How to Add a Screensaver

A screensaver is a program that is designed to prevent Phosphor burn-in on CRT and plasma monitors. Screensavers come in a variety of styles including 3D texts and animations, photos and picture designs. When enabled, they come on automatically when a computer has been idle for a period of time. Many websites offer exciting, and creative screensavers.

Instructions

1. Download a screensaver and save it on a location on your computer. There are many screensaver download websites such as Screensaver.com (see resources). Select the screensaver you want and download it.

2. Locate the downloaded screensaver and right-click it. Scroll down the pop-up menu and click "Copy."

3. Double-click "My Computer" on your desktop and double-click the "C:" drive.

4. Double-click the "Windows" folder and double-click "Systems Folder." Right-click an empty spot on the Systems Folder and click "Paste." This will add the new screensaver to your system.

5. Right-click an empty spot on the desktop. Scroll down and click "Properties." Click the "Screensaver" tab and select the downloaded screen saver in the "Screensaver" window.

6. Select the time you want the computer to be idle before the screensaver turns on and click "OK" to save the changes. Your downloaded screensaver is added and will come on when your computer is idle for the period of time selected.