Quartz Composer issues

Hello everyone,
I created screensavers with Quartz Composer last week and they worked perfectly. For more safety, I tested them on 2 other macs dealing with Snow Leopard (mine having Lion) and it was ok too. But today they aren't usable anymore on either of them. I created them again (the exact same way I did last week) and now they work but only on my computer. Do they have a validity duration?
Moreover, I wanted to use them on another macbook but the files don't seem to contain the source images. When I look at the file's information, the weight is 32 ko which seems very light. How can I attach the source images directly within the screensaver and not on a file aside?
Thank you for your help!
Mélie.

I have it running on 10.9.2, what version of QC do you have? I have 4.6

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