Screen Saver Appears While Using a Gamepad to Play a Game

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Guest

How do you prevent the screen saver from appearing while using a gamepad to play a game? The screen saver appears when the keyboard and mouse is not used during gameplay.
 
J

Jimmy S.

Hi Pacer,

I use either the Blank or Windows XP screensavers,
and while playing Halo using only my Saitek gamepad,
I have never had that problem.

Are you using a custom screensaver?
What type of Gamepad are you using?

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| How do you prevent the screen saver from appearing while using a gamepad to play a game? The screen saver appears when the
keyboard and mouse is not used during gameplay.
|
 
G

Guest

I am using the starfield screen saver. The gamepad is a saitek p880 dual analog. If I dont use the keyboard or mouse at all during gameplay the screen saver appears.
 
J

Jimmy S.

Hi Pacer,
| I am using the starfield screen saver. The gamepad is a saitek p880 dual analog. If I dont use the keyboard or mouse at all during
gameplay the screen saver appears.

I'm using the exact same gamepad. Try switching to one of
the screensavers that I use, or disable yours before playing.

BTW nice pad.

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Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
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