[release] OSX's "Computer Name" screensaver

OSX has a screensaver called "Computer Name" that shows your computer's name in big bold grey Lucida font along with the Apple logo (graphite aqua) against a black screen. I hacked the XP logon.scr to do almost the same, everything but the computer name (if any coders out there know how this could work please pm me). Just drop this in your system32 folder and overwrite the existing file (backup first). The screensaver will show up in the screensaver list as "Computer Name." Even if you don't use it as your regular screensaver, this replaces the default system screensaver on an idle login screen so that you will get the apple logo instead of the XP logo. Try it out. Just another detail to add to our aqua collections.

#248054

thnx man, nice release, keep it up

#248056

Hmm, problem Pazl, when I try to put it in to place the old file in there,after renaming and backing up the old one, it overwrites another version of logon.scr that appears there. Yet, when i want the new one to overwrite it, it will have the apple icon and presumably I guess it is the modded one, but then it disappears and is replaced by the old one. Do I need to use replacer to do this?

edit: I got it, silly me, I forgot you had to click on INSTALL after right clicking it...

#248060

put it in c:windows

#248070

Hmm, problem Pazl, when I try to put it in to place the old file in there,after renaming and backing up the old one, it overwrites another version of logon.scr that appears there. Yet, when i want the new one to overwrite it, it will have the apple icon and presumably I guess it is the modded one, but then it disappears and is replaced by the old one. Do I need to use replacer to do this?

edit: I got it, silly me, I forgot you had to click on INSTALL after right clicking it...

Good point. Generally speaking, when replacing system files you need to have file caching disabled, but in this case, your solution is probably even better. Right click and install is the answer. Thanks for clearing this up.

#248095

Does it move at all or anything? It would defeat the purpose of a screensaver if it didn't.

#248135

Does it move at all or anything? It would defeat the purpose of a screensaver if it didn't.

Yes, I would be remiss in my cognitive skills had I made a screensaver with a static image.

Indeed, it moves, like how the Mac version also moves.

#248136