Screensaver won't stay selected

krauster · 03-21-2003, 05:36 PM

I'm I long time lurker on this board and have been happily running the Aquarium for quite a while. The problem I've encountered recently with the Aquarium and several other screen savers that I have is that when I select the screen saver under Display Properties and Apply the change, it doesn't stay selected. When I go back into Display Properties, (None) is selected. When I dig in the registry, under the key: SCRNSAVE.EXE, the value is ""C:\WINDOWS\System32\Marine Aquarium 2.scr"". It's the double quotes that get added that seem to cause the problem. My only solution so far is to import the corrected registry value anytime I adjust the settings. Again, some screen savers I can select and they remain selected, unfortunately the Aquarium isn't one of those. I'm running XP Pro with a Geforce 4400. I hope this all made sense and thanks in advance for any help that can be provided. Brian

Reef Shark · 03-21-2003, 07:26 PM

Hey , I have had this problem with some screensavers before. Check to see if the file Marine Aquarium 2 is in this directory C:\WINDOWS\System32 . If not you need to search your computer for it then drag and drop it in this directory. Right click on it and click install. Hope this helps you.

krauster · 03-21-2003, 07:37 PM

Thanks for the idea, but, the Marine Aquarium 2.scr file is in the System32 folder. I also tried to right click and install, but it still doesn't hold.

krauster · 03-21-2003, 07:50 PM

I figured out a solution, the one common denominator among the screensavers that stayed selected: they had no spaces in their filenames. I took out the spaces in the filename (MarineAquarium2.scr) and now it remains selected. This also worked for the other savers that were doing the same thing. Now my next question...anyone have an idea what is causing this? Thanks, Brian

Jim Sachs · 03-21-2003, 09:42 PM

Never heard of this phenomenon before, I've suggested to Prolific that we remove the spaces from the filename.

Ralph · 03-21-2003, 09:51 PM

What operating system are we talking about here? The default folder for Windows98 screen savers is C:\Windows\System. Not \\System32

Jim Sachs · 03-21-2003, 10:16 PM

2000 and XP.

krauster · 03-22-2003, 09:00 AM

Thanks! I've never known anyone who has encountered this before either and just can't figure out what could have changed on my system to cause the problem. That's my luck, if there's an odd problem out there, I'll find it..or it will find me.

Mountainmaster · 03-22-2003, 05:58 PM

I've suggested to Prolific that we remove the spaces from the filename

Oops, I just adapted my fish picker to MA2, but it won't be very happy with a change in filename.

Oh well, back to the drawing board.

Shouldn't be hard to program something like "if not exist Marine Aquarium 2.scr then execute MarineAquarium2.scr" (free translation for the non-programmers)

drdave4 · 03-22-2003, 11:04 PM

I experienced the same difficulty. I have Windows XP Pro with a ATI 8500 Radeon Video Card and 512 RAM and a 1.8 gig P4 CPU. Installing this program on XP caused the screen saver to not be loaded. I tried loading on another machine with a TNT2 card running XP and the same problem emerged. Loading the program on computers running Windows 2000 did n't have the problem. I followed the advice in this thread, renamed the executable file by removing the spaces and everything works great. I'm glad Jim recommended to have the spaces removed from future versions. I think it will help.

krauster · 03-23-2003, 09:52 AM

Sorry to see someone else has suffered the same problem, but at the same time, I don't feel so alone now. Glad to see this was able to help someone else.

De Bobo Mon · 03-24-2003, 06:40 PM

Originally posted by drdave4
I experienced the same difficulty. I have Windows XP Pro with a ATI 8500 Radeon Video Card and 512 RAM and a 1.8 gig P4 CPU. Installing this program on XP caused the screen saver to not be loaded. I tried loading on another machine with a TNT2 card running XP and the same problem emerged. Loading the program on computers running Windows 2000 did n't have the problem. I followed the advice in this thread, renamed the executable file by removing the spaces and everything works great. I'm glad Jim recommended to have the spaces removed from future versions. I think it will help.

I cannot help you but I do run the Screen saver on an XP machine and have no problem with it.

