MMF2 and Vista

[xyzzy]

Do the screensavers made in MMF2 work in Vista? I didn't know if Vista used the same .scr format or not.

they're just renamed .exes

[dragonguy]

Really? .scr & .exe are the same format?

[James]

Yes.

[Shroomlock]

So would I go ahead and export as a screensaver then manually rename it as an exe? Or would it just be the same thing to export as an exe in the first place?

[James]

Just export it as a screensaver and use it as normal?

[Shroomlock]

Well I mean will Vista still read the .scr format that MMF exports?

[Dynasoft]

Don't see why not.

Why not try it? It would have been quicker than asking...

[Shroomlock]

Well, there was a reason why I felt the need to ask first, but that's not too important. Thanks for the help!

[Nifflas]

One interesting thing about screen savers is the fact that Windows communicates with them through command lines.

No command line - Show settings
/c - Show settings (modal)
/p hWnd - Preview screen saver as child of hWnd
/s - Run screen saver

I haven't tried, but I guess this means that you can create screensavers with custom settings dialogs by exporting them as normal .exe's instead of .scr's (although I'm unsure how to solve the /p hWnd stuff with that method)

[pnekdo]

Hi,

in my application I have a comand that creates a shortcut on the desktop. I am using the File folder and the Yaso object, and everything works fine in the XP, but in Vista the icon doesen't get created. Does enyone know, what the problem could be?