Re: Help on screen saver

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From: Ramesh [MVP] (ramesh_at_nojunkmails.com@mvps.org)
Date: 12/28/04


Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 13:35:40 +0530

Open Regedit and navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Control Panel\Desktop

Backup the key, and delete the "ScreenSaveTimeOut" value in the right-pane.

-- 
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
"kiran" <kiran@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C57EF8A3-A805-4279-AADF-71B41DEE9019@microsoft.com...
Hi All,
In my screen saver i am unable to set wait time opeiton it is not activated 
how can activate it.
TIA


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