screensaver 3 minutes

[Meta1ed]

its kinda weird my screensaver wont start after 3 min at 1 mintute it starts 2 mintutes it starts at 3 minutes it starts but after 3 minutes the screensaver wont start anyone can help me?

 

[UsernameIssues]

Welcome to the Seven Forums.

You probably have an event that brings the computer out of the screensaver mode every 2 or 3 minutes. Think of it as an automatic shake of the mouse. Please try the steps mentioned in this tutorial to ferret out the culprit.

If that fails to find the issue, we can try Process Monitor...
...but Process Monitor can be a bit overwhelming.
See my posts here and here.

 

[Meta1ed]

is it safe to change the msconfig stuff?

 

[UsernameIssues]

is it safe to change the msconfig stuff?

It is safe as long as you do the exact steps mentioned in the tutorial.

If need be, print the tutorial and use a pen/pencil to check off each item as you complete it.

 

[Meta1ed]

tried

i have tried everything and my screensaver still wont work

 

[Ranger4]

Sorry to butt in. What screen saver are you using, perhaps a different one might work.

I don't use a screen saver as I prefer the monitor to shut down after 5 minutes, in my case.

 

[Meta1ed]

3 minutes

it seems to only work at 3 minutes I have tried everything formatting my pc installing all the latest drivers changing screensaver but none of it seems to work im confused right now I would like to set my screensaver at like maybe 6 min max but I cant

 

[UsernameIssues]

You might also look thru the Windows event logs...
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/226084-event-viewer-open-use-windows-7-a.html
...for something that happened when the screensaver ended.

 

[AddRAM]

What if it`s set at 8 or 10 minutes, does it work ?

 

[Meta1ed]

no

no it doesn't start at 7 or 8 minutes

 

[UsernameIssues]

Welcome to the Seven Forums.

You probably have an event that brings the computer out of the screensaver mode every 2 or 3 minutes. Think of it as an automatic shake of the mouse. Please try the steps mentioned in this tutorial to ferret out the culprit.

If that fails to find the issue, we can try Process Monitor...
...but Process Monitor can be a bit overwhelming.
See my posts here and here.

What if it`s set at 8 or 10 minutes, does it work ?

no it doesn't start at 7 or 8 minutes

That confirms my suspicions. Some event happens every few minutes that resets the idle timer. I'm not sure what to check next. An AutoIt or PowerShell script might be able to monitor the idle timer and tell you down to the millisecond when the event occurred. Then match that time up with events in Process Monitor - but Process Monitor does not seem to capture every event (or I don't know what I'm seeing). I'm just thinking out loud. I don't expect you to do anything with this info.

 

[Ranger4]

I have just been browsing & I noticed a thread in this section about a screen saver problem & the question was asked of the OP whether they had a wireless mouse &/or keyboard, which they had. After some uninstalling of the mouse & drivers & reinstalling seem to fix the problem.
Reading through the thread may help, even though some of it goes back a few years. Here is the link.

http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/183961-screen-saver-not-working.html

 

[Meta1ed]

external drive

might it be my external drive that is causing all this?

 

[Ranger4]

might it be my external drive that is causing all this?

It certainly is possible. Try disconnecting it & see what happens.

Is your external drive connected at all times & if so what do you use it for. If you only use it for imaging & back ups then it is best to have it disconnected except when you are actually doing the back ups. This reduces unnecessary wear & tear on the drive.

 

[Meta1ed]

drive

nope its not the external drive

 

[UsernameIssues]

Set the screensaver for 5 minutes.
(We don't want it to come on.)

Start Process Monitor.
Start the script below.
Don't touch anything.

Once the message box pops up...
...stop Process Monitor.



Look at the events around and just above the time shown in the message box. I don't know what the event will look like. Let us know if you don't see something obvious and I'll walk you thru making the Process Monitor log small enough to upload so that I can look at it.

#include <Timers.au3>
Sleep(111)
$h = @HOUR
If $h > 12 Then $h = $h - 12
Do
    Sleep(10)
    $IT = _Timer_GetIdleTime()
    ToolTip(Int($IT / 1000, 1) & " seconds idle", 10, 10)
Until $IT < 100
MsgBox(0, "time", $h & ":" & @MIN & ":" & @SEC & ":" & @MSEC)

After you install AutoIt* from here...
AutoIt Downloads - AutoItScript
...copy/paste the code above into a new script file.
You can sort of see that being done in second video in this post.
You do not need to compile the code...
...just run it as a text file.
You don't need to put it in the start up folder either.

*Right after the AutoIt installation completes, you might need to select an empty spot on the desktop and press F5. Doing that should rebuild/refresh the options that are available to you via Explorer's context menu (right click > New...).

 

[Meta1ed]

possible

is it possible that its my virus scan that is interfering

 

[AddRAM]

Turn off the scanning and see, your anti-virus shouldn`t be scanning all the time anyway.

But I doubt that that would be the cause.

 

[Ranger4]

Meta1ed:

UsernameIssues has suggested how to find out what is causing you screen saver to fail. If you follow his well set out method we should be able to get to the cause of the problem.

This is a much better method that just randomly trying this & that. If you have any problems carrying out the instructions please get back.

 

[Meta1ed]

wireless mouse

I have found the problem its my razor ourobouse mouse that is interfering with my screensaver any tip on how to resolve this issue thx