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Slackluster#

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#
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#
;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