Screensavers

system32 or windows are probably the best directories.

You can still do a wildcard search. In "all or Part of Filename" box, type *.scr.

Edit: Make sure you select Hidden Files and the Subfolders options under More Advanced Options.

Hi Julian,

First off, just copy the screen saver files to the System 32 folder.

C:\WINDOWS\system32

One thing to watch out for is that a few screen savers have additional resource files that they use. When I transport screen savers from one system to another, I select the .scr files then sort the folder by date and look for files with the same date that may be related to the screen saver.

As to the limitations of Windows Explorer, that has more to do with default settings than actual limitations. Microsoft limits what files you can view and search for unless you manually disable the restrictions.

In Windows Explorer, click on Tools.
Select Folder Options.
Click on the View tab.
Under files and folders, make sure that "Display the contents of system folders" is checked.
Under Hidden files and folders, select the option to show hidden files and folders.
Uncheck the box for hide extensions for known file types.
Uncheck the box for hide protected operating system files.

For some users, I would NEVER enable the system files options. If they cannot see the files, they cannot move or delete them.

Finally, if you do not like Windows Explorer, there are a number of free file managers you can get. Take a look at:

http://www.nonags.com/catlist.asp?catID=File%20Management

or www.snapfiles.com

One commercial file manager that may be worth looking at is Power Desk

http://tinyurl.com/d4qjec

Chas

There are 2 choices on this site:

http://www.netez.com/2xExplorer/

#1 2x Explorer
#2 Explorer^2

#2 is an updated version of #1, however it uses the M$ search engine, whereas the first one has its own built-in search engine (which I prefer and consider to be superior to the M$ search engine).

Both of them, as the title suggests, gives to TWO PANES by default, which makes file management so much easier.

Thanks for all the info, but you have given me so many options for a file manager I don't know which one to choose.

Would you all like to take a vote on it so that I can see which is the most popular?

I copied one of them into Windows and the rest into Windows/System32. Although the NAMES of the screensavers appear in the "Properties" box on the desktop, the screensavers do not appear to work. When I click on "Preview" nothing happens.

The other night I set the screensaver to the one I had copied into the Windows directory. I went away for a while to give the screensaver time (15 minutes) to activate but instead there was a blank screen and I had to reboot the computer.

I think perhaps XP Pro does not like ME screensaver files.

Just nothing? Do you get an error? Just not listed in the screensavers tab?

My other question is: Are these MS screensavers, or something different?

and installed them just fine. Got the Win95 maze, which is OpenGL, up and running, and it was installed on the Desktop. Only the SCR file was needed, but I already have the OpenGL libraries installed.

I even installed the old Win 3.1 screensavers, which still have the old style config dialogs. The only one that didn't actually install was Flying Windows, but it runs if I double-click it or select test. I can configure it and the config sticks.

Thank you. I will check if these files are on my ME computer. Will these files also make all the other screensavers functional? In which directory should they be installed?

Regarding underwater screensavers, worldstart.com (excellent source of a variety of cheap software and small hardware items -- shipped free in the USA) is always flogging some amazing underwater screensaver. I might just purchase it next time it is advertised. They have specials at considerably reduced prices on Saturdays and Sundays.

Some fishy screensavers at large discount at worldstart.com

http://store.worldstart.com/home.php?cat=159

I have marked your post as "helpful" because it is the first one that appears to address my problem correctly and fully.

I have also ordered from worldstart.com

https://store.worldstart.com/product.php?productid=3492&cat=159&page=1

Baseball (256 color)
Dangerous Creatures (256 color)
Inside your Computer (high color)
Jungle (256 color)
Leonardo da Vinci (256 color)
More Windows (high color)
Mystery (high color)
Nature (high color)
Science (256 color)
Space (256 color)
Sports (256 color)
The 60's USA (256 color)
The Golden Era (high color)
Travel (high color)
Underwater (high color)
Windows 98 (256 color)

I had them included in a 98SE disk, but they weren't in another Win98 install. I can never tell what was standard or OEM or what. They are supposedly the same files that were in ME, etc.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy the new screensaver you ordered. Best of luck with whatever you decide to do.

Thank you very much indeed Sir. I installed the files WL32DLL.DLL and WILDLB32.DLL in Windows System directory and now all the ME Screensavers that I copied are fully functional. You may be interested to know that in XP Windows Explorer, these files are marked: "Microsoft Plus ! Screen Saver."

It was easy to locate the files on ME because it still used Windows File Manager.

if you have a Win95 or Win98 installation or setup disk. However, it seems to display everything except the Documents and Settings directory, and therefore no per-user "My Documents". This is probably due to spaces in the file names.

I have noticed that operating system files do tend to stick to the 8.3 naming convention, but they really aren't limited to such. Many folders have much longer names as well.
igfxCoIn_v4704.dll
microsoft.managementconsole.dll
PerfStringBackup.INI
default_user_class.dat
WindowsLogon.manifest

I'm still not sure how the display of file names is being limited for you. I get a full name displayed regardless of which View is selected for the file pane (details, tiles, thumbnails, icons, list).

As I keep thinking about this, I'm wondering if you mean a file's "English" name, from the description in the properties dialog or tooltip on mouse hover.

I don't remember the plain-English descriptive name showing in the file manager. I'm going to have to fire up a Win 98 machine and check this out. My curiosity is definitely piqued!

I have Windows 98 SE on a separate partition on this computer. I can copy winfile.exe to the desktop or make a new shortcut but it doesn't work because it asks for another file -- COMMCTRL.DLL

Any other options apart from the various file manager mentioned in this discussion?

copy the COMMCTRL.DLL to your XP machine, try running it again, and if it requires another file, copy that as well.

I don't have COMMCTRL.DLL, but file manager works. Life is full of mysteries!

edit: OR, try this on for size.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/WINFILE.EXE

A 32bit version.

That's a direct download link from Kelly's Corner. The page the link is from:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Kelly's hompage for XP:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp.htm

How can I ever repay you for giving me this software?

Pardon me if I have posted the following information previously. I recently downloaded to the 98 SE partition a software item which was supposed to allow me to view all web pages in 3D. After it was installed it said it would not work in 98 SE. There was an uninstal feature so I uninstalled it. There was a brief item: "Do you wish to delete such-and-such also?" So I did. And lo my desktop went all weird looking and when I rebooted I was asked to enter the key code for the particular version of Windows.

Because at least some of my software is organised, I was able to do this.

And then what happened? Nothing. Sweet Fanny Adams. It booted to the wallpaper and that was that.

I asked my friend Patrick who had set up the dual boot if it would be easy to fix. "Probably not," he said. Fortunately as I have probably also stated elsewhere, I can access all parts of the 98 SE Partition via the XP partion. So finally I have been obliged to catch up with the rest of the world and actually use XP Pro as my only operating system on all my computers.

Is XP better than 98 SE? If it freezes I can usually end the task displayed when I press ctrl-alt-del. There are NO blue screens of death and the machine actually shuts down every time which did not happen with 98 SE.

I am enjoying the sound of the water bubbles on Microsoft's Underwater screensaver.

Thank you all.

It is a much easier program to work with than Windows Explorer. For one thing you can delete files or whole directories without having to send them to the Recycle Bin first. It is also easier to rename files as I have just disovered. It is quicker to MOVE a file or directory with File Manager than with Explorer cut-and-paste. What I really miss are some MS-DOS commands especially deltree. Now that was one easy way to get rid of an unwanted directory.
Mostly I use Windows Explore just for setting up shortcuts on the program menu.

So I am a very happy person. Thank you once again.