The photo transition effects in my screensaver are not as fancy, but it does displayed the title of the image so I can see where it was, if I don't recognise the scene immediately.

I can not guarantee that the screensaver will work correctly on any other version of Windows. Please let me know if you are running it successfully on another version of Windows.

You can run Random Photo Screensaver as a picture slideshow from the command line using:

Before running the screensaver, you can use reg.exe to update the registry key which stores the folder(s). In the example below the folder is updated to: c:\photos.

You can then run the screensaver from the command line. It is possible to combine both commands into one line by using &&

Important Incorrectly modifying the Windows registry might cause serious problems to occur. Therefore, make sure you follow the steps carefully. Back up the registry before you modify it. You make the changes to the registry at your own risk. I will not be able to offer any assistance or help if editing the registry settings fails.

"... the photos are displaying across my 6 monitors in order of the monitor number. However, the monitors are not actually arranged in numerical order in "Display Settings". How do a re-number the monitors (since I physically can't move them)"

From a system perspective it wouldn't be make sense to have to specify the monitor numbers / orders for each individual program you are using. Together we found a solution and Tim reported the following back:

"The renumber was a problem. In the end I disconnected all the monitors, went to System Devices and deleted each display. Then reattached each monitor, this time in the correct order. That worked fine."

Please note you make these changes at your own risk. I will not be able to offer any assistance or help if changing this fails.

This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.

The error appears when the Microsoft .Net Framework has not been installed. If Framework isn't installed, the installer (v3.3.10+) will automatically try to download and install it for you.

The error appears when Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable is not installed. The installer (v3.3.10+) will automatically try to download and install the correct version for you.

• Go to Start > Settings > Configuration > Screen
• Select the tab Screensaver
• Select your old screensaver in the pulldown list marked Screensaver

• Go to Start > Programs > abScreensavers.com > Random Photo Screensaver 3.0 > Uninstall Random Photo Screensaver 3.0
• The uninstall wizard should guide you through the process.

A shortcut icon for Random Photo Screensaver has been installed in the Windows start menu. You can assign a hot key to the icon.

• Click on Start > (All Programs [Windows Vista / 7]) > abScreensavers.com > Random Photo Screensaver
• Right click 'Run Random Photo Screensaver'
• Select Properties in the pop up menu
• Select the Shortcut tab if it isn't already selected
• Enter your shortcut key in the field.
• Test your shortcut key as not all shortcut key combinations seem to work. If it doesn't work try a different combination.

You can escape characters using with \

E.g. \T\i\m\e: HH:mm:ss, shows Time: ##:##:##

For more information on time format strings see Microsoft's MSDN: Custom Date and Time Format Strings and Standard Date and Time Format String

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