IIRC, (and unless things have changed), an XP
screen saver needs to be "invoked" by the OS
to be fully functional...

There are security concerns if a screen saver
(in XP) is run as a normal program. (It does not
have the same security features when run that way...)

I see from an earlier message you use XP.
(I hope your friend does.)

                          Rick Glazier

From: "Brenda Dencer"
>A friend asked a great question:  How can I cause the
>screensaver to start immediately when I hit a key on
>the keyboard?  I know there's a way but I can't remember
>and don't know where to start looking.
>MS Help and Support is no help.

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