Locate "Microsoft Feeds, version 1.0" in the list.
If you plan to share your screensaver with friends, you should let them know that they must also install Framework version 2.0. Any computer that runs the application must have version 2.0 of the Framework installed. The Framework is installed as part of Microsoft Visual Studio, but it can also be installed directly from the Microsoft. The Windows RSS Platform Screensaver sample project requires Visual C# 2005 and uses version 2.0 of the Microsoft. This section contains the following subsections: If You move or click the mouse at any point or press a key, the program exits immediately.
A timer is used to update the currently selected topic and change the background image. Then it creates a full-screen Windows Form and displays data from the feeds. When the screensaver is launched, it scans the Common Feed List for RSS feed items that contain enclosures (binary attachments) that can be displayed. This topic contains the following sections. You can customize the application and share your work with others.ĭownload the code: Windows RSS Platform Sample Screensaver. The project comes ready to compile and run. Based on the Windows screensaver that is available as part of the Microsoft Visual C# Starter Kit, the sample incorporates the functionality of the Windows RSS Platform.
Select the Settings button in the screen saver to see the options.The Screensaver sample is a complete application that demonstrates how to search the Common Feed List for Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed items that contain images as enclosures, and display those images on the screen along with the headline and text of the item. You can now go to Personalize/Screen Saver. If you wish, run a scan on the file with your antivirus software. Right Click the file and select Properties. If you do not have access to the file, you can download a copy from the following link. The file in the Windows\ SysWOW64 folder). Place it in the same folder (If you are using the 64bit version of Windows 8, place If you have access to an XP system, you can copy the ssmypics.scr screen saver file from the Windows\System32 folder and move the file to your Windows 8 system. You can still use the old ssmypics.scr (My Pictures Slideshow) screen saver in Windows 8.
I hope Windows 8 will have the ability in screen saver display the filename and path of pictures it sure helps to identify names and dates of old pictures in my screen saver.