{"id":1655,"date":"2012-06-11T01:14:44","date_gmt":"2012-06-11T09:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flash-video-mx.com\/blog\/?p=1655"},"modified":"2012-06-11T01:15:37","modified_gmt":"2012-06-11T09:15:37","slug":"how-to-make-video-screensaver-for-windows-xp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flash-video-mx.com\/blog\/how-to-make-video-screensaver-for-windows-xp.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Video Screensaver for Windows XP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to Wiki, A screensaver is a type of computer program initially designed to blank the screen or filling it with moving images or patterns when the computer is not in use. With a cool screensaver in hand, you can make your computer much more attractive. To this extend, you can use <strong>video screensaver<\/strong> for Windows XP which is not only unique in design but also excellent in content.<\/p>\n<p>To make your desktop cool, you can <A href=\"http:\/\/www.swfkits.com\/swf-converter-blog\/two-ways-to-decorate-the-computer-with-animated-desktop-wallpaper\/\" alt=\"2 Ways to Decorate the Computer with Animated Desktop Wallpaper\" title=\"2 Ways to Decorate the Computer with Animated Desktop Wallpaper\">make animated desktop wallpaper with Flash video<\/a>. To make your screensaver special, you can make <strong>video screensaver<\/strong> for Windows. The processes of making <strong>video screensaver<\/strong> for Windows vary on different Windows system. Windows 7 and Windows Vista can manage the process directly while Windows XP needs the help of some adds-on. <\/p>\n<p>Therefore, this post will show you the process of making <strong>video screensaver<\/strong> for Windows XP. Since Windows XP can only support <strong>video screensaver<\/strong> in some specified formats, this post will show you the step to manage the process in details.<\/p>\n<p>I. Download and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/download.microsoft.com\/download\/9\/c\/1\/9c1d6866-64a6-40c0-adbb-a2b62d42ca4e\/powertoys_vss.exe\" rel=\"nofollow\">Windows XP Video screensaver<\/a><\/strong>, a useful adds-on of Windows Media Player with which you can make <strong>video screensaver<\/strong> for Windows XP more easily.<\/p>\n<p>II. Convert the videos to WMV videos for <strong>Windows Video screensaver<\/strong>. Since <strong>Windows XP Video screensaver<\/strong> can only support the input of a few videos like WMV videos, you need to convert other videos to WMV files with <A href=\"http:\/\/www.flash-video-mx.com\/video-converter\/\" title=\"Video Converter\" alt=\"Video Converter\">Video Converter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>1. Open Video Converter and click &#8220;<strong>Add Video Files<\/strong>&#8221; in the drop-down menu of &#8220;<strong>File<\/strong>&#8221; to input the video.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/flash-video-mx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/add-video.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/flash-video-mx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/add-video.jpg\" alt=\"add video\" title=\"add video\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flash-video-mx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/add-video.jpg 500w, https:\/\/flash-video-mx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/add-video-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. Set the output video as WMV file in the drop-down menu of &#8220;<strong>Profile<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/flash-video-mx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/convert-video.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/flash-video-mx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/convert-video.jpg\" alt=\"convert video\" title=\"convert video\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flash-video-mx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/convert-video.jpg 500w, https:\/\/flash-video-mx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/convert-video-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. Click Converter button to start the conversion. When the conversion ends, you have completed the process of converting video to WMV files.<\/p>\n<p>III. Set the WMV file as <strong>video screensaver<\/strong> for Windows XP. After the conversion, the video file you get is supported by <strong>Windows XP Video screensaver<\/strong>. Therefore, you can set the video as Windows screen saver.<\/p>\n<p>1. Right click the desktop and then choose &#8220;<strong>Properties<\/strong>&#8221; in the drop-down menu.<\/p>\n<p>2. Click &#8220;<strong>Screen Saver<\/strong>&#8221; tab and select &#8220;<strong>XP Video Powertoy<\/strong>&#8221; in the drop-down menu of &#8220;<strong>Screen saver<\/strong>&#8220;. After that, click &#8220;<strong>Settings<\/strong>&#8221; button.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/flash-video-mx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/XP-Video-Powertoy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/flash-video-mx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/XP-Video-Powertoy.jpg\" alt=\"XP Video Powertoy\" title=\"XP Video Powertoy\" width=\"408\" height=\"460\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flash-video-mx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/XP-Video-Powertoy.jpg 408w, https:\/\/flash-video-mx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/XP-Video-Powertoy-266x300.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. Choose &#8220;<strong>Manually selected file (use edit box below)\u2026<\/strong>&#8221; in the drop-down menu of &#8220;<strong>File or playlist to use<\/strong>&#8220;. Click &#8220;<strong>\u2026<\/strong>&#8221; button to input the WMV video and then click &#8220;<strong>OK<\/strong>&#8221; button. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/flash-video-mx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/drop-down-menu2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/flash-video-mx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/drop-down-menu2.jpg\" alt=\"drop-down menu\" title=\"drop-down menu\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flash-video-mx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/drop-down-menu2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/flash-video-mx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/drop-down-menu2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/flash-video-mx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/input-wmv-video1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/flash-video-mx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/input-wmv-video1.jpg\" alt=\"input wmv video\" title=\"input wmv video\" width=\"500\" height=\"276\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flash-video-mx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/input-wmv-video1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/flash-video-mx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/input-wmv-video1-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4. After that, the WMV video has already been made as <strong>video screensaver<\/strong> for Windows XP. <\/p>\n<p>Those are the steps to help you make <strong>video screensaver<\/strong> for Windows XP. Generally speaking, you need to download <strong>Windows XP Video screensaver<\/strong> and then convert the videos to those formats supported by <strong>Windows XP Video screensaver<\/strong>. If you have any other ideas on this, you are welcomed to share with us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Wiki, A screensaver is a type of computer program initially designed to blank the screen or filling it with moving images or patterns when the computer is not in use. 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