Screensaver not starting automatically.

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  1. Posts : 1,835
    Windows 7 pro
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       #11

    I have steam installed but I don't use it and the issue predates it. I couldn't even tell you for sure when this started but it's been going on for a while.
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  2. Posts : 1,835
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       #12

    I had this happen again this afternoon. I ran the command and nothing. I changed the timeout back to 1 minute and it worked. It was still working after 5 minutes but I'm getting tired of having to do that. Do you know what I can do to resolve this rather than change the timeout? That isn't a fix but a work around.
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  3. Posts : 2,246
    Windows 7 Pro SP1 64 bit
       #13

    You could run the clean boot, as I suggested earlier. I don't know what's in your Startup folder.
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  4. Posts : 1,835
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       #14

    I think that it's releated to Firefox. The last time this happened I had been using Firefox. Have you even heard of that? Perhaps a ad-on gone haywire?
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  5. Posts : 2,246
    Windows 7 Pro SP1 64 bit
       #15

    I don't use a screen saver so I can't verify if FireFox is causing the problem. However, I did find a blog where it mentions that if you're watching a video or anything similar in FireFox and using full screen mode, it can disable a screen saver. However, that was supposedly fixed. Maybe I'll try a screen saver and see if I can reproduce the issue but don't expect quick turnaround.

    However, you said the problem occurred right after starting up hence the suggested clean boot.
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  6. Posts : 1,835
    Windows 7 pro
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       #16

    Well that time I had opened FF. But no vids full screen.
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  7. Posts : 2,246
    Windows 7 Pro SP1 64 bit
       #17

    I tried both the Photos and Aurora screen savers and messed around extensively in Firefox a couple of times but it had no effect.
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  8. Posts : 1,835
    Windows 7 pro
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       #18

    SAASPASS is security/login related so I can't disable that. Also the issue predates installing that. That only leave the AMD as a non-M$ service that starts automatically. Vmware, iTunes, Tweak, and steam are all manual or disabled.
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  9. Posts : 2,246
    Windows 7 Pro SP1 64 bit
       #19

    You just don't want to run a clean boot, do you?
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