to properties won't keep it in the list?

[zworg2]

and once it is the active one, clicking ok, then again returning to properties won't keep it in the list?

i'll check (at work atm) but i dont think so.