Windows XP SP2 Screensaver unlock slow to return desktop

[Guest]

When either the 'lock workstation' windows-L key sequence or my password
enabled Windows XP.scr screensaver is triggered, unlocking my laptop will
take almost a full minute before desktop and explorer.exe PID is returned.

I've run numerous spybot / MSAntispyware / NortonAV utilities with no luck.

I don't recall any recent software installations, hardware driver updates
that coincide with the timing of this annoying behavior.

If anyone has seen or heard of a solution for this, please post and supply
answer to my email k_foutch(removeme)@yahoo.com

Thanks in advance.

 

[Guest]

Is there even the remotest possibility that you have something running in the
background that is set to run when the computer idle? Something like a scan
or whatever?

 

[Guest]

That was it. The google desktop indexing service was activated. When I
disabled indexing, the unlock workstation worked as expected.

Thanks.

 

[pam wynkoop peterson]

my desktop just disappeared and this has happened several times without no
apparent reason. Then it takes forever to get desktop back. Would also
like a reason so it won't happen again.

Thank you also

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

my desktop just disappeared and this has happened several times without
no apparent reason. Then it takes forever to get desktop back. Would
also like a reason so it won't happen again.

Control Panel > Power Options. If there are no related settings, this might
be a hardware problem (monitor, video card, cable).

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

my desktop just disappeared and this has happened several times without
no apparent reason.

Well, there is a reason according to your subject line (screensaver) which
I was scanning too fast. Control Panel > Display > Screensaver tab >
select "none". If this doesn't help, see my previous post.