Posting from another user by the name of David:
â€I figured out what the problem is. It's the Microsoft Wireless Mouse. If I switch the mouse to
one with a tail the screensaver works.â€
then David posted again
â€I got a fix. I changed to connection to the computer using the USB to PS2 adapter that came with
the mouse. Now I get the screensaver. I would be interested to find out why this works.â€
Another checkpoint - make sure that a program is not causing the computer to remain active. You may
have a program running in the background that springs into life when the computer is idle.
Eliminating the space character from the screen saver filenames fixed the
screensaver startup problem on my XP Home installation. (Per other posts,
Power DVD and/or wireless mouse was not my problem.)
If your screen saver filename(s) contain space character(s), make copies of
all associated files in their same folder(s). Files generally reside in the
C:\WINDOWS\system32 folder. Edit each copy’s filename to eliminate space
characters. Do not alter or delete the original files. If there is a .log
or other text file that contains associated paths and/or filenames, edit this
file also. Select the new filename in the Display Properties Screen Saver
drop down list. Perhaps it will work properly this time.
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