Losing Desktop Background Image

[Dale Brandt]

Hi:
I am running Windows XP Pro on a Compaq Evo N800c laptop.
Say that I have a certain background screen picture set
for my Desktop background, and the password protector on,
so that password protection is activated after a set numer
of minutes of inactivity. Now, Windows screen-saver kicks-
in: I enter my password. The icons on the Desktop show up
but the background is blue (the standard background color)
instead of the background picture I had selected in the
Display Control Panel. Sometimes the "screen size"
changes so that there are less pixels per inch. Thus, it
may be set at 1400 by 1050, and change to 640 by 480 or
some resolution in-between. What is causing the laptop
to auto-change its screen settings, and what do I need to
do to prevent this from occurring ? Thank you.

 

[Guest]

I have run into a similar problem with some of our
machines. I think the problem is the resolution that the
screensaver is running at. ie. if my desktop is set for
1200x1600 and the screensaver is a 800x600, after I hit a
key to exit the screensaver, the password prompt is still
in 800x600 (even after entering the password)

I've just ended up switching screensavers to a blank
screen. This seems to stop this problem.

Jeff

 

[Dale]

Hi:
OK:
but where do you sepcify the screen-saver's resolution ?