Delete Unwanted Screen Savers Loaded w/XP

If anyone else was wondering how to get rid of the annoying Screen Savers that Microsoft feels you have to have with XP they made it a little more difficult than normal.

1. First navigate to “C:\windows\system32\dllcache”. Cut and paste or type in your address bar to get there because it is a hidden folder . Once there, delete the Screen Savers in that folder . Otherwise, you will find that they will come back no matter how many times you delete them from your system 32 folder.
2. Then you have to go to C: \Windows\system32 and delete the Screen Savers you want to get rid of . (Answer the file protection popups with cancel and yes.)
3. Voila---no more Screen Savers!!!!

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Comments

Juggalo-Lee

so when i get to that folder... i can just see the files... how can i add to/ take away/ or delete files from within the browser.... when i use right click it just gives me the normal.. save. copy.. yada yada yada... any pointers? thanx

205 days ago

Godzilla

Did all the steps exactly as explained.
Just to cross check i opened desktop properties>screen saver>combo box
To my surprise, everything was as microsoft intends. All screensavers were as it is.

137 days ago

santhosh

hey man how do you know which are the screen saver files i am confused which to delete and which to not.
Also,
if you can also show me the way to to remove msn,msn messenger,netmeeting,msn gaming zone,xerox these things i never use and are increasing the size of hard disk so can you??????

Thanyou {no heart feelings}

117 days ago