Screen Saver won't work

[NoWay]

My wifes computer (HP A1210n w/Windows XP Media Center Edition SP2) no
longer switches to screen saver when inactive. Selecting a screen saver
in Properties and then clicking Preview shows the screen saver, but the
screen saver will not activate automatically.

Any questions/suggestions?

TIA,
Fred

 

[Elmo]

My wifes computer (HP A1210n w/Windows XP Media Center Edition SP2) no
longer switches to screen saver when inactive. Selecting a screen saver
in Properties and then clicking Preview shows the screen saver, but the
screen saver will not activate automatically.

Any questions/suggestions?

TIA,
Fred

Is it a wireless mouse? There are hundreds of discussions about the
subject.

http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=wireless+mouse+screensaver&qt_s=Search+Groups

 

[NoWay]

Is it a wireless mouse? There are hundreds of discussions about the
subject.

http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=wireless+mouse+screensaver&qt_s=Search+Groups

As a matter of fact, it is a wireless mouse - a Logitech trackball that
has functioned flawlessly on that PC for over a year. Read the articles
at the link you provided and I see they are oriented to a MS mouse, but
decided WTH, I'll just disable the trackball in Device Manager and see
what happens. Screen saver kicked in at the specified time. Think I'll
remove it in Device Manager, let Windows "discover" and reinstall it on
a reboot, and see what happens. Thanks for your assist...

Fred