How to create your own screen saver!

Follow these 4 steps and you’ll be on your way to enjoying all those images hidden away on your pc.

Step 1 – Download the Google Pack

Follow this link to download the Google Pack:

After selecting the link you will be taken to the following page:

On this page you will be able to do three things that are labeled on the above figure:

A.) Select what software you want to include from the Google Pack. Note: You must at least select the “Google Photos Screensaver” to create your own screensavers.

B.) After selecting the different software you want to install follow the “Download Google Pack” button to begin the download process.

C.) You can follow this link if you want to learn more about the “Google Photos Screensaver” before installing.

Step 2 – Download the Google Pack Cont.

After you have selected what software you want to have installed from the Google Pack and clicked the “Download Google Pack” button you will be taken to a bundle summary page:

*You must have at least selected the “Google Photos Screensaver” to continue and create your own screensaver.

Step 3 – Installing the “Google Updater.exe”

After selecting the “Agree and Download” button you will be prompted to save the executable to your computer. Find the “Google Updater.exe” file you downloaded to your system (likely on your desktop) and double click it. The Google Updater will now install all the software you included in your bundle.

Step 4 – Configure the “Google Photos Screensaver”

You can configure the “Google Photos Screensaver” through the options available in the screen saver display properties. You can access the screen saver display properties window using one of following two ways:

1.) By going to ‘Programs’ (in Start Button) -> ‘Google Photos Screensaver’ and then click the ‘Configure Google Photos Screensaver’ link.

2.) By going to ‘Settings’ (in Start Button) -> ‘Control Panel’ -> ‘Display’ and then click the ‘Screen Saver’ tab.

Both options will take you to the screen saver display properties window:

Make sure that the screen saver selected is the “Google Photos Screensaver.” To configure the screen saver to display a set of your own pictures select the “Settings” button. This will bring up the following settings:

By default the Google Photos Screensaver is set up to display an impressive set of images imported from a photo feed. However we are interested in displaying our own images so go ahead and de-select the “Photo feeds” option and select the “Specific folders on my computer” option. Once selected you will need to let the screen saver know which folder/s to use that contain the images you want to display. You can do this by selecting the “Configure…” button. After selecting the folder/s containing the images you would like displayed in your screen saver you can sit back and hit the “Preview” button to check out your handy work! Or wait the designated time before the screen saver turns on. Enjoy and have fun!