Karen,
Several people have written suggesting you reinstall the
screen saver files. I do not believe this will help because
each file is independent. You need to look for something
that is common to all the screen savers.
I beleive you will have better luck looking at your video
driver and/or settings. Try changing the screen resolution
and/or color settings first. If that doesn't help, then try reinstalling
the video card driver.
Point to empty space on your desktop and RIGHT click.
Select PROPERTIES -- SETTINGS.
Now decrease/increase the COLOR setting in the bottom
left corner. Click OK and reboot.
If that doesn't work, go back to the same place, return
the color setting to it's original value and then try
changing the screen resolution..... then try both.
Let us know how this works out by posting to the list.
Good luck.
Jim Meagher
Staff Editor
----- Original Message -----
From: "the cottens" <[log in to unmask]>
> Jim wrote:
> >First try running the Scandisk program. Click on
> >START -- RUN -- ACCESSORIES -- SYSTEM TOOLS
> >and the click the SCANDISK option.
> >Pick Drive C: and the STANDARD option.
> ~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~
> I've done this once using "Standard" and once using "Thorough."
> ~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~
> >If that does not help, then we will need more specific details.
> >Like:
> >WHICH screen saver were you using?
> ~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~
> It came with the Win95 program ("Mystify Your Mind"); however, I have
> changed it several times to other savers trying to get any of them to
> work.
> ~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~
> >Exactly what do you mean by ".... reset it...."?
> ~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~
> Just going into properties and selecting a different screen saver and a
> different amount of time.
> ~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~
> >What happens when the screen saver is supposed to
> >"turn on"? Do you get an error message? Does the PC lock up?
> ~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~
> Nothing happens. It's like talking to a teenager...it just ignores me.
> ~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~
> Alan wrote:
> >It sounds to me like a related file has gone missing, but windows
> doesn't
> >seem to know it. The first thing I would suggest would be to simply
> >re-install windows screen savers. Let me know if you'd like to try that,
> and
> >require help.
> ~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~
> I think you've got the answer! The problem is, I don't know how to
> re-install the screen savers since they came built in to my computer from
> the manufacturer.
> ~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~
> Y'all are great! I love having someone to ask these questions to! I've
> noticed that Microsoft just doesn't really care too much about my little
> problem.
>
> Karen Cotten
>
>
>
>
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