Vista - Screen saver on laptop won't activate

I just got a new gateway laptop and I can seem to get the sceen saver to
activate. I have the new windows home vista. If anyone can tell me how to fix
this problem, I would appreciate it. I have tried everthing. Thank you.


Denise S.

Denise,

IF <-- you are using a wireless mouse, especially one where the receiver is
a USB "dongle", e.g., Microsoft Notebook mouse, then it is most likely the
reason your screensaver isn't kicking in. And, you might also find "sleep"
won't work either. The reason is that the signal that is sent to/from the
mouse from the receiver is seen by the O/S as activity and thus it prevents
the screensaver from starting.

"Denise Sepulveda" <Denise Sepulveda@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message newsAA19371-B4DD-471A-AC29-93AD28BCC2AA@microsoft.com...
>I just got a new gateway laptop and I can seem to get the sceen saver to
> activate. I have the new windows home vista. If anyone can tell me how to
> fix
> this problem, I would appreciate it. I have tried everthing. Thank you.
>
>
> Denise S.

I had this problem for months, and I could not find a solution until recently. Try this: run C:\Windows\system32\mblctr.exe. This will open the program "Windows Mobility Center". In the bottom right corner of the screen you will see "Presentation Settings". Click on the projector icon to display your Presentation Settings. Uncheck "I am currently giving a presentation" and "Turn off screen saver".

I have two VAIO notebooks running Vista Business and both of these options were checked on both notebooks. Once I unchecked these two options I have not had a problem activating my screen saver since. I hope this helps some of you.