My photos screen saver with path of file names showing (gone in vista).. fix or alternative?

[markm75]

In xp.. you used to be able to see the file name / path when the my
photos slide show would go.. now in vista this is gone..

Is there any way to hack this feature back in.. or a 3rd party screen
saver which would have it?

Thanks.

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Mark

The new slide show screen saver in Vista doesn't seem to have this option?

What you can do if you have access to an XP system, just copy the
C:\Windows\System32\ssmypics.scr file from that system and place it in the
C:\Windows\System32 folder in Vista. It will work the same way as it did in
XP.

 

[markm75]

Mark

The new slide show screen saver in Vista doesn't seem to have this option?

What you can do if you have access to an XP system, just copy the
C:\Windows\System32\ssmypics.scr file from that system and place it in the
C:\Windows\System32 folder in Vista. It will work the same way as it did in
XP.

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User








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Thanks for the tip.. dont know why i didnt think of just doing
that It did work fine too (in vista, the xp version), now i can
see the file path when the image is shown on the slideshow

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Mark

Glad this helped.

 

[Larry Bohr]

I tried copying ssmypics.scr from my XP home machine to my vista home, and I do not get the folder locations....I would love to get/keep this feature in Vista home....any tips are appreciated!

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi Larry,

Vista already has that, look for "photos" in the screensaver listings.

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[David Pitt]

Ronnie
I tried you simple fix on this problem and it made no difference, I still see no file names. I have Vista Business for home use, with all updates and it's just annoying that this good feature doesn't. Am I missing something, like an entry in the registry, or some other little thing for this to work. I would appreciate your help in this. Thanks and regards.

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