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STEPS TO RESTORE BUBBLES SCREEN SAVER TO FLOAT
OVER DESKTOP BACKGROUND in WINDOWS 8.1 PRO
Part 1 - Make Desktop Shortcut to Bubbles.scr
1. Place Bubbles screen saver as a shortcut on your desktop. Here is the path to it, all one line:
C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft-windows-bubbles_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_none_031e0ac2e58b36bb\Bubbles.scr
2. 12/16/2014 contributed by Shraams, pg 6: Be sure to rename your shortcut on the desktop Bubbles, not the default Bubbles - Shortcut.
Part 2 - Make Visual Basic Script to start shortcut.
1. Copy the following lines into notepad:
Set OWS = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
OWS.Run "C:\Users\[your profile name]\Desktop\Bubbles.lnk"
2. Substitute your profile name without the brackets.
3. Save as Bubbles.vbs in a directory of your choice.
Part 3 - Start Bubbles Shortcut in Task Scheduler
1. Open Task Scheduler Settings. (It helps to send it to your desktop as a working shortcut.)
Here is the path to it:
C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_taskschedulersettings\tasksched.msc
2. Just highlight the TaskScheduler Library (do not choose any subdirectories).
3. At top menu, open Create Task.
4. At General Tab: Name your task: Bubbles
5. Describe it: Let bubbles screen saver float over desktop.
6. Put dot in: Run only when user is logged on.
7. Configure for: Windows 8.1
(Do not hit OK just yet, there is more to do.)
8. At Actions Tab, hit New...
9. Specify task: Start a Program.
10. Program/script: WScript.exe
11. Arguments: "C:\[path to your directory of choice without the brackets]\Bubbles.vbs"
12. Hit OK to save.
13. At Triggers Tab, hit New...
14. Begin the task: On idle (dropdown list).
15. Place a checkmark in: Enabled
16. Hit OK to save.
17. * * * At Conditions Tab: place a check mark in Start the task only if the computer is idle for: 1 minute
18. Wait for idle for: 1 minute * * * <-- 10/08/2014 corrected to: Do NOT place checkmark, leave boxes blank.
Please see my posts at bottom of page and on page 2.
19. At Settings Tab: place a check mark in: Allow task to be run on demand.
20. Place a check mark in: Stop the task if it runs longer than: 3 days.
21. Place a check mark in: If the running task does not end when requested, force it to stop.
22. Leave drop down as: Do not start a new instance.
23. Hit OK to save it all and to list it in the Task Scheduler Library.
Part 4 - Test Task for Errors
24. Test it. Highlight your new task Bubbles in the library list.
25. At the lower right hand pane, hit Run. The bubbles should start floating right away.
26. End the test, hit End.
27. At Pop up window: Do you want to end all instances of this test? Hit Yes.
10/06/2014 Notes: Gabe55 contributed a solution for those of you who get an error messge, "cannot find file specified". He says to point the .vbs script to the actual location of the Bubbles.scr on your machine. See his entries at the bottom of page 3 and top of page 4.
12/14/2014: On Page 5, Predatorr has contributed a solution for those of you who may have trouble using the shortcut on the desktop. It is in Italian, but the code is there.
That's it, task is ready to go and you have your Bubbles back as always.
Note: It takes about 4 minutes of idle for Task Scheduler to start Bubbles.
Don't worry if you sit there and wait, they will appear.
Submitted: 03/07/2014
OVER DESKTOP BACKGROUND in WINDOWS 8.1 PRO
Part 1 - Make Desktop Shortcut to Bubbles.scr
1. Place Bubbles screen saver as a shortcut on your desktop. Here is the path to it, all one line:
C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft-windows-bubbles_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_none_031e0ac2e58b36bb\Bubbles.scr
2. 12/16/2014 contributed by Shraams, pg 6: Be sure to rename your shortcut on the desktop Bubbles, not the default Bubbles - Shortcut.
Part 2 - Make Visual Basic Script to start shortcut.
1. Copy the following lines into notepad:
Set OWS = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
OWS.Run "C:\Users\[your profile name]\Desktop\Bubbles.lnk"
2. Substitute your profile name without the brackets.
3. Save as Bubbles.vbs in a directory of your choice.
Part 3 - Start Bubbles Shortcut in Task Scheduler
1. Open Task Scheduler Settings. (It helps to send it to your desktop as a working shortcut.)
Here is the path to it:
C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_taskschedulersettings\tasksched.msc
2. Just highlight the TaskScheduler Library (do not choose any subdirectories).
3. At top menu, open Create Task.
4. At General Tab: Name your task: Bubbles
5. Describe it: Let bubbles screen saver float over desktop.
6. Put dot in: Run only when user is logged on.
7. Configure for: Windows 8.1
(Do not hit OK just yet, there is more to do.)
8. At Actions Tab, hit New...
9. Specify task: Start a Program.
10. Program/script: WScript.exe
11. Arguments: "C:\[path to your directory of choice without the brackets]\Bubbles.vbs"
12. Hit OK to save.
13. At Triggers Tab, hit New...
14. Begin the task: On idle (dropdown list).
15. Place a checkmark in: Enabled
16. Hit OK to save.
17. * * * At Conditions Tab: place a check mark in Start the task only if the computer is idle for: 1 minute
18. Wait for idle for: 1 minute * * * <-- 10/08/2014 corrected to: Do NOT place checkmark, leave boxes blank.
Please see my posts at bottom of page and on page 2.
19. At Settings Tab: place a check mark in: Allow task to be run on demand.
20. Place a check mark in: Stop the task if it runs longer than: 3 days.
21. Place a check mark in: If the running task does not end when requested, force it to stop.
22. Leave drop down as: Do not start a new instance.
23. Hit OK to save it all and to list it in the Task Scheduler Library.
Part 4 - Test Task for Errors
24. Test it. Highlight your new task Bubbles in the library list.
25. At the lower right hand pane, hit Run. The bubbles should start floating right away.
26. End the test, hit End.
27. At Pop up window: Do you want to end all instances of this test? Hit Yes.
10/06/2014 Notes: Gabe55 contributed a solution for those of you who get an error messge, "cannot find file specified". He says to point the .vbs script to the actual location of the Bubbles.scr on your machine. See his entries at the bottom of page 3 and top of page 4.
12/14/2014: On Page 5, Predatorr has contributed a solution for those of you who may have trouble using the shortcut on the desktop. It is in Italian, but the code is there.
That's it, task is ready to go and you have your Bubbles back as always.
Note: It takes about 4 minutes of idle for Task Scheduler to start Bubbles.
Don't worry if you sit there and wait, they will appear.
Submitted: 03/07/2014
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- OS
- Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit, 6.3.9600.16452 (Win8.1 RTM)
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- CPU
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- Motherboard
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