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You can run DOS (and Windows) programs using the Windows API WinExec() function.

WinExec(’C:\\NC.exe’, SW_NORMAL); { DOS program }

WinExec(’notepad.exe’, SW_MAXIMIZED); { Windows program started in maximized form }
For Win32 program you should use the CreateProcess() function although there will be no problems when you use this one.

A screen saver is really just a Windows program. Screen savers can be divided into two types: full screen and effects. The first type has a bsNone border style, the form is usaully (not always, though) has a black background it’s maximized. They always have the fsStayOnTop form style. The second type is harder to [...]