Slackluster
28th March 2009 00:46 UTC

Screensaver Installer / Vista 64 Issue
I made an installer for a screensaver that seems to work fine on xp and vista but I am having problems with vista 64. Here is the relevant code...

!include "x64.nsh"

InstallDir "$SYSDIR"

SetOutPath "$INSTDIR"
File "PixelWords.scr"
Exec 'RUNDLL32.exe DESK.CPL,InstallScreenSaver PixelWords.scr'

This is difficult for me to test because I don't have a vista 64 machine accessible to me. I think I am at the point where it does install to the syswow64 folder but it is still not persisting in the screensavers window. Can anyone offer some advice?

Slackluster
28th March 2009 05:43 UTC

Ok, my bro tried the install on his vista 64 system. It seems to have worked. Here is the script for those interested.

;NSIS Screensaver Install Script
;Adaped from Header Bitmap Example Script by Joost Verburg

;--------------------------------
;Include Modern UI

        !include "MUI2.nsh"
        !include "x64.nsh"

;--------------------------------
;General

        ;Name and file
        Name "Pixel Words"
        OutFile "PixelWordsSetup.exe"

        ;Default installation folder
        InstallDir "$SYSDIR"

        ;Request application privileges for Windows Vista
        RequestExecutionLevel none 

;--------------------------------
;Interface Configuration

        !define MUI_HEADERIMAGE
        !define MUI_HEADERIMAGE_BITMAP "background.bmp" ; optional
        !define MUI_ABORTWARNING
        !define MUI_ICON "icon.ico"
        !define MUI_FINISHPAGE_RUN
        !define MUI_FINISHPAGE_RUN_TEXT "Set Pixel Words as the active screensaver"    
        !define MUI_FINISHPAGE_RUN_FUNCTION "SetScreensaver"
        ;!define MUI_FINISHPAGE_RUN_NOTCHECKED

        ; show install details
        ;!define MUI_FINISHPAGE_NOAUTOCLOSE
        ;ShowInstDetails show

;--------------------------------
;Pages

        !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_LICENSE "License.txt"
        !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_INSTFILES
        !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_FINISH
  
;--------------------------------
;Languages

        !insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "English"

;--------------------------------
;Installer Sections

Section "Dummy Section" SecDummy

        SetOutPath "$INSTDIR"

        File "PixelWords.scr"

SectionEnd

Function SetScreensaver

        ;Set screensaver and make it active
        Exec 'RUNDLL32.exe DESK.CPL,InstallScreenSaver PixelWords.scr'
        
FunctionEnd

LingoSag
28th March 2009 06:32 UTC

;Forget Exec 'RUNDLL32.exe DESK.CPL,InstallScreenSaver PixelWords.scr'

;Edit registry directly


;For Installation

!include LogicLib.nsh

!define PRODUCT_NAME "Your ScreenSaver Name"

;IMPORTANT After file on Disq

GetFullPathName /SHORT $sDosName "$SYSDIR\${PRODUCT_NAME}.scr"

WriteRegStr HKCU "Control Panel\Desktop" "SCRNSAVE.EXE" $sDosName

WriteRegStr HKCU "Control Panel\Desktop" "ScreenSaveActive" "1"


;For UnInstall

ReadRegStr $sUnInstActiveScnSaverDosName HKCU "Control Panel\Desktop" "SCRNSAVE.EXE"

GetFullPathName /SHORT $sUnInstScnSaverDosName "$SYSDIR\${PRODUCT_NAME}.scr"

;The Conditionnal is for not deactivate de ScreenSaver is not your...


${If} $sUnInstActiveScnSaverDosName == $sUnInstScnSaverDosName

DeleteRegValue HKCU "Control Panel\Desktop" "SCRNSAVE.EXE"

WriteRegStr HKCU "Control Panel\Desktop" "ScreenSaveActive" "0"

${EndIf}

;Work perfectly on Xp I can't garanty on Vista 64

;Vista, what Vista ??? :)

;SylBou