> Thank you, z1z1z1, but this is not correct (on my machine).
>
> When I looked at the settings for 333df0 in the place you mentioned
> (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Screen Saver.3DFlyingObj and
> HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Screen Saver.3DFlyingObj) there is
> nothing there except for a string value called 'default' of the type
> REG_SZ. The values within it are blank. This string value appears this
> way even after I set the correct texture in the screen saver options
> in Display Properties. I also tried restarting the machine to see if
> that would imprint settings in the place you mentioned, but that
> didn't change the registry. Finally, I tried putting the path to my
> file texture in this string value, but that didn't make any change.
>
> Do you have any other recommendations?
>
> Thanks,
> -Chris
>
> "z1z1z1" wrote:
>
>> This is where the current user's screensaver is set:
>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
>> This is where it is set for when no one is logged in:
>> HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop
>> (you seem to have found these already)
>>
>> The setings for the 3D flying objects screen saver are here:
>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Screen Saver.3DFlyingObj
>> HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Screen Saver.3DFlyingObj
>> (there are also others near there for ones like 3D pipes, etc).
>> Look in the one for current user to find the settings that you have
>> set while you are logged in, then copy them to the default user
>> settings
>>
>>
>> =?Utf-8?B?cGFub3B0aWNvbg==?= <panopticon[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com>
>> wrote in news:EAC37870-17ED-4FF8-A23F-99B4B0E8E8DF[ at ]microsoft.com:
>>
>> > Hello again RajKohli,
>> >
>> > I think I spoke too soon when I said that your suggestion fixed my
>> > situation. In fact, I found a problem when trying to run the
>> > ss3df0.scr screen saver before login. Let me explain: I tested the
>> > process on my machine by modifying the registry to run the 'my pics
>> > picture show' screen saver before login - this is the same SS that
>> > runs on my machine when I am logged in. This worked fine - when I
>> > logged off, my 'my pics' screen saver ran just fine.
>> >
>> > However when I tried to set up one of the public machines with the
>> > ss3df0.scr, it would not display <my custom texture .bmp file>. I
>> > selected this file when logged in as the local admin on the machine
>> > using the Display Properties section where one typically configures
>> > the screen saver. I found that the custom texture would run when I
>> > was logged in, but once I logged off, the screen saver would
>> > display only the Windows logo, (which is the default texture) and
>> > not the custom texture I had selected when logged in.
>> >
>> > Do you know how I can correct this? I'm thinking there must be a
>> > location where Windows stores the default texture, and perhaps I
>> > can permanently replace it with my custom texture.
>> >
>> > It is odd that the 'my pics slideshow' SS will retain its settings
>> > when I log off, but the 3D objects SS will not...
>> >
>> > Thanks again!
>> >
>> > -Chris
>> >
>> > "RajKohli" wrote:
>> >
>> >> The following article from Microsoft is describing the way to
>> >> change the Default Screen Saver and Time Out at Welcome Screen:
>> >>
>> >>
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314493>> >>
>> >> You can look into your Windows\System32 for Screen Saver's file
>> >> names. Like ss3dfo is for 3D flying Object.
>> >>
>> >> Hope this help, let us know!
>> >>
>> >> "panopticon" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Hello,
>> >> >
>> >> > I would like to know if it is possible to set a custom screen
>> >> > saver to run when users are logged out in a domain environment.
>> >> > This is for open computer labs...I want to employ a windows
>> >> > default screen saver that is custom tailored for our
>> >> > organization (ie, the 3D flying objects, in which you can put a
>> >> > .bmp of a logo). So I want this screen saver to appear at the
>> >> > ctrl-alt-delete screen. Right now the machine shows a Windows
>> >> > screen saver if left at this stage for X amount of time, and not
>> >> > the custom saver that I set up while logged in as local admin.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks inn advance for any advice.
>> >> >
>> >> > -Chris
>> >
>>
>>
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