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    Electric Sheep Screensaver w/ Vista?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by inspirations365, Aug 1, 2008.

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    inspirations365 Notebook Consultant

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    Hi,

    I downloaded the Electric Sheep screensaver using my laptop which runs Vista HP SP1. I left everything as the default, and made Electric Sheep my new screensaver. Because the internet is extremely slow where I am (for now), I downloaded a batch file that contained a bunch of sheep (the movies for the screensaver). Where do these movies go? I've tried placing them in the C:\Windows\System32\electricsheep-cache folder, but when I preview the screensaver i get a message saying "Please be patient while the first sheep is downloading".

    Now, I have a friend who also uses Electric Sheep (he's the one that told me about it), and he has no problem running this with Vista. However, when I went into his C:\Windows\System32\electricsheep-cache folder, his movies are nowhere to be found! Where do the files go once they are downloaded?

    Any help is much appreciated.
     
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    inspirations365 Notebook Consultant

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    I have found the solution to my problem:

    In the electric sheep cache, create a new folder called "mpeg". All your sheep should go in there.
     
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