Windows 7 - Bubbles Screen Saver - Change Settings

**Brink** · **OPTION ONE:**

How to Change the Bubbles Screen Saver Settings in Windows 7

Information

By default the Bubbles screen saver has no settings to set in the Screen Saver Settings window in Windows 7. However, you can change the Bubbles screen saver settings through the registry instead. This will show you how to.

Note

The default location of the Bubbles screen saver file is at:

C:\Windows\System32\Bubbles.scr.

Tip

You will just need to play with the settings below and adjust the Value Data (step 8) until you get the desired affect from the selected DWORD Name (step 5).

EXAMPLE: Bubbles Screen Saver

OPTION ONE:
To Restore the Default Bubbles Settings

1. Click on the download button below to download the
Restore_Default_Bubbles.zip file.

2. Click on Save, and save the .zip file to the desktop.

3. Open the .zip file and extract the .reg file to the desktop.

4. Right click the .reg file (On Desktop) and click on Merge.

5. Click on Run, Yes, Yes, and OK when prompted.

6. When done, you can delete the downloaded .reg and .zip files on the desktop if you like.

OPTION TWO:
To Customize the Bubbles Settings

1. Open the Start Menu.

2. In the search line, type regedit and press Enter. (See screensshot below)

3. If prompted, click on Continue in the UAC prompt.

4. In regedit, go to: (See screenshot below)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Screensavers\Bubbles

5. In the right pane, right click on a empty area and click on New and DWORD (32-bit) Value. (See screenshot above)

6. Type in a DWORD Name from the table below that you want to change and press Enter.
DWORD Name Value Data Description
MaterialGlass 0 or 1 Set this value to 0 for solid bubbles, 1 for transparent bubbles.
Radius 1130000000 to 1090000000 For smaller or larger bubbles. Higher value number for larger bubbles.
ShowBubbles 0 or 1 Set this value to 1 for current desktop background, 0 for black desktop background.
ShowShadows 0 or 1 Set this value to 1 to enable, 0 to disable bubble shadows.
SphereDensity 1000000000 to 2100000000 For more or less bubbles on screen. Higher value number for more bubbles.
TurbulenceNumOctaves 1 to 255 For how fast the bubble colors will change. Higher value number for faster color change.
7. Right click on the DWORD Name (from step 6) and click on Modify.

8. Dot Decimal, and type in the Value Data you want in the table above and click on OK. (See example screenshot below)

9. Repeat steps 5 to 8 to change another available DWORD Name option.
NOTE: You can add and customize one, a few, or all of the available options if you like (see table below step 6), but only add one instance of each DWORD Name in step 5 to prevent problems.

10. Close Regedit when done.

That's it,
Shawn

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**Mr GRiM** · 01-15-2009

Nice work unlocking all these settings, do you think you can post a download link for all the mods in place as well, Thanks heaps!!!

**Brink** · 01-15-2009

Hi Mr GRiM,

I do not know,they may be to variable and subjective to.

Folks would only want to add the DWORD names that they want to change, then they may like a different setting.

**Mr GRiM** · 01-15-2009

I will do some Beta testing for you if you like, lol

**Brink** · 01-15-2009

LOL, there's nothing to test though.

crazydude007 · 01-17-2009

Shmecksy.

**Mr GRiM** · 01-18-2009

I was having a look around and I came across an interesting file C:\Windows\System32\en-US\Bubbles.scr.mui which I opened with ResHacker and I took some screenshots to show you and I would like to know if you can some how enable these options.

Bubbles Screen Saver - Change Settings-2009-01-19_064233.jpg

Bubbles Screen Saver - Change Settings-2009-01-19_064247.jpg

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**Brink** · 01-18-2009

Hi MR GRiM,

I do believe that cannot be enabled without MS doing it. The tutorial will allow you to set these through the registry though. The display settings here would have to be done through the normal display settings if available with the driver.

Kitti Ritter · 3 Weeks Ago

Please explain the necessity for the merge. Would it work the same by going directly to the registry and making the changes?

**Brink** · 3 Weeks Ago

Hello Kitti Ritter, and welcome to Seven Forums.

Yes, you can manually restore the default settings in the registry if you like. The REG file (contents below) download is just to make restoring the default settings easier to do. That's all.

Code:

 
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
 
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Screensavers\Bubbles]
 
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Screensavers\Bubbles]
 
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Screensavers\Bubbles\Screen 1]
 
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Screensavers\Bubbles\Screen 2]