How To Restore Bubbles Screen Saver Floating Over Desktop Background Windows 8.

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I wanted my bubbles back, to float over the desktop background in Windows 8.1
just like it used to.
This is what brought it back. Hope it helps you too.
Note, I'm a script kiddie. I extrapolated this from a script I found online. I
can't help with vb script particulars.

HOW TO RESTORE BUBBLES SCREEN SAVER TO DESKTOP WINDOWS 8.1 Pro

Part 1 - Make Desktop Shortcut to Bubbles.scr

1. Place Bubbles screen saver as a shortcut on your desktop. Here is the path to
it:

C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft-windows-
bubbles_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_none_031e0ac2e58b36bb\Bubbles.scr

Note: Bubbles float across desktop from the shortcut only. You can start it
manually as well.

Part 2 - Make a Visual Basic Script to start shortcut.

1. Copy the following lines into notepad:

Set OWS = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")

OWS.Run "C:\Users\[your profile name]\Desktop\Bubbles.lnk"

2. Substitute your profile name without the brackets.

3. Save as Bubbles.vbs in a directory of your choice.

Part 3 - Start Bubbles Shortcut in Task Scheduler

1. Open Task Scheduler Settings. It helps to send it to your desktop as a

working shortcut. Here is the path to it:

C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_taskschedulersettings\tasksched.msc

2. Just highlight the TaskScheduler Library (do not choose any sub directories).
3. At top menu, open Create Task.

4. At General Tab: Name your task: Bubbles

5. Describe it: Let bubbles screen saver float over desktop.
6. Put dot in: Run only when user is logged on.
7. Configure for: Windows 8.1
(Do not hit OK just yet, there is more to do.)

8. At Actions Tab, hit New...

9. Specify task: Start a Program.
10. Program/script: WScript.exe
11. Arguments: "C:\[path to your directory of choice without the brackets]\
Bubbles.vbs"
12. Hit OK to save.

13. At Triggers Tab, hit New...

14. Begin the task: On idle (drop down list).
15. Place a checkmark in: Enabled
16. Hit OK to save.

17. At Conditions Tab: place a check mark in Start the task only if the computer
is idle for: 1 minute
18. Wait for idle for: 1 minute

19. At Settings Tab: place a check mark in: Allow task to be run on demand.
20. Place a check mark in: Stop the task if it runs longer than: 3 days.
21. Place a check mark in: If the running task does not end when requested, force
it to stop.
22. Leave drop down as: Do not start a new instance.
23. Hit OK to save it all and to list it in the Task Scheduler Library.

Part 4 - Test Task for Errors

24. Test it. Highlight your new task Bubbles

25. At the lower right hand pane, hit Run. The screen will blip quickly and the
bubbles should start floating right away.

If there are errors, system will alert you.

26. Stop the test, hit End.

27. At Pop up window: Do you want to end all instances of this test? Hit Yes.

That's it, task is ready to go and you have your Bubbles back.

Note: It takes about 4 minutes of idle for Task Scheduler to start Bubbles.

Don't worry if you sit there and wait, they will appear.