I just upgraded from Windows XP. There's a few features that I miss and I'm not sure if there's anyway to get them. In XP, you could have the file name appear in the corner of the picture when the screensaver was running. Really helpful for finding pics that you want to send or ID'ing the picture. Any way of getting this feature in Win7? The <arrow down> key would freeze the current picture. In Win7, it now wakes up the computer. Anyway to freeze the pics in screensaver mode? Not sure how much this is related to the screensaver, but the monitor and the computer are both set to go to sleep after 1 hour. Neither happens. Even a day or two later it's still running. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

How do you get the file? I don't have access to XP. All have been upgraded to 7.

Denis, thank you! I've since moved to http://lastborns.surf.to Look in the menu for "Best" then "Screen Saver Stuff". Thanks again, Selvan

I had the identical problem when I upgraded from XP to Windows 7. When I posted the same query as yours I had a great reply from selvan7777 who directed me to http://selvan777.tripod.com/MyPicturesSlideshow.zip . I followed the instructions and my picture gallery screensaver is now working perfectly and showing the elusive picture name & number. Hope this helps. TechnoChallenged

See my last post two up from yours.

Windows 7 - Live Photo Gallery Screen Saver - file name option, freezing the pic, and won't sleep

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I just upgraded from Windows XP. There's a few features that I miss and I'm not sure if there's anyway to get them.

In XP, you could have the file name appear in the corner of the picture when the screensaver was running. Really helpful for finding pics that you want to send or ID'ing the picture. Any way of getting this feature in Win7?
The <arrow down> key would freeze the current picture. In Win7, it now wakes up the computer. Anyway to freeze the pics in screensaver mode?
Not sure how much this is related to the screensaver, but the monitor and the computer are both set to go to sleep after 1 hour. Neither happens. Even a day or two later it's still running.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

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Here's the solution. Copy ssmypics.scr from your old XP machine to the Window 7 machine c:windows:system32 directory. then the old screensaver is available in settings. worked for me!

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Anonymous

2012-06-08T15:28:32+00:00

How do you get the file? I don't have access to XP. All have been upgraded to 7.
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2012-04-03T20:44:20+00:00

Denis, thank you!

I've since moved to http://lastborns.surf.to

Look in the menu for "Best" then "Screen Saver Stuff".

Thanks again,

Selvan
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2012-04-03T18:04:21+00:00

I had the identical problem when I upgraded from XP to Windows 7. When I posted the same query as yours I had a great reply from selvan7777 who directed me to http://selvan777.tripod.com/MyPicturesSlideshow.zip. I followed the instructions and my picture gallery screensaver is now working perfectly and showing the elusive picture name & number.

Hope this helps.

TechnoChallenged
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Anonymous

2012-04-03T14:32:46+00:00

See my last post two up from yours.
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