Screensaver won't work.

Since installing Vista I cannot get the screensaver to run, or the monitor
to turn off I am in the High Performance category and my display should
turn off after 10 min. The screen saver should come on after 5 min. I have
tried all screen savers and they work in preview but not by timer. Anyone
else having this or anyone know of a cure?

Do you have a wireless mouse? If you do:

Make sure your mouse's wireless receiver is plugged in and active (this is
important). Go to Control Panel (Classic View) > Windows Update. Click on
Check for Updates. Choose to install the Optional Hardware Update called
"Microsoft HID Non-User Input Data Filter". Your screensaver, with a
wireless mouse, should now work.

"Scott" <> wrote in message
news:82194DEF-C909-4F8E-BABF-...
> Since installing Vista I cannot get the screensaver to run, or the monitor
> to turn off I am in the High Performance category and my display should
> turn off after 10 min. The screen saver should come on after 5 min. I have
> tried all screen savers and they work in preview but not by timer. Anyone
> else having this or anyone know of a cure?

Thanks for your quick response. You nailed the problem and the fix worked as
you posted thanks again.

"dean-dean" wrote:

> Do you have a wireless mouse? If you do:
>
> Make sure your mouse's wireless receiver is plugged in and active (this is
> important). Go to Control Panel (Classic View) > Windows Update. Click on
> Check for Updates. Choose to install the Optional Hardware Update called
> "Microsoft HID Non-User Input Data Filter". Your screensaver, with a
> wireless mouse, should now work.
>
> "Scott" <> wrote in message
> news:82194DEF-C909-4F8E-BABF-...
> > Since installing Vista I cannot get the screensaver to run, or the monitor
> > to turn off I am in the High Performance category and my display should
> > turn off after 10 min. The screen saver should come on after 5 min. I have
> > tried all screen savers and they work in preview but not by timer. Anyone
> > else having this or anyone know of a cure?
>
> Thanks for the help, I have been trying since purchasing laptop with Vista to get screen saver to work (months now!) used your fix and worked straight away.

Worked for me too. Thanks.

"dean-dean" wrote:

> Do you have a wireless mouse? If you do:
>
> Make sure your mouse's wireless receiver is plugged in and active (this is
> important). Go to Control Panel (Classic View) > Windows Update. Click on
> Check for Updates. Choose to install the Optional Hardware Update called
> "Microsoft HID Non-User Input Data Filter". Your screensaver, with a
> wireless mouse, should now work.
>
> "Scott" <> wrote in message
> news:82194DEF-C909-4F8E-BABF-...
> > Since installing Vista I cannot get the screensaver to run, or the monitor
> > to turn off I am in the High Performance category and my display should
> > turn off after 10 min. The screen saver should come on after 5 min. I have
> > tried all screen savers and they work in preview but not by timer. Anyone
> > else having this or anyone know of a cure?
>
>

I followed instructions - hope this works -thanks
--
seniorgirl


"Scott" wrote:

> Since installing Vista I cannot get the screensaver to run, or the monitor
> to turn off I am in the High Performance category and my display should
> turn off after 10 min. The screen saver should come on after 5 min. I have
> tried all screen savers and they work in preview but not by timer. Anyone
> else having this or anyone know of a cure?
>