From: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/24811-45-keyboard-shortcut-screensaver
It's easy as 1, 2, 3...
Click Start, Search
click All Files and Folders
Click Look in: (drop down arrow)
Click Browse (in the box that opens)
Click My Computer, Local Drive C:, Windows, (scroll down) press System32
Now, Look in: will read System32
click in the All of part of the file name: box and type *.scr
(screen savers have the file extension of .scr, the * means you want every file that ends with .scr.)
The names are a little cryptic, but somewhat legible. The marque is ssmarque, pipes is sspipes...you'll figure it out.
Now, right click on the one you want, let's say it's ssmarque. Click Create shortcut. XP will ask you if you want to create the shortcut on the desktop. Click OK.
Now the fun part (it's easy, don't let some smart ass "guru" tell you it can't be done!)
You'll see your new Shortcut on the desktop. Right click it and then click Properties.
You'll see a box that reads Shortcut key: that reads 'None'. Click in the box...you'll see your cursor flashing next to the word None. Simply hold down the Ctrl key and then press any key you want to use. I use "M" for the marque so my shortcut keys are Ctrl + Alt + M to immediately open the screen saver. Just press Ctrl to go back to whatever you were doing (and hope the boss didn't notice!).
As far as I can tell you have to have the Ctrl + Alt as part of the shortcut keys.
dan50m50@yahoo.com *Write if you have problems with this.
Click Start, Search
click All Files and Folders
Click Look in: (drop down arrow)
Click Browse (in the box that opens)
Click My Computer, Local Drive C:, Windows, (scroll down) press System32
Now, Look in: will read System32
click in the All of part of the file name: box and type *.scr
(screen savers have the file extension of .scr, the * means you want every file that ends with .scr.)
The names are a little cryptic, but somewhat legible. The marque is ssmarque, pipes is sspipes...you'll figure it out.
Now, right click on the one you want, let's say it's ssmarque. Click Create shortcut. XP will ask you if you want to create the shortcut on the desktop. Click OK.
Now the fun part (it's easy, don't let some smart ass "guru" tell you it can't be done!)
You'll see your new Shortcut on the desktop. Right click it and then click Properties.
You'll see a box that reads Shortcut key: that reads 'None'. Click in the box...you'll see your cursor flashing next to the word None. Simply hold down the Ctrl key and then press any key you want to use. I use "M" for the marque so my shortcut keys are Ctrl + Alt + M to immediately open the screen saver. Just press Ctrl to go back to whatever you were doing (and hope the boss didn't notice!).
As far as I can tell you have to have the Ctrl + Alt as part of the shortcut keys.
dan50m50@yahoo.com *Write if you have problems with this.
From: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/24811-45-keyboard-shortcut-screensaver
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