vidoes on the screen saver

How can I get videos to show on my screen saver? The setup shows that is
will do so but mine omits the videos and only shows the photos.
Thanks,
Nancy

Create a shortcut to:
"C:\Users\Public\Videos\Sample Videos"
in your %userprofile%\Videos folder, and set it to the Photos screen saver
settings path. Note that this works because the folders are set to the
filetype 'video'

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"Nancy" <> wrote in message
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> How can I get videos to show on my screen saver? The setup shows that is
> will do so but mine omits the videos and only shows the photos.
> Thanks,
> Nancy

Hi Mark,

I had a major problem with my laptop and did a full system recovery by
accident. Now I have no screen saver at all. Can you help me get it back?
Oh, and I'm not sure if you are telling me that I can only see videos if I
have my picture files in that particular folder or not. I thought it would
work with the personal photo folder I had created. Is that not the case?

Thanks,
Nancy

"Mark L. Ferguson" <> wrote in
message news:215D3811-CC23-4F8D-B974-...
> Create a shortcut to:
> "C:\Users\Public\Videos\Sample Videos"
> in your %userprofile%\Videos folder, and set it to the Photos screen saver
> settings path. Note that this works because the folders are set to the
> filetype 'video'
>
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> Mark L. Ferguson MS-MVP
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>
> "Nancy" <> wrote in message
> news:6680F413-3DE4-468B-8A64-...
>> How can I get videos to show on my screen saver? The setup shows that is
>> will do so but mine omits the videos and only shows the photos.
>> Thanks,
>> Nancy
>

SFC will probably bring back the screen saver. A video folder must be
defined as that type (video) for the Photos screen saver to work.
Some Windows Vista functions may not work, or Windows Vista may stop
responding: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833
How to analyze the log file entries that the Microsoft Windows Resource
Checker (SFC.exe) program generates in Windows Vista:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;928228
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"Nancy" <> wrote in message
news:206947CB-5600-40B9-93E4-...
> Hi Mark,
>
> I had a major problem with my laptop and did a full system recovery by
> accident. Now I have no screen saver at all. Can you help me get it
> back? Oh, and I'm not sure if you are telling me that I can only see
> videos if I have my picture files in that particular folder or not. I
> thought it would work with the personal photo folder I had created. Is
> that not the case?
>
> Thanks,
> Nancy
>
> "Mark L. Ferguson" <> wrote in
> message news:215D3811-CC23-4F8D-B974-...
>> Create a shortcut to:
>> "C:\Users\Public\Videos\Sample Videos"
>> in your %userprofile%\Videos folder, and set it to the Photos screen
>> saver settings path. Note that this works because the folders are set to
>> the filetype 'video'
>>
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>> Mark L. Ferguson MS-MVP
>> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Mark.Ferguson
>>
>> "Nancy" <> wrote in message
>> news:6680F413-3DE4-468B-8A64-...
>>> How can I get videos to show on my screen saver? The setup shows that
>>> is will do so but mine omits the videos and only shows the photos.
>>> Thanks,
>>> Nancy
>>
>

