The Sherman's Lagoon screensaver for Windows is free of charge and does not require a license or a fee of any kind. However, for those who want to redistribute, and need specific license wording, please see the bottom of this page. Instructions Sherman's Lagoon is an animated screen saver created by Jim Toomey and Chris Yourch. It is self-installing - just follow the menu commands. The file size is approximately 1.2 MB. Only the 32-bit version remains on the site; We have removed the 16-bit version from the server. The Sherman's Lagoon screensaver was originally configured years ago to be optimal in the Win 3.1 environment. We subsequently modified it for Win95. Since the release of Win98, Win2000, NT, and XP we have encountered many tech support questions. Unfortunately, there seem to be many incompatibilities . Long story short is, if you're running WIn 98 or a later OS, you're likely to encounter installation problems. Regarding Win XP, we get this suggestion from a reader: Download the ZIP. Extract the file to your Windows/System32/ folder. Then look inside the System32/Tmp/ folder and you'll find the "shermans lagoon.scr" file. Copy it from that location back into the "System32" folder, and it works! This is a self-installing 32-bit screen saver (File size =1.3 MB) Sadly, not all browsers will execute the above installation. If you get an error message, then try the ZIP file below. This simpler version works with both WIN3.X and WIN95. Simply click on the link, select a destination folder, and it'll download, then follow the instructions below. You'll need a piece of shareware called PKUnzip to decompress it. Instructions for Lagoon.zip: 1) Download the lagoon.zip file to your hard drive. 1) Create a directory named "disk1" on your c drive. 3) Unzip the file to the c:\disk1 directory. 4) Run setup.exe. You should have 19 files in all. 5) Run the SETUP.EXE file from your new floppy installation disk and follow the on-screen directions. Download lagoon.zip (32 bit version) (File size = 0.9 MB) Uninstalling the Sherman Screensaver: To uninstall the Sherman Screensaver, simply run your "find file" utility and locate the lagoon.sc_ or lagoon.scr file, and delete it. Known Irregularities: On certain machines the comic strips don't appear. According to our bug report there are three ways to get the comics to appear in this circumstance: 1) Run the monitor in VGA video mode rather than SVGA mode. 2) Increase the screen resolution to 1024 x 768. 3) Decrease the color mode to 16 colors. WARNING: The password protection is lame. There is a relatively easy workaround for the password protection, and your desktop is not very secure with this screen saver. NOTE: A nice way to cure insomnia is to set the predator/prey fish to about 99, turn the light out and count the screams. USE OF THIS SCREENSAVER This is a Free Software License This license is compatible with The GNU General Public License, Version 1 This license is compatible with The GNU General Public License, Version 2 This is in effect a Simple Permissive license, but it requires that a copyright notice be placed in documentation for binary distributions. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. Sherman's Lagoon ©2005 Jim Toomey. All rights reserved.