I could set up the WIN98 PC (with a monitor, etc) and find the screensavers, but I don't have a CD burner that works on it, so I can't save them to put on the XP one. From my searches, I found others looking for and asking about this, too. It's not a big deal and I don't really want them all (and some are the same in XP) but would be fun to have the "Science" one.
I was also trying to find someplace that might have them to download online. I didn't even find (for sure) if 98 screensavers could be put in XP. I have an old PC that has WIN98 in it, but it isn't set up (monitor, etc) and doesn't have a CD burner, which I'd need to find the files, save them and put them in XP. Unless it can only be found AFTER it's put in (setup)? I'd have to first run "setup" into a separate folder that wouldn't try and put it ON my machine?
I have a full install 98 CD and opened it (explore) but can't find anything on it that says system, that would have the screensaver files. I've had WINXP for 2 1/2 years and just realized it doesn't have ALL the same screensavers as 98 had.įrom searches, some thought the old WIN98 instal CD could be used,like find the screensaver folder and put them in the XP one (System in 98 and System32 in XP or the other way around) I was telling someone about the screensaver that came with WIN98, I think it's called "Science" (or "Weird Science"?) It used whatever was on the desktop, and put effects on it, like falling into a hole (vortex) or a ball under the screen moving around distorting the looks. But not the Windows XP screensavers.I've been looking this up and found some posts in the archives.
exe file that has been renamed and associated with the screensaver launcher. scr (screensaver) file is nothing more than an. Unless the screensaver is dependent upon third party. IIRC it was selectable like any of the MS Windows XP built-in screensave options. Will this work for third party screensavers? I have one that has photos of sentimental value. I`ve been following your posts on this topic for a long time now and thought now would be a good time to say thanks. Thank you so much for this great Information. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.Ħ Responses to “Porting Windows XP Screen Savers to Windows 7 and 10” You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. This entry was posted on Jat 7:57 pm and is filed under Computers, Linux, Microsoft Windows. Those screen savers might run but at a faster, indiscernible speed.īut if you really want the 3D Pipes screen saver, you could switch to Linux instead. The screen savers in earlier versions of Windows were coded for much slower CPUs. The screen savers are restored just like they were in Windows XP.Ĭan you take the screen savers out of Windows ME or earlier and do the same thing?
Drag and drop or copy the screen saver files to the c :/WINDOWS/system32 folder in Windows 10 (or Windows 7). To install the extracted screen savers, simply reverse the process. Note: This same method can be employed for Windows 7 users as well. One because it won’t run and the other two are already in newer versions of Windows. There are, however, three screen saver files that you will not need. The default screen savers in Windows XP can be easily extracted by coping these files from the c :/WINDOWS/system32 folder. His second question was, “Where are my Windows XP screen savers? I want my 3D Pipes back!” Okay, to get to the screen savers control panel go to: All settings > Personalization > Lock Screen > Screen saver settings. His first question was, “Where are the screen savers?” An old friend of Computerforumz finally let go his aging Windows XP machine and purchased a refurbished computer running Windows 10 (1703) Creators Update… Once he finished installing all the other updates.