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Re: Reinstall screen saver program

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On Sat, 2/1/2025 10:07 PM, VanguardLH wrote:
> T <T@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> 
>> I know how to operate the screen save and I know how to download 
>> addition screen saver.  That is not what I am after.
>>
>> Tiny 11 comes with the screen saver program broken or incomplete.
>>
>> I want to know how to install / reinstall the screen saver program.
>>
>> Is there a cab file on the ISO I can extract it from?
> 
> Screen saver files (.scr extension) are executable, and why they are
> dangerous to obtain from unknown or iffy sources.  You end up
> downloading executables onto your host.  Just like .exe, and other
> executable files, .scr files can be infected, too, or simply defective
> in their coding.  Screensaver files are .exe files renamed to .scr.
> 
> https://wizardcyber.com/weaponizing-screen-savers-a-deep-dive-into-scr-file-exploitation/
> 
> Screensavers are coded using a programming language (e.g., C++) which
> call the ScreenSaverProc() function.
> 
> https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/scrnsave/nf-scrnsave-screensaverproc
> https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Windows_Programming/Programming_Screensavers
> 
> Hunt for .scr files, like using Everything to find them.  Double-click
> on an .scr file to execute it.  For example, after double-clicking on
> the bubbles.scr file in C:\Windows\System32, you'll see bubbles floating
> across the screen until you click the mouse, or hit a key.  If the .scr
> file doesn't work (as expected), and it's one of those supplied by
> Microsoft, get the .scr file from another distro of Windows.
> 
> If it is not the actual screensaver program you need, but the manager to
> define parameters, like which screensaver (.scr) to use, timeout,
> password enabled, etc, you might want to use the God Mode for Control
> Panel.  See:
> 
> https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/how-to-enable-god-mode-in-windows/
> 
> Then double-click the God Mode folder, and scroll to the bottom to get
> to the Power Options section where you see "Change screen saver".  When
> you double-click that, you'll see the Screen Saver Settings dialog.
> This is probably a call to a function in a system library, like
> shell32.dll, to paint the dialog.
> 
> https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/lwef/screen-saver-library
> 

It could be related to lockscreen and desk.cpl .

Asking questions about it seems to be pretty useless.
I might as well be asking for the current weather in Redmond.

Each of the .scr has its own package.

The question is, from a package management perspective, does
Windows have meta-packages which pull in all the dependencies ?

One reason we're fixated on "packages" or "installers",
is we see the activities that result from Programs and Features : Windows Features,
and how some crap gets installed when we ask for a certain feature.
But is everything hooked up that way ? Does every subsystem have a dedicated
subsystem installer ? That does not seem likely some how. But if
you could find the SMBV1 installer for example, that might provide
more of a hint as to how the wiring works.

It's either that, or find a Youtube from NTDEV on how the
"Tiny11 Builder works".

   Paul

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Reinstall screen saver program T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2025-02-01 17:46 -0800
  Re: Reinstall screen saver program VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-01 21:07 -0600
    Re: Reinstall screen saver program Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-01 23:44 -0500
      Re: Reinstall screen saver program VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-02 05:36 -0600
        Re: Reinstall screen saver program T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2025-02-02 04:33 -0800
          Re: Reinstall screen saver program VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-02 06:49 -0600
            Re: Reinstall screen saver program T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2025-02-02 05:53 -0800
              Re: Reinstall screen saver program VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-02 07:57 -0600
                Re: Reinstall screen saver program T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2025-02-02 06:30 -0800
                Re: Reinstall screen saver program VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-02 11:02 -0600
                Re: Reinstall screen saver program ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-02-02 11:17 -0700
                Re: Reinstall screen saver program VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-02 17:08 -0600
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    Re: Reinstall screen saver program T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2025-02-01 21:59 -0800
      Re: Reinstall screen saver program VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-02 05:47 -0600
  Re: Reinstall screen saver program Lenovo Support <noreply@lenovo.com> - 2025-02-02 05:30 +0000
  Re: Reinstall screen saver program T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2025-02-02 01:30 -0800
    Re: Reinstall screen saver program Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-02 09:23 -0500
    Re: Reinstall screen saver program VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-02 11:23 -0600
      Re: Reinstall screen saver program Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-02-02 17:28 +0000
        Re: Reinstall screen saver program VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-02 16:40 -0600
      Re: Reinstall screen saver program T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2025-02-02 12:56 -0800
        Re: Reinstall screen saver program VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-02 17:16 -0600
          Re: Reinstall screen saver program T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2025-02-03 14:31 -0800
          Re: Reinstall screen saver program T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2025-02-03 14:31 -0800
        Re: Reinstall screen saver program Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-02 23:09 -0500
          Re: Reinstall screen saver program VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-02-03 08:32 -0600

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