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Use your Pictures folder as a screensaver

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Lifehacker offered a post about how to use your My Pictures folder as a screensaver in Windows XP. Here are the steps to do that in Vista:


1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

2. Click Appearance and Personalization.

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3. Under Personalization, click Change screen saver.

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4. The Screen Saver Settings dialog appears. Click the Screen saver list, and then click Photos.

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5. Optionally, click the Settings button to adjust the default settings, or click the Preview button to watch how it works.

6. Click OK to save your settings.

The screen saver provides a variety of different techniques for fading between pictures, and can even stack pictures on top of each other. It reminds me of Windows Photo Story. If you have multiple monitors, it’ll only show on one, unfortunately. For dual-monitor support, check out Ultramon.

For more information, read the Windows Vista Resource Kit (co-authored by your very own Tony Northrup). Got a question for Tony? Send an e-mail to qa@vistaclues.com.

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Posted: January 7th, 2007 under Fun, Pictures, Screen savers.
Comments: 6

Comments

Comment from Daniel
Time: March 19, 2007, 8:39 pm

Fortunately, I have all my pictures organized into folders. Unfortunately, there is no option to include sub folders. Anyone have any ideas?

Comment from Tony
Time: March 19, 2007, 8:47 pm

Daniel, it uses sub-folders by default.

Comment from John
Time: March 21, 2007, 5:00 pm

The problem I’m encountering with using my own photos is that all my images are being stretched to full screen size. How can I keep them in their original size?

Comment from ella
Time: May 19, 2007, 5:04 pm

Help, I can get the photo screen saver to work for one user, but not another user on the same computer- I did it the same way, but it only comes up as black and won’t show any of the pictures. Any ideas? Thanks

Comment from Scott
Time: September 16, 2007, 10:37 pm

Have Vista home, can’t get screen saver to work, not matter what I try, need help.
Scott

Comment from Francis
Time: November 22, 2007, 4:39 pm

I have done the setup just as discribed, When it is time for the SS to come on The pointer jumps but nothing happens. When setting it up the preview works fine?????. I have all my pictures in folders. I am using a picture for my background. any Ideas.

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