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How to make a screensaver run in delphi 2009 on xp/vista

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i have made a screensaver and what i want is to disable alt-tab, ctrl-esc, the windows button (the one between ctrl and alt i mean)

ive tryed using many different versions of

SystemParametersInfo( SPI_SCREENSAVERRUNNING, integer(true), @i, 0);
SystemParametersInfo( SPI_SETFASTTASKSWITCH, 1, @i, 0);

but its not working on xp and vista...

i would appreiciate the help if any now how to make a screensaver run in xp and vista.

best regards,
Darkyere
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rename your .exe to be .scr and it should simply just work
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rename your .exe to be .scr and it should simply just work
sry. but ive allredy doing that when im puplishing ht e product and that doesnt work.

there most be some way to make my program run as a screensaver... i know there must be whit all these screensavers out there some must be made in delphi.

well hope someone know the answer

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Re: How to make a screensaver run in delphi 2009 on xp/vista

There are plenty, however, ive not tried running them under vista.

Try posting on the embarcadero forums - if anyones going to know people there will.
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There's a lot more to screen savers than just renaming EXE to SCR.

See http://www.tek-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=6914 for an example.
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Yep, screen savers have specific functions in such as the config screen etc. I know Ive written a few following various googled tutorials in the past, so have a google.
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