ARE THESE SCREENSAVERS AND WALLPAPER REALLY FREE? Yes. The screensavers and wallpaper on Screensavers.com are absolutely free to download and use. We provide free screensavers and wallpaper as a way to help promote other software products from Screensavers8. Just like Wal-Mart might give away CDs or T-shirts to folks visiting their store, we give away screensavers and wallpaper to introduce people to our company and great software products.
HOW LARGE ARE THESE SCREENSAVER AND WALLPAPER FILES? Most screensaver files are between 2-3 MB. Most wallpaper files are between 75-250K (depending on resolution size).
WHAT ARE THE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR SCREENSAVERS8.COM SCREENSAVERS AND WALLPAPER? Our screensavers and wallpaper are compatible with personal computers running Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, NT, XP and VISTA. We regret that we don't have screensavers or wallpaper for Mac users at this time.
SCREENSAVER SPECIFICS Why does it take so long to download a screensaver? Some of the screensavers on Screensavers8.com are large files (1-7 MB. 3D screensavers can be a bit larger) and will take a minute or two to download. If you are accessing the site through a dial-up connection, the download process can take longer. I've downloaded a screensaver but don't see anything on my screen-where is it? Once you've downloaded a screensaver, it will not display until your computer (keyboard, mouse and screen) has been idle for some set amount of time. To look at your current settings for screensavers, to adjust settings, or to preview the one you've downloaded: Go to 'Settings' (in Start Button) -> 'Control Panel' -> 'Display' and then click the 'Screen Saver' tab. Your new screensaver will display as the current screensaver in the drop-down menu. To preview the screensaver, click 'Preview'. To adjust settings (length of idle time before showing, transition rate etc.) click 'Settings'. Do I need to adjust my display settings to view the screensavers? Screensavers.com features screensavers that will display properly with most standard color palettes and screen resolutions so you shouldn't have to change your display settings. However, if the screensaver does not look its best (bland colors, too small on the screen, etc.), check the following: Colors: All screensavers (unless noted) are full color. If you are running Windows 95 and see sudden color changes, then your color palette may be set to 256 colors. To check your color palette settings, go to 'Settings' (in Start Button) -> 'Control Panel' -> 'Display' and then click the 'Settings' tab to change the color palette to 'High Color' (16-bit). Sizing: All Screensavers.com screensavers are designed for optimal display at a screen resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels. To check your screen resolution settings, go to 'Settings' (in Start Button) -> 'Control Panel' -> 'Display' and then click the 'Settings' tab to adjust your screen resolution. How do I remove a screensaver from my computer? To remove a screensaver, go to 'Settings' -> 'Control Panel' -> 'Add/Remove'. Scroll down the list of installed programs until you find, "Screensavers.com Content". Select and then click 'Remove'. If you would like to remove only one screensavers, you can access them at "C:\Program Files\www_screensavers8_com" and remove the folder with the name of the downloaded screensaver.
