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My photos screen saver with path of file names showing (gone in vista).. fix or alternative?
In xp.. you used to be able to see the file name / path when the my
photos slide show would go.. now in vista this is gone.. Is there any way to hack this feature back in.. or a 3rd party screen saver which would have it? Thanks. |
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My photos screen saver with path of file names showing (gone in vista).. fix or alternative?
Mark
The new slide show screen saver in Vista doesn't seem to have this option? What you can do if you have access to an XP system, just copy the C:\Windows\System32\ssmypics.scr file from that system and place it in the C:\Windows\System32 folder in Vista. It will work the same way as it did in XP. -- Ronnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User "markm75" wrote in message ups.com... In xp.. you used to be able to see the file name / path when the my photos slide show would go.. now in vista this is gone.. Is there any way to hack this feature back in.. or a 3rd party screen saver which would have it? Thanks. |
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My photos screen saver with path of file names showing (gone in vista).. fix or alternative?
On Oct 6, 2:41 pm, "Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:
Mark The new slide show screen saver in Vista doesn't seem to have this option? What you can do if you have access to an XP system, just copy the C:\Windows\System32\ssmypics.scr file from that system and place it in the C:\Windows\System32 folder in Vista. It will work the same way as it did in XP. -- Ronnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User "markm75" wrote in message ups.com... In xp.. you used to be able to see the file name / path when the my photos slide show would go.. now in vista this is gone.. Is there any way to hack this feature back in.. or a 3rd party screen saver which would have it? Thanks.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Thanks for the tip.. dont know why i didnt think of just doing that It did work fine too (in vista, the xp version), now i can see the file path when the image is shown on the slideshow |
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My photos screen saver with path of file names showing (gone in vista).. fix or alternative?
Mark
Glad this helped. -- Ronnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User "markm75" wrote in message ups.com... On Oct 6, 2:41 pm, "Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote: Mark The new slide show screen saver in Vista doesn't seem to have this option? What you can do if you have access to an XP system, just copy the C:\Windows\System32\ssmypics.scr file from that system and place it in the C:\Windows\System32 folder in Vista. It will work the same way as it did in XP. -- Ronnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User "markm75" wrote in message ups.com... In xp.. you used to be able to see the file name / path when the my photos slide show would go.. now in vista this is gone.. Is there any way to hack this feature back in.. or a 3rd party screen saver which would have it? Thanks.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Thanks for the tip.. dont know why i didnt think of just doing that It did work fine too (in vista, the xp version), now i can see the file path when the image is shown on the slideshow |
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My photos screen saver with path of file names showing (gone in vista).. fix or alternative?
I've been using the ssmypics.scr for my HKEY_USERS\.Default screensaver for my Windows XP systems for years without any problems. (This is the screensaver that runs when no user is logged on) The HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Screen Saver.Slideshow\ImageDirectory contains the path of the pictures that are to be displayed when no user is logged on. I have been trying to use the Photoscreensaver.scr and the ssmypics.scr in Vista to get this same behaviour but it can't seem to find the location of the pictures other than the C:\Windows folder and it doesn't even work when I put the pictures there? Any ideas? Both screensavers work fine when a normal user is logged on. -- scarneol |
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My photos screen saver with path of file names showing (gone in vista).. fix or alternative?
Found the Fix!!! TROUBLESHOOTING =================== 1. Searched procmon.log to confirm if the FolderPath key (which determines the location of the pictures) was being read. The log showed that the key that was being searched was: "HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-19\Software\Microsoft\Windows Photo Gallery\Slideshow\Screensaver" instead of: "HKEY_USERS\.Default\Software\Microsoft\Window s Photo Gallery\Slideshow\Screensaver" 2. Added the "Windows Photo Gallery" registry keys to the Local Service account (S-1-5-19) and the screensaver started to work Hope this helps! -- scarneol |
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Folder location in Vista home edition photo screen saver
I tried copying ssmypics.scr from my XP home machine to my vista home, and I do not get the folder locations....I would love to get/keep this feature in Vista home....any tips are appreciated!
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Folder location in Vista home edition photo screen saver
Hi Larry,
Vista already has that, look for "photos" in the screensaver listings. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "Larry Bohr" wrote in message ... I tried copying ssmypics.scr from my XP home machine to my vista home, and I do not get the folder locations....I would love to get/keep this feature in Vista home....any tips are appreciated! |
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My photos screen saver with path of file names showing(gone in vista).. fix or alternative?
Ronnie
I tried you simple fix on this problem and it made no difference, I still see no file names. I have Vista Business for home use, with all updates and it's just annoying that this good feature doesn't. Am I missing something, like an entry in the registry, or some other little thing for this to work. I would appreciate your help in this. Thanks and regards. EggHeadCafe - .NET Developer Portal of Choice http://www.eggheadcafe.com/default.aspx?ref=ng |