I am trying to do the SFC test but I can't. I am following Microsoft's
directions but I never get the prompt to run as administrator, which I must
be since I own this laptop. Then I put in the command and it says I must be
administrator running a console session ... whatever that means.
Thanks,
Nancy
"Mark L. Ferguson" <> wrote in
message news0BE1DB2-ECC0-47BD-8D94-...
> SFC will probably bring back the screen saver. A video folder must be
> defined as that type (video) for the Photos screen saver to work.
> Some Windows Vista functions may not work, or Windows Vista may stop
> responding: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833
> How to analyze the log file entries that the Microsoft Windows Resource
> Checker (SFC.exe) program generates in Windows Vista:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;928228
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> Please use the Communities guidelines when posting.
> http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...help_en-us.htm
> Mark L. Ferguson MS-MVP
> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Mark.Ferguson
>
> "Nancy" <> wrote in message
> news:206947CB-5600-40B9-93E4-...
>> Hi Mark,
>>
>> I had a major problem with my laptop and did a full system recovery by
>> accident. Now I have no screen saver at all. Can you help me get it
>> back? Oh, and I'm not sure if you are telling me that I can only see
>> videos if I have my picture files in that particular folder or not. I
>> thought it would work with the personal photo folder I had created. Is
>> that not the case?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Nancy
>>
>> "Mark L. Ferguson" <> wrote in
>> message news:215D3811-CC23-4F8D-B974-...
>>> Create a shortcut to:
>>> "C:\Users\Public\Videos\Sample Videos"
>>> in your %userprofile%\Videos folder, and set it to the Photos screen
>>> saver settings path. Note that this works because the folders are set to
>>> the filetype 'video'
>>>
>>> --
>>> Please use the Communities guidelines when posting.
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...help_en-us.htm
>>> Mark L. Ferguson MS-MVP
>>> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Mark.Ferguson
>>>
>>> "Nancy" <> wrote in message
>>> news:6680F413-3DE4-468B-8A64-...
>>>> How can I get videos to show on my screen saver? The setup shows that
>>>> is will do so but mine omits the videos and only shows the photos.
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Nancy
>>>
>>

Rightclick a Command Prompt icon on the Start menu, and click 'run as
administrator'

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"Nancy" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I am trying to do the SFC test but I can't. I am following Microsoft's
> directions but I never get the prompt to run as administrator, which I
> must
> be since I own this laptop. Then I put in the command and it says I must
> be
> administrator running a console session ... whatever that means.
> Thanks,
> Nancy
> "Mark L. Ferguson" <> wrote in
> message news0BE1DB2-ECC0-47BD-8D94-...
>> SFC will probably bring back the screen saver. A video folder must be
>> defined as that type (video) for the Photos screen saver to work.
>> Some Windows Vista functions may not work, or Windows Vista may stop
>> responding: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833
>> How to analyze the log file entries that the Microsoft Windows Resource
>> Checker (SFC.exe) program generates in Windows Vista:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;928228
>> --
>> Please use the Communities guidelines when posting.
>> http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...help_en-us.htm
>> Mark L. Ferguson MS-MVP
>> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Mark.Ferguson
>>
>> "Nancy" <> wrote in message
>> news:206947CB-5600-40B9-93E4-...
>>> Hi Mark,
>>>
>>> I had a major problem with my laptop and did a full system recovery by
>>> accident. Now I have no screen saver at all. Can you help me get it
>>> back? Oh, and I'm not sure if you are telling me that I can only see
>>> videos if I have my picture files in that particular folder or not. I
>>> thought it would work with the personal photo folder I had created. Is
>>> that not the case?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Nancy
>>>
>>> "Mark L. Ferguson" <> wrote in
>>> message news:215D3811-CC23-4F8D-B974-...
>>>> Create a shortcut to:
>>>> "C:\Users\Public\Videos\Sample Videos"
>>>> in your %userprofile%\Videos folder, and set it to the Photos screen
>>>> saver settings path. Note that this works because the folders are set
>>>> to
>>>> the filetype 'video'
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Please use the Communities guidelines when posting.
>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...help_en-us.htm
>>>> Mark L. Ferguson MS-MVP
>>>> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Mark.Ferguson
>>>>
>>>> "Nancy" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:6680F413-3DE4-468B-8A64-...
>>>>> How can I get videos to show on my screen saver? The setup shows that
>>>>> is will do so but mine omits the videos and only shows the photos.
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Nancy
>>>>
>>>
>

Thanks for your help. I am going to be updating to SP1 tomorrow. Maybe
that will take care of it. If it doesn't then I'll try this once again.
Right now I don't have access to the laptop. But I will have my turn
tomorrow. :-)

