SRP said:
Help!!
When trying to adjust my screen saver my system just re-boots! Every other
tab on the properties dialogue box works, and I can make changes, etc. But
when I try to access the screen saver tab, the system just re-boots after
about 15 seconds of nothing happening (mouse works during this time).
Does anyone have any insight into what the heck is going on with this????
Thanks
1. Right-click on My Computer and select Manage.
Expand the Event Viewer category and browse through each of the 3
subcategories looking for red-flagged error records whose date and
time stamps correspond to your screen saver/reboot incidents. Double
click on an error record to see the details of that error. Post the
error details back here if you need further advice or assistance with
that error message.
2. Open Control Panel - System - Advanced and click on the Settings
button in the Startup and Recovery (bottom) section. In the Startup
and Recovery window click on the checkbox for "automatically restart"
to clear it. Click on Apply and OK as needed to exit. That should
stop the reboots but they may be replaced by a "Blue Screen Of Death"
STOP error message and the computer may then lock up, requiring a
manual power off and restart. The contents of the STOP error message,
including all of the parameters, will be a direct clue as to the
underlying cause of your problem.
3. Boot your computer into Safe Mode. Then open Control Panel -
Display - Screen Saver and change to one of the generic Windows Screen
Savers or to "none". To start Windows XP in Safe Mode turn on the
computer and start tapping the F8 key rapidly just as soon as the
first information of any kind shows on the screen. Keep tapping until
the Windows Startup Menu appears and choose Safe Mode from the menu.
Good luck
Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
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