StarMessage Screensaver

StarMessage screensaver v4.17 improves the installation procedure of the screensaver.

This problem would probably mean that you are trying to install the screensaver from a windows limited user account, such as the "guest" or the "limited user"

Log off from that user and login as a user that is also the administrator of the computer.
Make sure you download the official free screensaver setup from http://www.StarMessage.info to
Start the setup to see if the problem still exists.

If you are already an administrator and still see the error "CreateFile failed; code 5", that would mean that there is a protection software running on your computer preventing installation of other programs.
Do you see any other warning coming out of that protection software, like antivirus or firewall?
You can temporaly disable the protection software to install the screensaver and then re-enable it again.

You probably need to adjust the monitor power settings as well.
When you set the screensaver idle time to lets say 5 minutes, make sure that the idle time for the monitor power off is set to something bigger, e.g. 15 minutes.
Windows will switch off your monitor after 15 minutes and you will have the screensaver running for 10 minutes.
The monitor power options are controlled from the same screen as the screensaver idle time.
Read more on how to configure the screensaver idle time

Please see this step by step guide on how to download, install configure and register the StarMessage screensaver.

http://www.screensaver-download.com/how-to-install-starmessage.html

If you are interested in general instructions for any screensaver, this guide is also valid for most of the windows screensavers.

The version 4.16 of the screensaver has improved support for dual monitors. The previous versions were splitting the messages accross the two screens. Version 2.16 shows all the messages in the primary monitors and shows the stars of the night sky in the secondary monitor. Enjoy !

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You have to be carefull when you download and try screensavers, especially free screensavers.

Some free screensavers come with unwanted third party software inside. This malware software can delivering adversisements to you, or it can be a special toolbar for internet explorer that promises to make your life easy, etc.

Guidelines for safe downloading:

• Download the screensavers from their original site
• Read the fine print about any additionally bundled software
• Check the website for statements or banners saying that this is totally clean download
  
• Always have an antivirus tool on your system
• If you are infected or you think you are infected by a virus, use as many as you can of the free online antivirus scanning tools at this site:
  http://www.24hsoftware.com/AntivirusStop

About the StarMessage screensaver:
Starmessage is perfectly safe to use. There is no third party software bundled with it.
Starmessage is not free. It has a price (although low) and does not rely on 3rd party malware or adware (like some other free screensavers) to make a profit.
Starmessage has a self-check module and if it gets infected by a virus, it stops working and shows an error message. So starmessage can reveal to you an underlying problem.

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Problem symptoms:
A 32 bit screensaver is installed without problems on Vista 64 bit, but does not appear in the list of installed screensavers, in the display properties.

Also, when clicking the screensaver icon on the start menu, windows says "the shortcut  has been changed or moved" and asks if you would like the shortcut removed.

Background information:
On 64 bit windows, screensavers of 32 bit are installed in the folder 
c:\windows\SysWOW64

The screensaver folder on a 32 bit windows would be:
c:\windows\system32

Screensavers have the extension ".scr". For example the starmessage screensaver has the name of starmsg.scr

Troubleshooting help:
Even if you are using a 32 bit screensaver you can try the following tricks to make it work:

Copy the screensaver "starmsg.scr" from
c:\windows\SysWOW64
to
c:\windows\system32

See if this makes the screensaver appear in the screensavers list.
If yes, press preview to see if it operates normally.
See if the start menu icons are now working ok (not being reported as broken shortcuts).

Otherwise, right click on starmsg.scr in the folder c:\windows\SysWOW64 and select install.

See if this makes it appear in the screensavers list.
If yes, press preview to see if it operates normally.
See if the start menu icons are now working ok (not being reported as broken shortcuts).

Update:
The screensaver setup versions 4.14 and later are compatible with the new 64 bit windows (Vista 64 bit, 64 bit Windows 7).

Do you happen to use the StarMessage - QuickPhase Special Edition ?
You will need to download the latest normal version of the screensaver to proceed with the activation of the program.
You can download the latest version from www.StarMessage.info