Bollig · 04-17-2003, 12:00 AM

Wow, thanks guys... i was also having this problem... but now everything is working fine - thanks alot!

another fine post from krauster!

cheers, Bollig

03-21-2003, 05:36 PM	#1
krauster Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Renfrew, PA Posts: 6	Screensaver won't stay selected I'm I long time lurker on this board and have been happily running the Aquarium for quite a while. The problem I've encountered recently with the Aquarium and several other screen savers that I have is that when I select the screen saver under Display Properties and Apply the change, it doesn't stay selected. When I go back into Display Properties, (None) is selected. When I dig in the registry, under the key: SCRNSAVE.EXE, the value is ""C:\WINDOWS\System32\Marine Aquarium 2.scr"". It's the double quotes that get added that seem to cause the problem. My only solution so far is to import the corrected registry value anytime I adjust the settings. Again, some screen savers I can select and they remain selected, unfortunately the Aquarium isn't one of those. I'm running XP Pro with a Geforce 4400. I hope this all made sense and thanks in advance for any help that can be provided. Brian

03-21-2003, 09:42 PM	#5
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,774	Never heard of this phenomenon before, I've suggested to Prolific that we remove the spaces from the filename. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

03-21-2003, 09:51 PM	#6
Ralph Retired Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Edmonton Alberta Ca Posts: 2,438	What operating system are we talking about here? The default folder for Windows98 screen savers is C:\Windows\System. Not \\System32 Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889 – 1951) The limits of my language are the limits of my mind. All I know is what I have words for.

03-21-2003, 10:16 PM	#7
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,774	2000 and XP. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

04-17-2003, 12:00 AM	#13
Bollig Registered Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 4	Wow, thanks guys... i was also having this problem... but now everything is working fine - thanks alot! another fine post from krauster! cheers, Bollig Bollig

03-21-2003, 07:26 PM	#2
Reef Shark Registered Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 13	Hey , I have had this problem with some screensavers before. Check to see if the file Marine Aquarium 2 is in this directory C:\WINDOWS\System32 . If not you need to search your computer for it then drag and drop it in this directory. Right click on it and click install. Hope this helps you.

03-21-2003, 07:37 PM	#3
krauster Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Renfrew, PA Posts: 6	Thanks for the idea, but, the Marine Aquarium 2.scr file is in the System32 folder. I also tried to right click and install, but it still doesn't hold.

03-21-2003, 07:50 PM	#4
krauster Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Renfrew, PA Posts: 6	I figured out a solution, the one common denominator among the screensavers that stayed selected: they had no spaces in their filenames. I took out the spaces in the filename (MarineAquarium2.scr) and now it remains selected. This also worked for the other savers that were doing the same thing. Now my next question...anyone have an idea what is causing this? Thanks, Brian

03-22-2003, 09:00 AM	#8
krauster Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Renfrew, PA Posts: 6	Thanks! I've never known anyone who has encountered this before either and just can't figure out what could have changed on my system to cause the problem. That's my luck, if there's an odd problem out there, I'll find it..or it will find me.

03-22-2003, 05:58 PM	#9
Mountainmaster Liopleurodon Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: 3rd planet Posts: 314	I've suggested to Prolific that we remove the spaces from the filename Oops, I just adapted my fish picker to MA2, but it won't be very happy with a change in filename. Oh well, back to the drawing board. Shouldn't be hard to program something like "if not exist Marine Aquarium 2.scr then execute MarineAquarium2.scr" (free translation for the non-programmers)

03-22-2003, 11:04 PM	#10
drdave4 Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1	I experienced the same difficulty. I have Windows XP Pro with a ATI 8500 Radeon Video Card and 512 RAM and a 1.8 gig P4 CPU. Installing this program on XP caused the screen saver to not be loaded. I tried loading on another machine with a TNT2 card running XP and the same problem emerged. Loading the program on computers running Windows 2000 did n't have the problem. I followed the advice in this thread, renamed the executable file by removing the spaces and everything works great. I'm glad Jim recommended to have the spaces removed from future versions. I think it will help.

03-23-2003, 09:52 AM	#11
krauster Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Renfrew, PA Posts: 6	Sorry to see someone else has suffered the same problem, but at the same time, I don't feel so alone now. Glad to see this was able to help someone else.

03-24-2003, 06:40 PM	#12
De Bobo Mon Registered Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Tennessee Posts: 30	Originally posted by drdave4 I experienced the same difficulty. I have Windows XP Pro with a ATI 8500 Radeon Video Card and 512 RAM and a 1.8 gig P4 CPU. Installing this program on XP caused the screen saver to not be loaded. I tried loading on another machine with a TNT2 card running XP and the same problem emerged. Loading the program on computers running Windows 2000 did n't have the problem. I followed the advice in this thread, renamed the executable file by removing the spaces and everything works great. I'm glad Jim recommended to have the spaces removed from future versions. I think it will help. I cannot help you but I do run the Screen saver on an XP machine and have no problem with it.