Run an application with/as screensaver

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How do I add a custom application to run as a screensaver. Like calc.exe for example?

laggingreflex

Posted 2012-05-21T04:20:15.777

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The solution was easy: rename Calc.exe to Calc.scr and it will appear in the Screen Saver Dialog box. But not all EXEs will work.

EDIT: Not all EXEs work in the C:\Windows\System32\ folder, but those that did not work there, work in the C:\Windows\ folder. These were the ones that depended on external DLLs. Something I noted, but I don't know how or why that is.

laggingreflex

Posted 2012-05-21T04:20:15.777

Reputation: 3 498

Don't forget to mark your answer as the solution @laggingreflex. It helps the community. – evan.bovie – 2012-05-21T20:07:39.653