• Use the Windows Explorer to locate the images.zip file that was downloaded earlier.

  • Double click on images.zip to decompress the files in the zip archive.  You will need to have an unzip utility such as pkzip or WinZip installed on your computer.

Click  WinZip Now to get WinZip if necessary.

  • Extract the files in images.zip to a folder on your computer.

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  • Install the screen saver by double clicking the setup.exe file that was just extracted. 

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  • Click Continue when the dialog box stating that the program will initialize the screen saver on your system appears.

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  • Click OK to begin configuring the Screen Saver.

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  • The Display Control Panel will pop up with the Screen Saver tab already selected. 

  • Set the amount of time to wait for the screen saver to come on to the desired value.

  • Click on the Settings button in the middle of the panel (do not click on the Settings tab at the top of the panel).

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  • The Files tab should appear first.  If not then click on it.

  • Set the Change Image choice to your desired value.

  • Click on the Use Directory button.

  • Click on the Select Directory button and select the folder where you saved the Balloon Images during the Download step.

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  • Click on the Size / Movement tab.

  • Set the Movement to Float.

  • Set the Speed to 100.

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  • Click on the Ticker tab.   Make whatever selections you desire.

  • Click on the Transitions tab.   Make whatever selections you desire.

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  • Click on the Background tab.

  • Click Change to set the background color.  (You have to set the screen background to the same color as the background in the images so that you don't see a rectangular box moving around the screen).

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  • Click on the Define Custom Colors button.

  • Set the Red, Green, and Blue boxes to 0, 0, and 102 respectively.

  • Click OK to close the color dialog box. 

  • Click OK to close the Amazing Images Screen Saver dialog box.

  • Click OK to close the Display Properties dialog box.

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That should complete the installation and configuration.  Any time you wish to make changes in the way the screen saver is configured simply double click the Display icon

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in the Control Panel.  Enjoy using the Amazing Hot Air Balloon Screen Saver. 

 


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