Screen Saver Doesn't Work with SP2

[Guest]

I have a new Dell computer with windows XP Service 2 install. the screen
saver have never worked even if I set start time to 1 minute. In Control
Panel/Display I can select any of screen savers and preview works there but
not when computer sets idle. Any ideas to fix would help

 

[Guest]

If you installed the screen saver yourself (ie. if it's a third-party
program), try uninstalling and reinstalling it. If it has caused a problem
with system files run the system file checker. Click start->run, type 'sfc
/scannow' (without the quotes, notice there is a space) and click OK. Be
ready to insert the Windows CD if prompted to do so.

I don't use a screensaver, I just press one of the Windows keys (the ones
with the Windows flags on them, and the L key to bring up the login screen
that works like a screensaver. Just enter the login password and you start
where you left off. Modern monitors don't require the use of a screensaver to
save the screen pixels from locking in one colour.

Eric,
PC Buyer Beware!
http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/

 

[Guest]

have you asked dell if there are any known issues with screenavers?
free online dell chat sessio
http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/en/chat?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

 

[Patty]

I hope by now you have solved your problem. I just got a new computer
with Windows XP Pro SP-2 and had the same problem, as do many people. I
had been searching the web for solutions and finally came up with two.
For me it had to do with my Microsoft Wireless Desktop set, and more
specifically I think it's primarily the USB connection for the mouse.
Do not connect the the desktop set/mouse to the USB port. Instead, use
the PS/2 connections. I will quote the Getting Started pamphlet for
Microsoft Wireless Desktop Sets:
"1. Shut down and turn off the computer. 2. Plug the purple PS/2
connector into the computer's round PS/2 keyboard port. 3. Plug the USB
connector into the green USB-to-PS/2 adapter, and then plug the adapter
into the computer's round PS/2 mouse port." Bingo! My screensaver
started working. The other solution involves disabling the DVDlauncher.
Here is the link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911895/en-us. I hope
these answers help you or anyone else. I was totally distraught over no
screensaver functions. I visited so many support forums looking for
answers, I wish I could go back to them all to give them my solutions.
It would take a long time!