Re: screen saver stopped working
From: Ken Blake, MVP (kblake_at_this.is.an.invalid.domain)
Date: 07/08/04
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Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 11:50:04 -0700
In news:MLfHc.9543$oD3.1252@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net,
zippy <zippywonder@nospamearthlink.net> typed:
> Duh!! Sorry, I work 3rd shift and with the kids being home
from
> school, lack of sleep has a way of catching up to you in ways
you
> can't imagine. Either that it's a senior moment. Either way,
I'll be
> glad to put on the dunce cap!! Sorry for the wrong
> info...........Anyone got a cup of coffee, extra caffiene???
Not a problem. It happens to all of us from time to time.
-- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup > "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message > news:#87yy2PZEHA.2844@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... >> In news:zncHc.9332$oD3.1131@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net, >> zippy <zippywonder@nospamearthlink.net> typed: >> >> > selecting "blank" means no screensaver, >> >> >> No, it doesn't. [None] means no screensaver. Blank is the >> screensaver that just blanks the screen. >> >> >> > so, select another on the >> > list and I bet it will work... >> >> >> No, he says "I've also left it set to various other screen savers >> on the built in list, to no avail." >> >> -- >> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User >> Please reply to the newsgroup >> >> >> >> > "Lloyd Erlick" <Lloyd AT the-wire DOT com> wrote in message >> > news:e8jqe0dcu28lrsme1hrgmluagln4im5p7f@4ax.com... >> >> jul804 from Lloyd Erlick, >> >> >> >> I've been a lurker on this group for some time. It's >> >> actually been my best source of education about win XP (I >> >> switched over from win 95 a year ago...). >> >> >> >> For the most part I've had no problems with XP that I >> >> couldn't solve with the knowledge I've gained here. So >> >> thanks!! >> >> >> >> Lately a problem has come up that stumps me. I cannot >> >> connect it to any change I've made. >> >> >> >> The screen saver has stopped activating after the length of >> >> time I specify in the Display Properties-screen saver box. I >> >> used to have it set to eleven minutes, but then I noticed it >> >> was not activating, so I set it to one minute. It never >> >> engages. >> >> >> >> My machine is a year old, an OEM Sony pcv-rz-31G. It has one >> >> gig of ram, and operates at 2.6 gHz. Not sure what other >> >> details are important (using XP home, sp1). I use the Zone >> >> Alarm free firewall, and regularly run all the recommended >> >> (by this group...) anti-malware software such as Adaware, >> >> SpybotSD, HijackThis, etc. I also use ERDNT as a registry >> >> backup tool. I never install screen savers from email or the >> >> net. >> >> >> >> The screen saver in use is the one named 'blank' in the list >> >> of savers built in with XP. I've also left it set to various >> >> other screen savers on the built in list, to no avail. >> >> >> >> Thanks in advance for any assistance. >> >> >> >> regards, >> >> --le >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> >> Lloyd Erlick Portraits, Toronto. >> >> voice: 416-686-0326 >> >> email: portrait@heylloyd.com >> >> net: www.heylloyd.com >> >> ________________________________
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