How to Delete a Slide Show Screen Saver

Slide show screen savers are extremely popular because they feature a variety of images, so they're like several screen savers all in one. You can acquire a slide show screen saver online at a variety of websites or create one yourself via the My Pictures folder on your computer. Regardless of which type of slide show screen saver you have, deleting a slide show screen saver from your computer is as easy as creating one.

Instructions

Installed Slide Show Screen Saver

1. Click on "Start," then click on "Control Panel" and then click on "Add or Remove Programs."

2. Locate the slide show screen saver that you want to delete within your list of installed programs.

3. Click on "Remove" located next to the slide show screen saver to delete it from your computer.

My Pictures Slide Show Screen Saver

1. Delete or move your pictures from your My Pictures folder so that there is no slide show to display. Delete pictures by selecting them and then pressing the delete "Del" key, or move them by dragging and dropping them into a new location on your computer. If you want to keep the pictures in the current location, proceed to Step 2.

2. Click on "Start," "Control Panel" and then "Display."

3. Click the "Screen Saver" tab, and then select either a new screen saver from the "Screen Saver" drop-down menu list or select "None" from the list. Click "OK."

Tips & Warnings

• Restore a slide show screen saver by simply re-downloading it or adding the pictures you wish to compose your slide show to the My Pictures folder of your computer and then setting the "My Pictures Slideshow" as your screen saver within the "Screen Saver" tab of the "Display Properties" window.

• Do not interrupt your computer when it is uninstalling a slide show screen saver, because this could damage the files and make them more difficult to remove.

References

• Microsoft Support: How to Change or Remove a Program in Windows XP
• Microsoft: Create a Personal Screen Saver Using Your Photos