Change the filename from *.exe to *.scr. Put it in %windows% folder for it to show up in the saver list. Whether or not the program has the features of a screen saver is another matter - you could do that to notepad or something.
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Change the filename from *.exe to *.scr. Put it in %windows% folder for it to show up in the saver list. Whether or not the program has the features of a screen saver is another matter - you could do that to notepad or something.
Change the extension to .scr.
Your probably thinking I am being a smart ass...
anyway I have played around with Screen savers... and that _is_ what you do.
Screen savers also accept certain arguments for either "test" or "configure" like in the Display Properties control panel applet, but I forget what they are. :(
They are...
/p -> Mini Preview ( Display Properties )
/c -> Settings Dialog
/s -> Start the Screen Saver
/a -> Change password
The minipreview thing is extraordinarily hard to do if I recall because you have to get the handle of the little preview area and only write to it; that's why many screen savers just show their icon there instead.
I have some code here that does it...
You get the handle from the command line...
test.scr /p 12345678
Did you guys know that Win2000 (and probably NT) creates a new blank desktop and runs the screen saver on top of that?
amac: is that the window or dc handle of the preview area?
CornedBee: As far as I know its the handle to the preview window.
JoshT: No I did not.