Screen Saver stopped

[Mark]

My screen saver stopped working. I have windows xp with service pack 2
installed. I go to control panel and I can see the preview, but nothing
shows on the desktop. Could it be the video card?

Thanks,
Mark

 

[Gordie]

Hello Mark,
Why have you zeroed in on the video card? Is it new and if it is , what sort
is it? Did the problem exist before SP2 installation? You have just reposted
the problem without supplying enough information. Have a look at these if
you haven't already tried them.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;326719
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_s.htm#ss
Other things to try , Start | Run | cmd,
sfc /scannow |enter|
exit |enter| .
This will check Windows Protected Files for corruption. Read this before you
proceed;
http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html
I had a problem with my screensaver but it had nothing to do with any of the
above. It turned out to be
outdated keyboard software.
Good luck.

 

[Guest]

I had the same problem with my computers after installing SP2. Go to your
screen saver and check the box "on resume, display welcome screen" I did
that on all 3 of my computers and the screen saver now works.