PROBLEM OF THE FORTNIGHT
How do I see screensaver locations?
Q I have Windows 11 and have set the screensaver to display the photos stored on my hard drive, which it does just fine. My problem is fairly trivial. Every so often one of the photos catches my eye and I think I’d like to print it or at least have a better look at it. But as soon as I touch the mouse or the keyboard, the screensaver disappears. So, is there any way I can stop the screensaver and show the file name and path of the photo being displayed? Or can I get it to show the path at the bottom of the photo being displayed? Hope you can help. Thanks for an interesting and useful magazine.
Bob Chapman
A This is both not possible and possible, difficult and easy, and risky and safe! You’d think all those contradictions might take some explaining, but really it all boils down to whether or not you have access to Windows XP.
That’s because the feature you want existed in Windows XP and still works in later versions of the operating system, but for reasons known only to itself, Microsoft removed it. So, if you happen to have a PC still running Windows XP – or can get access to one – then it’s a quick, simple and safe task to copy the relevant screensaver file to a modern computer running Windows 11 to revive this handy feature.
First, on the Windows XP computer, use Windows Explorer (as it was called then) to navigate to the C:\Windows\ System32 folder. There, find the file called ssmypics.scr and copy it to a USB stick, or find some other way of getting it on to your Windows 11 PC (by emailing it to8, 7 andVista. Now restart your PC.