"Mark L. Ferguson" <> wrote in
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> Rightclick a Command Prompt icon on the Start menu, and click 'run as
> administrator'
>
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> Please use the Communities guidelines when posting.
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> Mark L. Ferguson MS-MVP
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>
> "Nancy" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> I am trying to do the SFC test but I can't. I am following Microsoft's
>> directions but I never get the prompt to run as administrator, which I
>> must
>> be since I own this laptop. Then I put in the command and it says I must
>> be
>> administrator running a console session ... whatever that means.
>> Thanks,
>> Nancy
>> "Mark L. Ferguson" <> wrote in
>> message news0BE1DB2-ECC0-47BD-8D94-...
>>> SFC will probably bring back the screen saver. A video folder must be
>>> defined as that type (video) for the Photos screen saver to work.
>>> Some Windows Vista functions may not work, or Windows Vista may stop
>>> responding: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833
>>> How to analyze the log file entries that the Microsoft Windows Resource
>>> Checker (SFC.exe) program generates in Windows Vista:
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;928228
>>> --
>>> Please use the Communities guidelines when posting.
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...help_en-us.htm
>>> Mark L. Ferguson MS-MVP
>>> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Mark.Ferguson
>>>
>>> "Nancy" <> wrote in message
>>> news:206947CB-5600-40B9-93E4-...
>>>> Hi Mark,
>>>>
>>>> I had a major problem with my laptop and did a full system recovery by
>>>> accident. Now I have no screen saver at all. Can you help me get it
>>>> back? Oh, and I'm not sure if you are telling me that I can only see
>>>> videos if I have my picture files in that particular folder or not. I
>>>> thought it would work with the personal photo folder I had created. Is
>>>> that not the case?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Nancy
>>>>
>>>> "Mark L. Ferguson" <> wrote in
>>>> message news:215D3811-CC23-4F8D-B974-...
>>>>> Create a shortcut to:
>>>>> "C:\Users\Public\Videos\Sample Videos"
>>>>> in your %userprofile%\Videos folder, and set it to the Photos screen
>>>>> saver settings path. Note that this works because the folders are set
>>>>> to
>>>>> the filetype 'video'
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Please use the Communities guidelines when posting.
>>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...help_en-us.htm
>>>>> Mark L. Ferguson MS-MVP
>>>>> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Mark.Ferguson
>>>>>
>>>>> "Nancy" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:6680F413-3DE4-468B-8A64-...
>>>>>> How can I get videos to show on my screen saver? The setup shows
>>>>>> that
>>>>>> is will do so but mine omits the videos and only shows the photos.
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Nancy
>>>>>
>>>>
>>

