Windows XP Screensaver

[Guest]

I've got a Dell Dimension 5150 with an LCD monitor connected through the DVI
port (ATI Radeon 128 mb card). I can't get my screeensaver to come on after
the alloted time has expired. Has anyone heard of this before? Anyone know
how to resolve it?

 

[TaurArian [MS-MVP]]

Screen Saver May Not Start in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;326719

Troubleshooting Screen Saver Issues in XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_s.htm#ss

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.

 

[Guest]

Allied to the previous posts - I have a less than year old PC. I have just
installed a MS Wireless Laser Mouse 6000 with Intellitype 5.4 software.
Since then my screen saver will not work. I'm running XP SP2. I have tried
all the previous solutions posted, to no avail. Any ideas? Thanks

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Dave

Screen Saver May Not Start in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;326719

Troubleshooting Screen Saver Issues in XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_s.htm#ss

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.

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TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2006
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I've got a Dell Dimension 5150 with an LCD monitor connected through the DVI
port (ATI Radeon 128 mb card). I can't get my screeensaver to come on after
the alloted time has expired. Has anyone heard of this before? Anyone know
how to resolve it?