[Derron Vandewege]

I set the screensaver to automatically kick on after 5 minutes. It works
perfectly fine until I turn off the computer and restart it. The
screensaver setting does not "stick". It has to be reset every time the
computer is started up. What could cause this behavior?

Thanks

[Byte]

After you have changed your settings in the screensaver, did you click OK?
Well that is WRONG! You must click Apply first before clicking OK to set
and save settings.
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some days you're the bug.


"Derron Vandewege" wrote:

> I set the screensaver to automatically kick on after 5 minutes. It works
> perfectly fine until I turn off the computer and restart it. The
> screensaver setting does not "stick". It has to be reset every time the
> computer is started up. What could cause this behavior?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>

[Ken Blake]

In news:5F38DD6D-189F-4AD9-9555-F457F1D46A45@microsoft.com,
Byte <Byte@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:

> After you have changed your settings in the screensaver, did
> you
> click OK? Well that is WRONG! You must click Apply first
> before
> clicking OK to set and save settings.


This is *not* correct. Clicking OK works just fine. The
difference between Apply and OK (almost everywhere, not just
here) is as follows:

- Apply saves the settings you've changed and keeps the dialog
box open.

- OK saves the settings you've changed and closes the dialog box.

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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup


>> I set the screensaver to automatically kick on after 5
>> minutes. It
>> works perfectly fine until I turn off the computer and restart
>> it.
>> The screensaver setting does not "stick". It has to be reset
>> every
>> time the computer is started up. What could cause this
>> behavior?
>>
>> Thanks

[Derron Vandewege]

I clicked on "Apply" and then on "OK" and I still have the problem. Any
ideas?

Thanks,
Derron



"Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
news:egDFwLOfFHA.1444@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> In news:5F38DD6D-189F-4AD9-9555-F457F1D46A45@microsoft.com,
> Byte <Byte@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
>
>> After you have changed your settings in the screensaver, did you
>> click OK? Well that is WRONG! You must click Apply first before
>> clicking OK to set and save settings.
>
>
> This is *not* correct. Clicking OK works just fine. The difference between
> Apply and OK (almost everywhere, not just here) is as follows:
>
> - Apply saves the settings you've changed and keeps the dialog box open.
>
> - OK saves the settings you've changed and closes the dialog box.
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
>>> I set the screensaver to automatically kick on after 5 minutes. It
>>> works perfectly fine until I turn off the computer and restart it.
>>> The screensaver setting does not "stick". It has to be reset every
>>> time the computer is started up. What could cause this behavior?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>
>

[Ken Blake]

In news:VMDwe.7285$8o.4563@fed1read03,
Derron Vandewege <derron@cox.nospam.net> typed:

> I clicked on "Apply" and then on "OK" and I still have the
> problem.


Not surprising. As I said below, you didn't need to click on
"Apply" first.


> Any ideas?


Sorry, no. If I had, I would have suggested it in my earlier
post.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup



> "Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
> news:egDFwLOfFHA.1444@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> In news:5F38DD6D-189F-4AD9-9555-F457F1D46A45@microsoft.com,
>> Byte <Byte@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
>>
>>> After you have changed your settings in the screensaver, did
>>> you
>>> click OK? Well that is WRONG! You must click Apply first
>>> before
>>> clicking OK to set and save settings.
>>
>>
>> This is *not* correct. Clicking OK works just fine. The
>> difference
>> between Apply and OK (almost everywhere, not just here) is as
>> follows: - Apply saves the settings you've changed and keeps
>> the dialog box
>> open. - OK saves the settings you've changed and closes the
>> dialog box.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup
>>
>>
>>>> I set the screensaver to automatically kick on after 5
>>>> minutes. It
>>>> works perfectly fine until I turn off the computer and
>>>> restart it.
>>>> The screensaver setting does not "stick". It has to be
>>>> reset every
>>>> time the computer is started up. What could cause this
>>>> behavior?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks

[TaurArian]

You could try Kelly's save settings on exit tweak to see if it helps
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line #54 - Save Settings on Exit - Don't Save Settings




Derron Vandewege wrote:
> I set the screensaver to automatically kick on after 5 minutes. It
> works perfectly fine until I turn off the computer and restart it.
> The screensaver setting does not "stick". It has to be reset every
> time the computer is started up. What could cause this behavior?
>
> Thanks