Will not save as default screensaver.

anthonyl · 09-20-2003, 05:35 PM

Installed screensaver but will not save as the default screensaver.

Example..I change the activation time to 1 minute and click apply,

come back 10 minutes later and no screensaver.

I click on the settings/ screensaver tab and it shows that no screensaver is selected.

I am not stupid when it comes to these sorts of things but this is just not working.

Any suggestions?

Have tried uninstalling and re-installing several times to no avail.

anthonyl · 09-20-2003, 05:41 PM

System specs:
P4 2.8
Radeon 9800 Pro
512Mb Corsair XMS
Windows XP Pro

anthonyl · 09-20-2003, 06:03 PM

Yep just tried again....re-installed and clicked "Apply" after changing the settings.

Re-booted comp and went to the screensaver tab and it says "No screensaver selected."

All other screensavers still work fine and appear in the screensavers tab after I click apply / exit and then go back into the screensavers tab.

Just the Marine one does not show again.

feldon34 · 09-20-2003, 07:22 PM

Open C:\Windows\System32

Rename Marine Aquarium 2.scr to MarineAquarium2.scr (removing the spaces)

I hope this will be fixed in a future version of the Aquarium.

anthonyl · 09-20-2003, 07:39 PM

My friend you are a legend..

Thank you this fixed the problem.

Now im off to find Nemo.

THANKYOU

Panthera · 09-20-2003, 08:22 PM

That only happens to selective people? How come mine is Marine Aquarium 2.scr (with spaces) and works.

feldon34 · 09-20-2003, 08:36 PM

You're running XP?

Panthera · 09-20-2003, 08:41 PM

Yes-

Windows XP Home Ed.
2.66Ghz
512 MB DDR Ram
150 GIG HD
NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200

Mountainmaster · 09-20-2003, 08:46 PM

I just noticed a funny thing. It is still written to the registry in good old DOS (8.3) notation: C:\WINDOWS\System32\MARINE~2.SCR. That is using Windows XP home.
When I change the registry key to C:\WINDOWS\System32\Marine Aquarium 2.scr it won't select the MA2 and it reverts to none. Clue maybe... ?

btw Windows9x does not write this setting to the registry but to system.ini (or maybe win.ini, I forget).

Panthera · 09-20-2003, 08:54 PM

Mine is in C:\WINNT\system32

Mountainmaster · 09-20-2003, 08:59 PM

Originally posted by Panthera
Mine is in C:\WINNT\system32

Well, that would depend on the preference of the person who installed your OS. What I mean is the "MARINE~2.SCR" part. Windows XP still supports DOS notation of course, but maybe those experiencing this problem have somehow disabled that.

Panthera · 09-20-2003, 09:01 PM

Oh yea hmm.. I don't know about that

feldon34 · 09-21-2003, 11:40 AM

"C:\WINDOWS\System32\Marine Aquarium 2.scr" (with the quotes)

Mountainmaster · 09-21-2003, 05:00 PM

Morgan,

When I set that registry value including quotes it does not work either. Anyway, display properties configuration does not use quotes but still uses DOS names. Silly Micro$oft!

By the way, this is the registry key that contains your current screensaver: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\SCRNSAVE.EXE

And I also found that you can indeed tweak Windows to disable 8.3 filenames. See screenshot made from <a href="http://www.xteq.com/">Xteq X-setup</a>.

Now if someone who experiences this problem could download X-setup and check the shown setting to test my theory...

09-20-2003, 05:35 PM	#1
anthonyl Registered Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 4	Will not save as default screensaver. Installed screensaver but will not save as the default screensaver. Example..I change the activation time to 1 minute and click apply, come back 10 minutes later and no screensaver. I click on the settings/ screensaver tab and it shows that no screensaver is selected. I am not stupid when it comes to these sorts of things but this is just not working. Any suggestions? Have tried uninstalling and re-installing several times to no avail.

09-20-2003, 07:22 PM	#4
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	Open C:\Windows\System32 Rename Marine Aquarium 2.scr to MarineAquarium2.scr (removing the spaces) I hope this will be fixed in a future version of the Aquarium. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

09-20-2003, 08:36 PM	#7
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	You're running XP? "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

09-21-2003, 11:40 AM	#13
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	"C:\WINDOWS\System32\Marine Aquarium 2.scr" (with the quotes) "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

09-20-2003, 05:41 PM	#2
anthonyl Registered Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 4	System specs: P4 2.8 Radeon 9800 Pro 512Mb Corsair XMS Windows XP Pro

09-20-2003, 06:03 PM	#3
anthonyl Registered Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 4	Yep just tried again....re-installed and clicked "Apply" after changing the settings. Re-booted comp and went to the screensaver tab and it says "No screensaver selected." All other screensavers still work fine and appear in the screensavers tab after I click apply / exit and then go back into the screensavers tab. Just the Marine one does not show again.

09-20-2003, 07:39 PM	#5
anthonyl Registered Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 4	My friend you are a legend.. Thank you this fixed the problem. Now im off to find Nemo. THANKYOU