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  • November 22, 2005 at 7:50 am #2178227

    Screen Saver will not start in Windows XP

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    by gysen · about 19 years, 4 months ago

    I just purchased a new computer with Windows XP and my screen saver wan’t start. I have set everything up correctly. Any suggestions?

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    • November 22, 2005 at 10:24 am #3123600

      Reply To: Screen Saver will not start in Windows XP

      by allthegoodnamesweregone · about 19 years, 4 months ago

      In reply to Screen Saver will not start in Windows XP

      the culprit is most likely some software on the system. could be some type of idle monitor or support software or something else that is causing it. i know windows media player can cause that problem, also.

    • November 22, 2005 at 10:27 am #3123596

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      by mattit · about 19 years, 4 months ago

      In reply to Screen Saver will not start in Windows XP

      Can you get the screensaver to preview when you’re changing the settings? Is the screensaver a windows default or a custom one?

      If it is custom, there may be problems with the video card’s capabilities, I’ve seen screensavers that use OpenGL software that many video cards cant manage. If you can see the preview of the screensaver then I’d say its most likely something wrong with the time settings as to when it turns on, maybe you have your monitor ecosave settings to turn the monitor off before the screensaver turns on?

    • November 22, 2005 at 12:42 pm #3121844

      Reply To: Screen Saver will not start in Windows XP

      by gysen · about 19 years, 4 months ago

      In reply to Screen Saver will not start in Windows XP

      Most of the XP distributors have sign an agreement with Microsoft to support the specially developed software to correct the problem with screen savers in Media Center Eddition – Windows XP. Here is what it worked for me.
      Go to RUN
      Type msconfig and press O.K.
      Select STARTUP
      Find ehtray and un-check this option.
      Select APPLY
      Hope this help.

    • November 23, 2005 at 9:49 am #3114046

      Reply To: Screen Saver will not start in Windows XP

      by vmwarez · about 19 years, 4 months ago

      In reply to Screen Saver will not start in Windows XP

      i like a little program called nircmd that lets you kick off some system events from the command line… so you could run “nircmd screensaver” and it would force the screensaver to run NOW. that would just be a sanity check to see if the screensaver is actually working and not the problem…. you can get that gem of an app from http://www.nirsoft.net along with a ton of other very handy tools.

      jim

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