Re: Screen saver will not activate automatically

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Jim-
It sounds like the Google Desktop is *indexing* the HDD & if it is ,that
would be considered "activity",which is keeping it from becoming "idle".
I have a Logitech wireless keyboard/mouse & it does the same thing, & was
told to turn the mouse upside down when I'm away from the computer.(never
actually tried that though)
Funny though,when I changed screensavers from the "3D Windows XP" to the "My
Pictures Slideshow" ,the screensaver works without my having to do anything
like that.-Go figure.
~Gary

"Jim Ormsbee" <JimOrmsbee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| Thanks Bob but this is something I checked. I don't have PCMService or
| PowerDVD on my computer. I am running Google Desktop on my system. Could
| this possibly be a problem? It never was before, and I exitted it with
not
| change.
| --
| Jim Ormsbee
|
|
| "Bob I" wrote:
|
| > The screen saver does not start after you install a wireless pointing
device
| > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913405/en-us
| >
| > Jim Ormsbee wrote:
| > > My problem is similar to many of those I've read about, but none of
the
| > > solutions mentioned work. I have a 17" MacBook Pro with 2 GB of
memory,
| > > which is running Windows XP Home under a separate partion. It is not
| > > emulating Windows. Mac OS is running in separatly. I have to reboot
to
| > > change OS's. I purchased this last Oct, and it has been an excellent
| > > computer performing almost flawlessly.
| > >
| > > However, the first thing I did was install a Microsoft Wireless Laser
Mouse
| > > 6000 and a Wireless Comfort Keyboard. Two things I hated about the
computer.
| > > Everything worked fine until a couple of weeks ago. I had some sort
of
| > > gltch that removed a number of my desktop & start menu icons. In many
cases,
| > > the only way to recover these icons was to reinstall the software.
This I
| > > did with Office XP and AutoCAD Civil 3D with no problems. When I
tried to do
| > > this with IPoint & IType, I was forced to uninstall first and then
reinstall.
| > > Uninstall did not run automatically, and I had to do much of this
manually.
| > > I also used Windows Install Clean Up in the process with only limited
success.
| > >
| > > I downloaded the latest IPoint & IType software and was finally able
to
| > > install them without further incident. It was then that my screen
saver quit
| > > working automatically. It does work manually in the preview. The
power off
| > > monitor never activates. I tried absolutely everything I could find
in the
| > > Microsoft Knowledge Base, in all Community Groups, and in numerous web
| > > searches to solve the problem with no success. I should mention that
with
| > > Apple Keyboard Support enabled or disabled, there seems to be no
difference.
| > > I have updated and disabled the HID Non-User Input Data Filter, which
is
| > > listed twice in my device manager, with no effect. I am not running a
DVD
| > > launcher of any sorts. Roxio Easy Media Creator Basic DVD Home is
installed,
| > > but nothing associated with it is loading at startup.
| > >
| > > I'm at a loss. Nothing seems to help. Any suggestions?
| >
| >


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