Vista - Screen Saver

I wen to personalize my CPU and selected a screen saver (mistify for
example). I set my time to 10 minutes and for whatever reason, my CPU does
not go into screen saver mode. I have set the time to 1 minute without any
success. Does anyone know what would be keeping my SW from going inot screen
saver mode?

Hello,

have you a USB mouse/keyboard or something? They could be blocking Windows
from going into Screensaver mode:
http://www.windows-now.com/blogs/chr.../22/16621.aspx

Greetings,
P. Di Stolfo
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"AMX" <rem4590@quik.com(Rolling Block Shooter)> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:8A84FA98-BA2F-4799-A267-79AA72906419@microsoft.com...
>I wen to personalize my CPU and selected a screen saver (mistify for
> example). I set my time to 10 minutes and for whatever reason, my CPU
> does
> not go into screen saver mode. I have set the time to 1 minute without
> any
> success. Does anyone know what would be keeping my SW from going inot
> screen
> saver mode?

Do you have a wireless mouse? If you do:

Make sure your mouse's wireless receiver is plugged in and active (this is
important). Go to Control Panel (Classic View) > Windows Update. Click on
Check for Updates. Choose to install the Optional Hardware Update called
"Microsoft HID Non-User Input Data Filter". Your screensaver, with a
wireless mouse, should now work.

"AMX" <rem4590@quik.com(Rolling Block Shooter)> wrote in message
news:8A84FA98-BA2F-4799-A267-79AA72906419@microsoft.com...
>I wen to personalize my CPU and selected a screen saver (mistify for
> example). I set my time to 10 minutes and for whatever reason, my CPU
> does
> not go into screen saver mode. I have set the time to 1 minute without
> any
> success. Does anyone know what would be keeping my SW from going inot
> screen
> saver mode?

AMX

In addition to the other information, here are some links on this subject.

The screen saver does not start after you install a wireless pointing
device:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913405

The screen saver does not work when you use a Microsoft wireless pointing
device on a Windows Vista-based computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911895

Articles About Wireless Optical Desktop for Bluetooth:
http://support.microsoft.com/wirewheeloptdskbluetfaq


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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"AMX" <rem4590@quik.com(Rolling Block Shooter)> wrote in message
news:8A84FA98-BA2F-4799-A267-79AA72906419@microsoft.com...
>I wen to personalize my CPU and selected a screen saver (mistify for
> example). I set my time to 10 minutes and for whatever reason, my CPU
> does
> not go into screen saver mode. I have set the time to 1 minute without
> any
> success. Does anyone know what would be keeping my SW from going inot
> screen
> saver mode?

Hi P.

That article is way outdated. Most of these problems were resolved before
Vista was released.

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"P. Di Stolfo" <paolodistolfo@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:B490FB21-9918-48F0-BCE3-97A55C03FA24@microsoft.com...
> Hello,
>
> have you a USB mouse/keyboard or something? They could be blocking Windows
> from going into Screensaver mode:
> http://www.windows-now.com/blogs/chr.../22/16621.aspx
>
> Greetings,
> P. Di Stolfo
> --
> //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> // http://blog.lysorp.com - small Windows Blog in German language
> //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "AMX" <rem4590@quik.com(Rolling Block Shooter)> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:8A84FA98-BA2F-4799-A267-79AA72906419@microsoft.com...
>>I wen to personalize my CPU and selected a screen saver (mistify for
>> example). I set my time to 10 minutes and for whatever reason, my CPU
>> does
>> not go into screen saver mode. I have set the time to 1 minute without
>> any
>> success. Does anyone know what would be keeping my SW from going inot
>> screen
>> saver mode?
>

Thank you, I didn't read properly
Greetings,
P. Di Stolfo
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"Ronnie Vernon MVP" <rv@invalid.org> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:434AC97B-7076-4865-BD38-DDE6E61725CF@microsoft.com...
> Hi P.
>
> That article is way outdated. Most of these problems were resolved before
> Vista was released.
>
> --
>
> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "P. Di Stolfo" <paolodistolfo@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:B490FB21-9918-48F0-BCE3-97A55C03FA24@microsoft.com...
>> Hello,
>>
>> have you a USB mouse/keyboard or something? They could be blocking
>> Windows from going into Screensaver mode:
>> http://www.windows-now.com/blogs/chr.../22/16621.aspx
>>
>> Greetings,
>> P. Di Stolfo
>> --
>> //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> // http://blog.lysorp.com - small Windows Blog in German language
>> //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> "AMX" <rem4590@quik.com(Rolling Block Shooter)> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
>> news:8A84FA98-BA2F-4799-A267-79AA72906419@microsoft.com...
>>>I wen to personalize my CPU and selected a screen saver (mistify for
>>> example). I set my time to 10 minutes and for whatever reason, my CPU
>>> does
>>> not go into screen saver mode. I have set the time to 1 minute without
>>> any
>>> success. Does anyone know what would be keeping my SW from going inot
>>> screen
>>> saver mode?
>>
>

i am having the same problems with screensaver except it is more
tempermental. the screensaver sometimes works, it sometimes doesn't and
there is no discernable pattern as far as i can tell (it is set to go on
after 5 mins). also, my display does not turn off even though it is set to
turn off after 20 mins. i am using a dell desktop with wired mouse. any
help would be appreciated.

"Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:

> AMX
>
> In addition to the other information, here are some links on this subject.
>
> The screen saver does not start after you install a wireless pointing
> device:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913405
>
> The screen saver does not work when you use a Microsoft wireless pointing
> device on a Windows Vista-based computer:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911895
>
> Articles About Wireless Optical Desktop for Bluetooth:
> http://support.microsoft.com/wirewheeloptdskbluetfaq
>
>
> --
>
> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "AMX" <rem4590@quik.com(Rolling Block Shooter)> wrote in message
> news:8A84FA98-BA2F-4799-A267-79AA72906419@microsoft.com...
> >I wen to personalize my CPU and selected a screen saver (mistify for
> > example). I set my time to 10 minutes and for whatever reason, my CPU
> > does
> > not go into screen saver mode. I have set the time to 1 minute without
> > any
> > success. Does anyone know what would be keeping my SW from going inot
> > screen
> > saver mode?
>

"AMX" wrote:

> I wen to personalize my CPU and selected a screen saver (mistify for
> example). I set my time to 10 minutes and for whatever reason, my CPU does
> not go into screen saver mode. I have set the time to 1 minute without any
> success. Does anyone know what would be keeping my SW from going inot screen
> saver mode?