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WMV file into screensaver

Name: Polaris_Rider
Date: January 8, 2005 at 10:40:31 Pacific
OS: Win XP
CPU/Ram: Pentium 3 / 640 MB ram

Comment:

Hi i have some WMV video files that i would like to use as a screensaver is there a way of doing this i found some programs on the net that let you make your own screensaver but there all trial versions is there another way of doing this?

Name: Hank Schafer
Date: January 8, 2005 at 12:22:03 Pacific

Reply:

Microsoft has a free screensaver that allows you to play videos of your choice, which might serve your purposes. Go here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=88f4de76-1e35-45ca-a574-26e36a73f0f8&displaylang=en The file you want is powertoys_vss.exe it's about 400K and is free.

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Name: Polaris_Rider
Date: January 8, 2005 at 16:17:17 Pacific

Reply:

that program does not work with windows mediaplayer 10 it says i need Windows media player 9 i tryed to install it but it won't let me because i have a newer version

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