http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ How-To Geek Forums Topic: Aurora Screensaver en Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:59:29 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/aurora-screensaver/page/2#post-25043 Sun, 18 May 2008 20:00:19 +0000 Aleeve 25043@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I remember seeing a couple of days ago and article on changing the settings of the default vista screensavers - anybody know where taht was? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/aurora-screensaver#post-25032 Sun, 18 May 2008 17:42:28 +0000 Lighthouse 25032@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>what article? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/aurora-screensaver#post-25030 Sun, 18 May 2008 17:28:12 +0000 Aleeve 25030@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>yeah but how?!</p> <p>did you find that artcile? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/aurora-screensaver#post-25028 Sun, 18 May 2008 17:20:33 +0000 Lighthouse 25028@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Yes. I think :) </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/aurora-screensaver#post-25027 Sun, 18 May 2008 17:18:42 +0000 Aleeve 25027@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>lighthouse, that would be good, except then you dont get the desktop icons - anyway areound this? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/aurora-screensaver#post-25015 Sun, 18 May 2008 16:39:50 +0000 Aleeve 25015@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>nice one lighthouse :)<br /> also, I remember seeing a couple of days ago and article on changing the settings of the default vista screensavers - anybody know where taht was? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/aurora-screensaver#post-24956 Sun, 18 May 2008 10:34:04 +0000 Lighthouse 24956@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Voila, see if this helps<br /> <a href='http://www.winmatrix.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=10283'>http://www.winmatrix.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=10283</a> </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/aurora-screensaver#post-24885 Sat, 17 May 2008 20:56:07 +0000 Aleeve 24885@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>no probs - glad to be of assistance! </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/aurora-screensaver#post-24880 Sat, 17 May 2008 19:56:29 +0000 frigiliana 24880@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Hi thanks once again for your help i didn't think it would be this complicated i'll just stick with the videos i have </p> <p>Cheers Dave </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/aurora-screensaver#post-24850 Sat, 17 May 2008 18:10:32 +0000 Aleeve 24850@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>oh i see - not for the screensaver file<br /> sorry </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/aurora-screensaver#post-24845 Sat, 17 May 2008 17:59:07 +0000 coco 24845@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Yeh, you would, but Dreamscene proper is only available for Vista Ultimate, (apparently downloads with Windows Update) and this particular case used the patched version for Win Vista Home, so I'm assuming the content was not included in the patch as it would have been with the official download... The animated wallpaper works thru the Dreamscene patch which, it appears, works with various video files, not the actual screensaver... .scr is not a video format.</p> <p>EDIT:</p> <p>It supports .mpg and .wmv natively, but I see on the web there are already tweaks to support DivX and Xvid...</p> <p>If you DL that .wmv, it apparently needs to be stored in &lt;system root&gt;/Windows/Web/Dream Scene folder for it to show in the Personalization panel. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/aurora-screensaver#post-24841 Sat, 17 May 2008 17:50:38 +0000 Aleeve 24841@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>coco, you don't need vista ultimate - i found the .scr file in home premium! </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/aurora-screensaver#post-24824 Sat, 17 May 2008 15:00:07 +0000 coco 24824@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>As far as I can make out, Dreamscene is a video-to-wallpaper application, I very much doubt you could get it to run a .scr file as your wallpaper. You could take a video of your screensaver running and convert it to a .wmv, but I doubt it would look great - do u know anyone who has video capture capability on their computer? Maybe they could create a video for you.</p> <p>EDIT: Oh okay, I see Stardock created an Aurora video but not being blessed with Vista Ultimate, I couldn't tell you where it is hidden :(</p> <p>There is apparently a version here: edit by mod, corrupt site</p> <p>I haven't checked this for malware, so proceed with caution. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/aurora-screensaver#post-24803 Sat, 17 May 2008 13:20:37 +0000 frigiliana 24803@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Hi in my desktop drop down menu i have the extra option of playing a video or choosing from dream scene content which is kept in windows/web in C drive . I will be honest i don't know much about computers so i don't know why it can't see the Aurora icon , but like you say somebody might be able to help but thanks again for showing me where it is kept </p> <p>Cheers Dave </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/aurora-screensaver#post-24776 Sat, 17 May 2008 11:13:06 +0000 Aleeve 24776@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>So you have found the icon screensaver file then? (Like the picture above?)</p> <p>Right, well perhaps the file is locked, I'm not entirely sure. I've never actually used dreamscene, so that's probably where my help ends! Hopefully someone else will come along.<br /> Still, I can still try - so what is actually going wrong? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/aurora-screensaver#post-24774 Sat, 17 May 2008 11:10:45 +0000 frigiliana 24774@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Hi thanks for the info , i followed the instructions and found the Aurora icon but wasn't sure what to do do next , i found where the dream scene folder was which was in C drive/windows/web and pasted it there but when i go to personalize and click dream scene content it doesn't show anything in the folder so a bit stuck any thoughts </p> <p>Cheers Dave </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/aurora-screensaver#post-24604 Fri, 16 May 2008 15:56:25 +0000 Aleeve 24604@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Got it</p> <p>ok</p> <p>Go to Computer - C Drive - Windows - System 32</p> <p>be careful here if you delete anything your computer will go bust! (probably set a system restore point before doing any of this)</p> <p>click tools - folder options - view - show hidden files and folders</p> <p>arrange files by type</p> <p>scroll down until the file type is screen saver (.scr)<br /> there will be one called aurora - good luck! </p> <p>should look like this: <a href="http://s294.photobucket.com/albums/mm90/TheAleeve/?action=view&#38;current=screensavers.jpg"><img src="http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm90/TheAleeve/screensavers.jpg"></a></p> <p>if you need help with anything else i said give us a shout! </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/aurora-screensaver#post-24603 Fri, 16 May 2008 15:46:34 +0000 Aleeve 24603@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Oh ok<br /> I'll have a look </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/aurora-screensaver#post-24602 Fri, 16 May 2008 15:31:54 +0000 frigiliana 24602@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Hi no it's the 3D moving one </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/aurora-screensaver#post-24601 Fri, 16 May 2008 15:17:01 +0000 Aleeve 24601@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>If you mean the Vista aurora thing, its in desktop backgrounds anyway!<br /> GO to desktop<br /> right click - personalise<br /> desktop background<br /> under picture location click windows wallpapers<br /> scroll down to 'vistas' and click on the one you want! </p>