my screen saver does not start. I select a screen saver, set the time, apply and nothing. This has happened before and corrected himself. Maybe one setting in another program? ___

I select a screen saver, set the time, apply and nothing.  This has happened before and corrected himself.  Maybe one setting in another program? It's on a laptop.

Hello jerrylumpe

1. If you use an old mouse, try to clean it.

2. you can have a running process in the background that keeps XP thinking that he is busy and so the screen standby does not start.
Go to msconfig and uncheck everything you don't need, then see if the screensaver will kick in.

Start/run and type
Msconfig
Ok

Startup tab
Keep the page open then click on the link below. It will tell you what are all the entries and see if you can disable them or not

http://www.SysInfo.org/STARTUPINFO.html

Read the key at the foot of the page, then click on "Here" at the top. Use the search box to check all your entries

Try this too
http://www.kellys-Korner-XP.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Line 51 left side. Click on "toggle".

It could be that something is resetting the timer. For example, it does take much vibration to move the mouse a little, and which will reset the timer to zero. Something like that would be possible? Or a pet that walks on the keyboard?

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