screensaver

[Guest pentium]

hello there...i have a winXP computer and sometimes the screensaver won't run

at all...i tried to run it after 1minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes but still

nothing. i tried using different screensavers and it still has the same

problem. but most of the time, it works fine..about 60 percent of the

time..how can i fix this? pls help. TIA

[Guest Unknown]

Re: screensaver

 

What happens when the screensaver fails to run?

"pentium" <pentium@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:1847303D-9319-4B42-8DA0-2B7F49115DD9@microsoft.com...

> hello there...i have a winXP computer and sometimes the screensaver won't

> run

> at all...i tried to run it after 1minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes but still

> nothing. i tried using different screensavers and it still has the same

> problem. but most of the time, it works fine..about 60 percent of the

> time..how can i fix this? pls help. TIA

[Guest Bob I]

Re: screensaver

 

Determine what the PC is doing, the SS won't come on IF the computer is

busy working on something. Since it works some of the time, then it is

working, WHEN it doesn't come on the PC is busy. Open Task Manager and

view activity.

 

pentium wrote:

> hello there...i have a winXP computer and sometimes the screensaver won't run

> at all...i tried to run it after 1minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes but still

> nothing. i tried using different screensavers and it still has the same

> problem. but most of the time, it works fine..about 60 percent of the

> time..how can i fix this? pls help. TIA