Screen Saver Shuts Itself Off

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ColMac

New member

• Oct 10, 2012

• #1

I'm running MS Windows 7 Home Premium on a Dell laptop.

Nomally, the screen saver works as expected. About half the time, after I log off and shut down, the screen saver is not enabled when I restart.

 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number

Dell Inspiron 1750

OS

Windows 7 Home Premium

CPU

Intel Duo P 7350

Motherboard

Dell

Memory

4 GB

Graphics Card(s)

Intel 4 Series Express

Sound Card

IDT CODEC

Monitor(s) Displays

Dell flatscreen

Hard Drives

134 GB

PSU

Rechargeable battery

Case

Laptop

Cooling

Dell standard

Carl Lawrence

Little Helper

• Oct 10, 2012

• #2

Have you got anything running in the background that might change it?

 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number

Advent

OS

Dual-boot: Windows 7 HP 32-bit SP1 & Windows XP Pro 32-bit SP2.

CPU

AMD Phenom X4 9550 2.8Ghz

Motherboard

FOXCONN A6VMX (Socket 940)

Memory

4.0GB RAM

Graphics Card(s)

256MB On-board ATI Radeon X1200 Series

Sound Card

UnKnown

Monitor(s) Displays

19" TFT Mointor

Screen Resolution

1400 by 900

Hard Drives

500GB Western Digital WDC

Keyboard

HP Keyboard

Internet Speed

Dial-up via Mobile phone (Three)

Other Info

80GB External Hard-drive.

Also I have an old Windows XP Laptop for backup/occasional use etc.

Debbie B

New member

• Oct 10, 2012

• #3

Hi,

If this issue started occurring after doing some recent software changes on your computer, then I would suggest you to restore your system back to a date when it was working fine. System Restore will affect Windows system files, programs, and registry settings only.


For System Restore steps, you can refer to the URL mentioned: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/system-restore

 

My Computer

OS

Windows 7 Enterprise x64

C

ColMac

New member

• Oct 10, 2012

• #4

Screen Saver Turns Off

The computer is 10 dys old. The problem came with it.

Dell Tech Support is NOT the place to go for help: hence my posting here.

 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number

Dell Inspiron 1750

OS

Windows 7 Home Premium

CPU

Intel Duo P 7350

Motherboard

Dell

Memory

4 GB

Graphics Card(s)

Intel 4 Series Express

Sound Card

IDT CODEC

Monitor(s) Displays

Dell flatscreen

Hard Drives

134 GB

PSU

Rechargeable battery

Case

Laptop

Cooling

Dell standard

C

ColMac

New member

• Oct 10, 2012

• #5

Carl Lawrence said:

Have you got anything running in the background that might change it?

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Anything running in the background came as manufacturer's standard software. I have added nothing that did not come with the original purchase except MS Office, McAfee Anti-Virus Plus, and a couple of games that do not run in the background.

 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number

Dell Inspiron 1750

OS

Windows 7 Home Premium

CPU

Intel Duo P 7350

Motherboard

Dell

Memory

4 GB

Graphics Card(s)

Intel 4 Series Express

Sound Card

IDT CODEC

Monitor(s) Displays

Dell flatscreen

Hard Drives

134 GB

PSU

Rechargeable battery

Case

Laptop

Cooling

Dell standard

AddRAM

R.I.P.

• Oct 10, 2012

• #6

Gte rid of KrapAfee, set the screensaver timer to 2 minutes, do not let the monitor turn off. Test and repost your results.

Are you using a wireless mouse ?

Use MSE and Malwarebytes, that`s it.

Microsoft Security Essentials - Free Antivirus for Windows

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware - CNET Download.com

 

My Computer

Computer type

PC/Desktop

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number

Skylake Special #666

OS

Windows 10 Pro x64

CPU

Intel Core i7 6700K

Motherboard

Asus Sabertooth Z170 Mark 1

Memory

GSkill TridentZ RGB 16GB 3600 16-16-16-36

Graphics Card(s)

EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC x2

Sound Card

Realtek High Definition

Monitor(s) Displays

AOC G2460PG

Screen Resolution

1920 x 1080 144Hz

Hard Drives

Samsung 860 Pro 256GB, Seagate Barracuda 4TB x2

PSU

EVGA 1000 P2, EVGA White Custom Braided Cables

Case

Corsair Vengeance C70 Gunmetal Black

Cooling

Corsair H100i v2, Corsair ML120 x2, Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut

Keyboard

Logitech G910 Orion Spectrum

Mouse

Logitech G700s

Internet Speed

Verizon Fios Quantum Gateway 75/75

Antivirus

Windows Defender, Malwarebytes Free 3.8.3

Browser

Chrome

Other Info

Corsair SP120 x4, LG Blu-ray Drive, Durabrand HT-395 100 Watt Dolby Digital Amp, Corsair H2100 Wireless 7.1 Headset

C

ColMac

New member

• Oct 11, 2012

• #7

AddRAM said:

Gte rid of KrapAfee, set the screensaver timer to 2 minutes, do not let the monitor turn off. Test and repost your results.

Are you using a wireless mouse ?

Use MSE and Malwarebytes, that`s it.

Microsoft Security Essentials - Free Antivirus for Windows

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware - CNET Download.com

Click to expand...

Well, yes, I am using a wireless mouse. I also operate my Dell desktop, which also uses Windows 7 Home Premium, and McAfee Antivirus Plus, using a wireless mouse, and do not experience the problem on that computer. Maybe a registry problem on this laptop?

 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number

Dell Inspiron 1750

OS

Windows 7 Home Premium

CPU

Intel Duo P 7350

Motherboard

Dell

Memory

4 GB

Graphics Card(s)

Intel 4 Series Express

Sound Card

IDT CODEC

Monitor(s) Displays

Dell flatscreen

Hard Drives

134 GB

PSU

Rechargeable battery

Case

Laptop

Cooling

Dell standard