Screen Saver Stuck

[Guest]

The only thing I can bring up is the task manager, otherwise, all I see is
screen saver. I have restarted and shut down - no change. Please help.

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

The only thing I can bring up is the task manager, otherwise, all I see is
screen saver. I have restarted and shut down - no change. Please help.

Not much better than going to your doctor and saying "my tummy hurts".

More info would be helpful to those who think you are deserving.

 

[Guest]

Start in safe mode. Set screen saver to "None". Reboot. Uninstall screensaver.

 

[Malke]

The only thing I can bring up is the task manager, otherwise, all I see is
screen saver. I have restarted and shut down - no change. Please help.

Asked and answered in the other newsgroup to which you posted. Please
don't multipost; it makes more work for everyone and will get you *less*
help, not more. See this for why:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossposting

If you have forgotten where you posted or can't find your post, use
Google Groups Advanced Search and search for your name.


Malke

 

[Guest]

Sounds good but I cannot get to safe mode - only Boot, Setup and F10 Recovery.

 

[Guest]

I tried below but it still comes up with the screensaver (XP Media Center
Editioin Machine):

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type regedt32, and then click OK.
3. In the Registry Editor window, locate the following registry key:
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop
4. In the right pane, double-click ScreenSaveActive.
5. In the Edit String dialog box, type 0 in the Value data box, and then
click OK.
6. Click Exit on the File menu to quit Registry Editor.
The logon screen saver is turned off.

 

[Guest]

XP Media Center Edition -Tried below but that did not work:
1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type regedt32, and then click OK.
3. In the Registry Editor window, locate the following registry key:
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop
4. In the right pane, double-click ScreenSaveActive.
5. In the Edit String dialog box, type 0 in the Value data box, and then
click OK.
6. Click Exit on the File menu to quit Registry Editor.
The logon screen saver is turned off.
It keeps coming back, even with a power down.

 

[Guest]

I tried below but it still comes up with the screensaver (XP Media Center
Editioin Machine):

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type regedt32, and then click OK.
3. In the Registry Editor window, locate the following registry key:
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop
4. In the right pane, double-click ScreenSaveActive.
5. In the Edit String dialog box, type 0 in the Value data box, and then
click OK.
6. Click Exit on the File menu to quit Registry Editor.
The logon screen saver is turned off.

 

[Nightowl]

Hi Joe

Try here:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]

Set ScreenSaveActive to 0

If there is an entry for SCRNSAVE.EXE, delete it.

Also check ScreenSaveTimeOut and set it to a value such as 600 (10
minutes) or more. Then reboot.

If this doesn't work, can you say what screensaver this is? Is it one of
the built-in ones or a third-party app you've installed?