Instantly Activate a Screensaver

Turn on a screensaver without having to wait by adding a shortcut to your desktop:

1). Click the Start button and then click Search.

2). In the Search Companion window, click All file types.

3). In the file name box, type *.scr

4). In the Look in box, choose Local Hard Drives (C or the drive where you have system files stored on your computer.

5). Click Search.

You will see a list of screensavers in the results. Pick a screensaver you want. You can preview it by double-clicking it.

6). Right click on the file, choose Send To.

7). Click Desktop (create shortcut).

8). To activate the screensaver, double-click the icon on your desktop.