Solar System Screen Saver for Windows

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• It gives a great view of the solar system

  skycop4830May 21, 2009

  Pros

  If you like to see planet photos, it good

  Cons

  If you like this type of screensaver, there are no cons.

  Summary

  I enjoyed it, but would not keep it on everytime

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• Yeah, pray you age so well. ^^

  February 3, 2009

  Pros

  I helped develop this little gem back in 1998. It has been basically untouched since. It was designed to be 1) simple and 2) stunning. It's quite amazing it has held up so well, what with the ridiculously higher resolutions that we have these days.

  Cons

  Hasn't been tested on Vista yet.. but nobody is actually using Vista, so who cares. ;) Occasional nut-balls like the guy below.

  Summary

  It's reason for existing as freeware was to combat all the jerks ripping pictures off of NASA then selling screen-savers for $10-$25 a pop. It goes without saying it was an overnight success. Thank you and you're welcome. :) Note to missing disk guy: A missing disk?? Come on! It's a self contained executable. You could run it fine without the automatic installer / uninstalled, so merry Christmas. I checked in with Crogon Int., they never received a support question for any such issue. I think missing disk guy had been 'wandering' around outer space a bit TOO long. ;) FAQ: 1) The screen-saver mysteriously appeared on some Russian download websites. As far as I know, it's still floating around over there somewhere. 2) The names of the planets and etc. are set at a 'barely visible' contrast ratio. You can dim the contrast on your screen a notch, and test your kids on the names of stuff. :) For extra brain-teasing, set the image order to 'Random'.

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• Works As Described

  joihan777December 13, 2008

  Pros

  Simple install, took 30 secs. l use it on an older HP dv1000 laptop without a single issue. The photographs are authentic and nice. Some of them are a bit dated but hey! It's free! The settings interface is straightforward and effective too.

  Cons

  Some of the pics aren't widescreen, but with space-black backgrounds it really isn't an issue. The music is....ahem....moogishly old, but luckily it can be switched off. Too bad there's no way to add your own music instead.

  Summary

  Great little app. It's going in all my computers. Perfect for folks who aren't too tschnically savvy but appreciate beautiful pictures and well thought out product. Without a little touch-up & refinement, this would be quite sellable.

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• sucked! messed my computer up

  Childish20April 20, 2008

  Pros

  Cons

  i can not get this off of my computer and it did not work, kept saying that it needed some disk??!?!?

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