RBugai
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Uninstall screensavers
How do I uninstall screensavers I don't want?
Browse through your Windows directory or maybe do a Find. Those files with *.scr extension are screen saver files. Just delete them will do.
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Go to "Control panel" -> "Add/Remove programms" -> "Windows Setup" tab, choose "Accessories", click "Detail" and uncheck "Screen savers"
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Im a novice. This windows directory is where I open the windows folder and locate an icon with , scr extension? Then delete the icon?
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Thank you I needed the detailed help.
yes, RBugai.
Sorry, do you speak Russian?
yes, RBugai.
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Bugai is polish from Posen, Prussia now known as Posnan, Poland.
The Dedushka comment allowed me to uncheck 3 of the 12 screensavers. The other 9 were simply not listed in the screensaver window. I'd like to dump about 6 of the remaining 9.
The Dedushka comment allowed me to uncheck 3 of the 12 screensavers. The other 9 were simply not listed in the screensaver window. I'd like to dump about 6 of the remaining 9.
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Do you have Plus! ? If so, you can uninstall the rest from the Plus! icon in control panel (Start/Control Panel)
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bchew:
I found (Plus!) in control panel under the DeskTop Themes icon. It led me to a list of wallpaper themes. No screensavers.
Dedushka:
Does unchecking those 3 screensavers actually uninstall them or just disable them? I want to uninstall.
I found (Plus!) in control panel under the DeskTop Themes icon. It led me to a list of wallpaper themes. No screensavers.
Dedushka:
Does unchecking those 3 screensavers actually uninstall them or just disable them? I want to uninstall.
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RBugai,
unchecking screensavers should actually uninstall them. Try to do this:
- install screensavers through Add/Remove
- check all .scr files in C:\Windows directory
- uninstall screensavers
- check once more .scr files
If you see a difference, then screensavers actually aninstalled.
Regards,
Dedushka
unchecking screensavers should actually uninstall them. Try to do this:
- install screensavers through Add/Remove
- check all .scr files in C:\Windows directory
- uninstall screensavers
- check once more .scr files
If you see a difference, then screensavers actually aninstalled.
Regards,
Dedushka
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compmania:
Close enough. When I located window named FIND FILES NAMED SCR I clicked in the newbox then pressed Ctrl & a all items listed in the box highlighted and at this point I backed off. Not all the items were screensavers plus I only wanted to uninstall selected unwanted screensavers. I clicked on and highlighted selected screensavers then pressed the delete key on keyboard which started them on the way to recycle bin. Thank you.
RBugai, a novice.
Close enough. When I located window named FIND FILES NAMED SCR I clicked in the newbox then pressed Ctrl & a all items listed in the box highlighted and at this point I backed off. Not all the items were screensavers plus I only wanted to uninstall selected unwanted screensavers. I clicked on and highlighted selected screensavers then pressed the delete key on keyboard which started them on the way to recycle bin. Thank you.
RBugai, a novice.
You must have typed in scr instead of *.scr.
Big difference because scr will search for all files with scr in them and *.scr will search for all files with the .scr extention.
Big difference because scr will search for all files with scr in them and *.scr will search for all files with the .scr extention.
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compmania:
Yes, you are correct in that I typed in scr instead of *.scr. The *.scr entry seems to limit the listing to screensavers and script files whatever those are. Murphy's law? Thank you.
RBugai
Yes, you are correct in that I typed in scr instead of *.scr. The *.scr entry seems to limit the listing to screensavers and script files whatever those are. Murphy's law? Thank you.
RBugai
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Dedushka:
You are correct. Unchecking the 3 screensavers uninstalled them. It takes the windows disk to reinstall them.
Regards,
RBugai
You are correct. Unchecking the 3 screensavers uninstalled them. It takes the windows disk to reinstall them.
Regards,
RBugai
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