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It sounds as if you have the GPO side of this working correctly. Are you able to set your custom screensaver manually via Control Panel | Display | Screensaver? Just to rule out any problem with output from the Screen Time application,<br />
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Cheers,<br />
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Kev
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Yes, i can manually set the screensaver no problem. It's only through the Local Group Policy that it doesnt work. 
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And just to be absolutely certain that we're both on the same page, your customised .scr file is in the %Systemroot%\System32 folder, and you are including the .scr file extension in the 'Screen Saver executable name' group policy setting?<br />
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Cheers,<br />
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Kev
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Yep!<br />
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The screensaver is in the same directory as all the other Windows Default Screensavers. <br />
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&quot;C:\Windows\System32\scree<wbr />nsaver.scr<wbr />&quot;
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Any chance you could e-mail me (kevdines723159@adp-int.co<wbr />m) the .scr file for me to test here (unless it's confidential, of course)? It looks as if you have everything correct to me, so I'd like to check that I can reporoduce the issue,<br />
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Cheers,<br />
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Kev
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In fact, I don't think there's any need. I checked the standard .scr filenames and noticed that they were all 8 characters or less. Then I found:<br />
<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931853" rel="ugc nofollow">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931853</a><br />
Try renaming it to something 8 characters or less and retrying,<br />
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Cheers,<br />
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Kev
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Perhaps I should clarify, once I had reduced the filename to &lt;9 characters, and changed the directory name to reflect the new filename, then set the follow GPO settings, it worked as expected:<br />
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User Configuration | Administrative Templates | Control Panel | Display | Screen Saver = Enabled<br />
User Configuration | Administrative Templates | Control Panel | Display | Screen Saver Executable name = carilln.scr<br />
User Configuration | Administrative Templates | Control Panel | Display | Screen Saver Timeout = Enabled &amp;&nbsp;[Time]<br />
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Cheers,<br />
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Kev
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I recompiled the screensaver with only 8 characters and it works! You were right, thanks for the help! Appreciate it!
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I am having trouble making my screensaver stay selected through Local Group Policies of the computer.<br />
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While logged in as admin, I open up the mmc console, add the Group Policy snap-in then go to &quot;User Configuration&quot; --&gt; &quot;Administrative Templates&quot; --&gt; &quot;Control Panel&quot; --&gt; &quot;Display&quot;. From here I configure both Screen Saver and Screen Saver Executable Name. <br />
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Here is the problem. I input the settings, I log out and log back into the account. The screensaver is not set. It instead shows that no screensaver is set. However, if i try this with any Windows Default Screensaver, it works like a charm.<br />
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I am using a custom screensaver which was compiled from a .swf file, using this program. &quot;Screen Time&quot; from <a href="http://www.screentime.com" rel="ugc">www.screentime.com</a>. Does Microsoft prohibit use of custom files/apps with their products? is that why I cant use my custom screensaver?
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I am having trouble making my screensaver stay selected through Local Group Policies of the computer.

While logged in as admin, I open up the mmc console, add the Group Policy snap-in then go to "User Configuration" --> "Administrative Templates" --> "Control Panel" --> "Display". From here I configure both Screen Saver and Screen Saver Executable Name. 

Here is the problem. I input the settings, I log out and log back into the account. The screensaver is not set. It instead shows that no screensaver is set. However, if i try this with any Windows Default Screensaver, it works like a charm.

I am using a custom screensaver which was compiled from a .swf file, using this program. "Screen Time" from www.screentime.com. Does Microsoft prohibit use of custom files/apps with their products? is that why I cant use my custom screensaver?

How do I make my custom screensaver stick in the computers Local Group Policies?

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