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Delete Unwanted Screen Savers Loaded w/XP

Published in Windows XP User Interface Tweaks by TweakXP Member with 5,707 views and 3 comments

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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Juggalo-Lee
2 years ago
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
Godzilla
2 years ago
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.
santhosh
2 years ago
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}