(This does not go for the 24 CTU Display 3 screensaver.
See also: How to install a screensaver from a ZIP file Then you can right-click it and the "Install" option should be available. Double-clicking it will only run the screensaver once, not install it, so you will first have to copy the file to a folder on your computer, ideally C:\Windows. It's true that you don't get the "Install" option when the screensaver file is still within the ZIP archive. I suspect you may have skipped a step, Lisa. For me, the only difference is that I had to double click the screensaver in the file because when i right clicked it there was no 'Install" option. Thank you very much Rob! It does seem to work now. Let me know if you need any further assistance. Thanks for posting, I've now updated the installation instructions for that screensaver. The installation program should now pop up, and you can follow the instructions to install the screensaver. On Windows 10, nothing happens when you double-click the 24-ctu.exe file.īrowse to your Downloads folder, then right-click the 24-ctu.exe file you downloaded and select "Run as administrator". I think I see what the problem is with the 24 CTU Display 3 screensaver. Is there just a step by step tutorial online that I can view that just shows me what to do. Let me know if it works and/or if you have further questions. This will open the Screen Saver Settings panel, where the screensaver should be selected. Once you have copied the screensaver file, open the folder, right-click the screensaver and select "Install". Ideally, this would be the Windows folder on your hard drive (usually located at C:\Windows), because that is one of the places where Windows will automatically look for screensavers to show in the Screen Saver Settings panel, but it can also be any other folder. A SSD file is much smaller than a SCR/EXE file for it doesnt contain the program, only data. You can create SSD files using Easy ScreenSaver Station and play them with SCR Player. It can run your ScreenSaver Data (SSD) files created by Easy ScreenSaver Station.
You then need to extract (copy) the screensaver file from the archive to a folder on your computer. SCR Player is a program distributed along with Easy ScreenSaver Station. On this site, there is usually only a single screensaver file within. zip, on the other hand, is a so-called archive file that can contain other files.
exe file you can simply double-click it to execute the installation program, and then follow the instructions on the screen.Ī. The "exe" stands for executable, so if you downloaded a. Generally, screensavers are packaged either as a. Which screensaver are you trying to install?
Is there a certain way to save the files as or to select them from the personalization menu? Linked pagesĪnonymous 5 years ago Windows 10 圆4, Google Chrome How do you select or set up a downloaded screensaver on windows 10?