How to Launch a Screensaver
- 1). Right-click in an area of the desktop where the mouse pointer is not over an icon, and click "Properties" in Windows XP or "Personalize" in Windows Vista and 7.
- 2). Click the "Screen Saver" tab at the top of the window if you are running Windows XP, or the "Screen Saver" link in the middle of the window in Windows Vista and 7.
- 3). Use the drop-down menu to select the screen saver that you would like to launch, and then click the "Preview" button. The screen saver will begin playing immediately.
- 4). Move or click the mouse to end the screen saver, and then click the "OK" button to select that screen saver as the default.