Amazingly the screen saver was working this morning. I have no idea why.
Except maybe some more Windows updates helped. AND I have the video feature
as well. It can't be from shutting down and restarting because I had done
that before. Who knows what goes on. Thank you so much for all the help.
Nancy
"Mark L. Ferguson" <> wrote in
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> Rightclick a Command Prompt icon on the Start menu, and click 'run as
> administrator'
>
> --
> Please use the Communities guidelines when posting.
> http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...help_en-us.htm
> Mark L. Ferguson MS-MVP
> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Mark.Ferguson
>
> "Nancy" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> I am trying to do the SFC test but I can't. I am following Microsoft's
>> directions but I never get the prompt to run as administrator, which I
>> must
>> be since I own this laptop. Then I put in the command and it says I must
>> be
>> administrator running a console session ... whatever that means.
>> Thanks,
>> Nancy
>> "Mark L. Ferguson" <> wrote in
>> message news0BE1DB2-ECC0-47BD-8D94-...
>>> SFC will probably bring back the screen saver. A video folder must be
>>> defined as that type (video) for the Photos screen saver to work.
>>> Some Windows Vista functions may not work, or Windows Vista may stop
>>> responding: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833
>>> How to analyze the log file entries that the Microsoft Windows Resource
>>> Checker (SFC.exe) program generates in Windows Vista:
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;928228
>>> --
>>> Please use the Communities guidelines when posting.
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...help_en-us.htm
>>> Mark L. Ferguson MS-MVP
>>> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Mark.Ferguson
>>>
>>> "Nancy" <> wrote in message
>>> news:206947CB-5600-40B9-93E4-...
>>>> Hi Mark,
>>>>
>>>> I had a major problem with my laptop and did a full system recovery by
>>>> accident. Now I have no screen saver at all. Can you help me get it
>>>> back? Oh, and I'm not sure if you are telling me that I can only see
>>>> videos if I have my picture files in that particular folder or not. I
>>>> thought it would work with the personal photo folder I had created. Is
>>>> that not the case?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Nancy
>>>>
>>>> "Mark L. Ferguson" <> wrote in
>>>> message news:215D3811-CC23-4F8D-B974-...
>>>>> Create a shortcut to:
>>>>> "C:\Users\Public\Videos\Sample Videos"
>>>>> in your %userprofile%\Videos folder, and set it to the Photos screen
>>>>> saver settings path. Note that this works because the folders are set
>>>>> to
>>>>> the filetype 'video'
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Please use the Communities guidelines when posting.
>>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...help_en-us.htm
>>>>> Mark L. Ferguson MS-MVP
>>>>> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Mark.Ferguson
>>>>>
>>>>> "Nancy" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:6680F413-3DE4-468B-8A64-...
>>>>>> How can I get videos to show on my screen saver? The setup shows
>>>>>> that
>>>>>> is will do so but mine omits the videos and only shows the photos.
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Nancy
>>>>>
>>>>
>>

Hi Mark,
I don't know why I had the screen saver in the morning yesterday but lost it
again as soon as I installed SP1. I am back to no screen saver again. I did
the system file check but when I went to the link it shows the instructions
are not for Vista Home Premium 32 bit, which is what I have. Is there a
step by step procedure for my setup?
Thank you,
Nancy
"Mark L. Ferguson" <> wrote in
message news0BE1DB2-ECC0-47BD-8D94-...
> SFC will probably bring back the screen saver. A video folder must be
> defined as that type (video) for the Photos screen saver to work.
> Some Windows Vista functions may not work, or Windows Vista may stop
> responding: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833
> How to analyze the log file entries that the Microsoft Windows Resource
> Checker (SFC.exe) program generates in Windows Vista:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;928228
> --
> Please use the Communities guidelines when posting.
> http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...help_en-us.htm
> Mark L. Ferguson MS-MVP
> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Mark.Ferguson
>
> "Nancy" <> wrote in message
> news:206947CB-5600-40B9-93E4-...
>> Hi Mark,
>>
>> I had a major problem with my laptop and did a full system recovery by
>> accident. Now I have no screen saver at all. Can you help me get it
>> back? Oh, and I'm not sure if you are telling me that I can only see
>> videos if I have my picture files in that particular folder or not. I
>> thought it would work with the personal photo folder I had created. Is
>> that not the case?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Nancy
>>
>> "Mark L. Ferguson" <> wrote in
>> message news:215D3811-CC23-4F8D-B974-...
>>> Create a shortcut to:
>>> "C:\Users\Public\Videos\Sample Videos"
>>> in your %userprofile%\Videos folder, and set it to the Photos screen
>>> saver settings path. Note that this works because the folders are set to
>>> the filetype 'video'
>>>
>>> --
>>> Please use the Communities guidelines when posting.
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...help_en-us.htm
>>> Mark L. Ferguson MS-MVP
>>> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Mark.Ferguson
>>>
>>> "Nancy" <> wrote in message
>>> news:6680F413-3DE4-468B-8A64-...
>>>> How can I get videos to show on my screen saver? The setup shows that
>>>> is will do so but mine omits the videos and only shows the photos.
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Nancy
>>>
>>