What is a screensaver
A screensaver is a small software application that is automatically activated when you leave your computer unattended without any keyboard of mouse activity, for 5 or more minutes. The first screensavers were build about 15 years ago to save the phosphor of the monitor screen, from being exposed to the electron rays when the users forgot the computer On. Nowadays screensavers are used mostly to show graphic animations when a user does not work with his computer.

In order to have StarMessage (or any other screensaver) at your computer you must follow these steps:

1) Find the screensaver on the internet.

2) Download the screensaver to your computer install it.

3) Set the idle time (optional).

4) Configure the screensaver (can be done later).

5) Enjoy it
 

http://www.screensaver-download.com

The page will inform you about the features of the screensaver
 

You must use a windows account with administrative rights to install the screensaver. If your account is a guest or a limited account,

You will see a window like the following:

Click on Run.

This will start the download window which looks like this:

When the download completes you will see the window's warning about the downloaded file. Since you downloaded this file from the official StarMessage website, you can safely ignore the message and press Run.

You can read more about this security warning message here »

The installation "wizard" will appear, to assist you with the installation. Normally, all options are preconfigured to the most popular settings, so you just need to hit the "next" button to proceed with the installation of the screensaver.

Press Next.

When the installation is concluded successfully, the screensaver will start for the first time and will show you a preview of the starry night. Hit any key to exit from the preview.

Congratulations! This is the end of the installation. You do not have to follow this procedure again, since the screensaver is now stored on your computer.
 

You computer has more than one screensaver installed.

You can easily change the one you want to use:

3.1 Go to the Display Properties of windows
[START] (the start button of windows)

or

-> [Settings] (This option does not exist in some windows versions)
-> [Control panel]
-> [Display]
-> [Screen saver]

You will see the Screen saver tab of the windows' Display Properties screen.

In the "Screen saver" drop down list you see all the installed screen savers and you can select the one you prefer to use.

3.2 Select "StarMessage"

3.3 Set the "wait" time
The "wait" parameter specifies the the time-out, that will automatically start the screensaver. A typical value is 5 minutes. This means that if you stop using your computer for 5 minutes, the screensaver will automatically start.

You will see the "StarMessage settings" screen.

You can configure the StarMessage screensaver with your own messages written in the stars. As a quick test, write you own message in the "Message" entry box and when the screensaver will start, you will see the stars writing this message.

If you are a registered user, click on "enter registration code" to apply your activation code and enable the full product.

Type the code in the entry box. If the box is not visible due special screen resolution that you might have in your computer, simply Paste the code (you will have to copy the code first from the "thank you" email) and press Ok