From: timmeddick@o2.co.uk   
      
   The registry settings within the registry-key :   
      
   [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]   
      
   ...as the names of the values within suggest, are all settings to do with   
   how your desktop looks, e.g.; wallpaper, choice of screensaver, colors and   
   sizes of windows and borders, etc...   
    So you can't really do any serious damage of any kind if you experiment   
   within the "Desktop" key.   
      
   ==   
      
   Cheers,    Tim Meddick,    Peckham, London.    :-)   
      
      
      
      
   "JohnW-Mpls"  wrote in message   
   news:3beh999bqvqk5tfk97vmb66unr8ee94bi6@4ax.com...   
   > On Fri, 29 Nov 2013 11:21:11 -0000, "Tim Meddick"    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >>Yes, there is:  I'm not sure if you're using WinXp [Home] or [Pro] - or   
   >>if   
   >>[Home] has the command-line utility: [reg.exe] - but, in either case, my   
   >>second batch file example will work anyway, with the addition of a   
   >>reg-file   
   >>[*.reg]   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>1).   
   >>   
   >>@echo off   
   >>reg ADD "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /v SCRNSAVE.EXE /d   
   >>"drive:\path\mysaver.scr" /f   
   >>reg ADD "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /v ScreenSaveActive /d 1 /f   
   >>   
   >>2).   
   >>   
   >>@echo off   
   >>regedit.exe /s drive:\path\myregfile.reg   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> ....for the second example, you need a registry file [myregfile.reg] as   
   >>below;   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00   
   >>   
   >>[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]   
   >>"ScreenSaveActive"="0"   
   >>"SCRNSAVE.EXE"="C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\SSTARS2.SCR"   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>If you have any queries about the solution[s] I've given, please post   
   >>back,   
   >>and I'll try my best to talk you through them.....   
   >>   
   >>==   
   >>   
   >>Cheers,    Tim Meddick,    Peckham, London.    :-)   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>"JohnW-Mpls"  wrote in message   
   >>news:tqkf99563qkpabt00tqcvups5moge6h8jr@4ax.com...   
   >>>   
   >>> Using a batch file in Win XP, is there a way to change the choice of   
   >>> screen   
   >>> savers in the Control Panel's "Display"?   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> --   
   >>> JohnW-MN   
   >   
   >   
   > Ah Ha!  The Registry!   Makes sense and explains why I could not find my   
   > answer in regular files and directories.   
   >   
   > I have used regedit manually for some very simple things.   I would like   
   > to   
   > do some experimenting with the examples you gave but the registry can be   
   > very unforgiving.  Best I first get out my book on the XP Registry and do   
   > some serious studying.   
   >   
   > I think I'll tackle this in two steps; first manually make registry   
   > changes   
   > that do what I want and then create batch files to automate the changes.   
   >   
   >   
   > --   
   > JohnW-MN   
   >   
   >   
      
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