#How to install screensavers for windows password#
The " On resume, display logon screen" checkbox lets you decide if Windows Vista should just show whatever was last displayed on screen before the screensaver started, or if it should display the login screen: if multiple users have been setup, this screen lets users login to their profile if you have password-protected Windows Vista, you will need to enter your password before being able get back to your computer files and applications. The " Wait minutes" numerical field lets you determine after how many minutes of inactivity Windows Vista will launch the screensaver: the minimum is 1 minute, the default is 10 minutes, and the maximum is unrealistically high. These settings are applied regardless of the screensaver you have chosen: The final two options Windows Vista offers for all screensavers is (1) the amount of time that should pass before the screensaver starts, and (2) what to display when you are going back to using your computer. Configure screensaver timeout and security options To return to the screensaver configuration screen, simply move your mouse cursor around the screen a couple of times. To experience the screensaver full-screen, as Windows Vista will use it in real situations, click the Preview button: this will launch the screensaver. Trying to configure it by clicking the Settings button will return a " This screen saver has no options that you can set" message:Īfter having selected the screensaver of your choice, you see a mini-preview at the top of the Screen Saver Settings window. The Blank screensaver we mentioned above, for example, does not have any options. Un-customizable screensavers in Windows VistaĬlicking on the Settings button for the selected screensaver will either display the window of options it can handle, or give you a message if the screensaver cannot be customized.
The speed of this screensaver can also be customized, as well as the order in which the photos are displayed (the Shuffle option). The Browse button lets you pick any folder you like: the picture files you have in the folder you selected will be used by this screensaver. To use photos from another folder, click on the Settings button. This screensaver simply fades in and out all the pictures you have saved there. The Photos screensaver displays in rotation the pictures you have saved in your profile folder: any time you save a picture from a web page, for example, it will by default be saved in your profile's Pictures folder. The Blank screensaver actually fades your screen away and displays a solid black color on your monitor after a predetermined amount of time has elapsed (10 minutes by default). Notice that the first entry in the screensavers dropdown menu reads " (None)" - to disable the screensaver functionality altogether, select None, and Windows Vista will not use a screensaver at all. Windows Vista ships with 9 screensavers, some of which warrant a discussion. Pick another screensaver from the menu to preview it in the mini monitor shown above it. The dropdown menu displays all the screensavers currently detected by Windows Vista. The bottom portion of the Screen Saver Settings window links to the power management options in Windows Vista: these do impact screensaver's behavior, and will be covered in another, dedicated tutorial. The dropdown menu and buttons below the live preview let you switch between screensavers, preview the selected screensaver in real time, and customize the screensaver settings, when any are available (some basic screensavers, included with Windows Vista or downloaded from the internet, do not offer any options). The top portion of the window is used to display a mini-preview of the currently selected screensaver. The Screen Saver Settings lets you manage and customize all your Windows Vista screensavers. Configuring your screensaver in Windows Vista We will cover the power management options in Windows Vista, as they pertain to screen savers, in a later tutorial. This will open Windows Vista's Screen Saver Settings window which is covered in details in this tutorial. To configure your screen saver and options, click the Screen Saver link. This will open the " Appearance and Personalization" page of the Control Panel, which exposes the seven sets of customizable properties for " Window Color and Appearance", " Desktop Background", " Screen Saver", " Sounds", " Mouse Pointers", " Theme", and " Display Settings". To access the personalization options and settings in Windows Vista, right-click on an empty area of your desktop, and choose " Personalize". Loading Windows Vista's Personalization Options