Screensaver failure

[franzliszt]

Hi everyone,
Mrs FL has a new Advent laptop and I have been trying to get a screensaver to work on it. Embarrassingly, I used to be in this business (ISP)!, but for some unknown reason, none of the screensavers work, including all the bundled windows .scr in XP, and any which I download from the Internet. Any thoughts which anyone has would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks::confused:

Franz

[Oracle]

Hi,

Most problems with screensavers and desktop picture files are caused by windows being unable to locate the screensaver/desktop picture file on a subsequent reboot. Try therefore to copy/paste whatever screensaver pics you want into the WINDOWS folder of the C DRIVE (primary boot drive) of your computer. This is where windows holds its own screensaver pic files. Then select your screensaver file in the normal manner

From WIndows Help Files:

To set or change a screen saver
Open Display in Control Panel.
On the Screen Saver tab, under Screen saver, click a screen saver in the list.
Notes

To open Display, click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Display.
After you select a screen saver, it will automatically start when your computer is idle for the number of minutes specified in Wait.
To clear the screen saver after it has started, move your mouse or press any key.
To view possible setting options for a particular screen saver, click Settings on the Screen Saver tab.
Click Preview to see how the selected screen saver will appear on your monitor. Move your mouse or press any key to end the preview.
Click Related Topics for information about having Windows turn off your monitor when you leave it idle for a period of time.
Related Topics

To use personal pictures as a screen saver
Ensure that you have two or more pictures in a folder on your computer. You can upload pictures from a digital camera or scanner, or copy them from the Internet or an e-mail attachment.
Open Display in Control Panel.
On the Screen Saver tab, under Screen saver, click My Pictures Slideshow in the list.
Click Settings to specify the folder containing your pictures, define picture size, and set other options.
Notes

To open Display, click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Display.
My Pictures Slideshow scrolls through all the pictures in the folder.
After you specify a screen saver, it will automatically start when your computer is idle for the number of minutes specified in Wait.
Click Preview to see how the selected screen saver will appear on your monitor. Move your mouse or press a key to end the preview

Hope this helps the Mrs!

Cheers,

O

[franzliszt]

Oracle - many thanks for your help!:)
FL