Instantly Activate a Screensaver

Would you like to be able to turn your screen saver on at the click of an Icon. This article explains how to create a desktop icon to do just that.
  1. Turn on a screensaver without having to wait by adding a shortcut to your desktop:
  2. Click the Start button, and then click Search.
  3. In the Search Companion window, click All file types.
  4. In the file name box, type *.scr
  5. In the Look in box, choose Local Hard Drives (C:) or the drive where you have system files stored on your computer.
  6. Click Search.
  7. You will see a list of screensavers in the results. Pick a screensaver you want. You can preview it by double-clicking it.
  8. Right click on the file, choose Send To, and then click Desktop (create shortcut).

To activate the screensaver, double-click the icon on your desktop.