Screen saver not starting?

[Olav Tollefsen]

I have configured the screen saver on my Windows XP Pro to start after 10
minutes. The machine is a member of a domain, but I don't think there is a
screen saver policy in effect. The problem is that recently the screen saver
does not start no matter how long my machine has been idle. It used to work
before.

I have looked at some KB articles, but haven't found any that resolves my
problem.

Any ideas on how to fix / troubleshoot this?

Olav

 

[Thorsten Matzner]

I have configured the screen saver on my Windows XP Pro to start after 10
minutes. The machine is a member of a domain, but I don't think there is a
screen saver policy in effect. The problem is that recently the screen saver
does not start no matter how long my machine has been idle. It used to work
before.

Some application running in the background may prevent Windows from
seeing this machine as idle. Check, if these texts can help you find
out, whar software this is:
"How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP"
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310560)
"How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows XP"
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310353)

 

[Olav Tollefsen]

I would really hope that a could have a screen saver kick-in even if the
machine is NOT idle. I would like the screen saver to kick in when there
isn't a USER interacting with the machine (console) for X minutes.
Background programs should be able to run without affecting the screen
saver.

Olav

 

[Thorsten Matzner]

I would really hope that a could have a screen saver kick-in even if the
machine is NOT idle. I would like the screen saver to kick in when there
isn't a USER interacting with the machine (console) for X minutes.
Background programs should be able to run without affecting the screen
saver.

Depends. If the software makes Windows think that a user is
interacting, the screen saver will not start...