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More info?)
Kool...
FYIO...a lot of the registry tweaks only work after a reboot or a log off
and log on...depending on what you have changed...sometimes they work right
away.
I make it a standard practice to reboot after I've been playing in the
registry.
"Primetime" <Primetime@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C2F1DABB-4C68-48C8-B360-FD8F49244600@microsoft.com...
> Actually, now that I've rebooted the SCR works as normal.
> I guess the registry fix worked but only after reboot.????
> thought the registry changes took effect immediately but not this time.
> Thanks for the suggestions.
>
>
> "Primetime" wrote:
>
>> It shows the scr which I've chosen but won't run.
>> I followed the advice of another post and turned the screensaveractive=0
>> and
>> at least now the WinXP doesn't come on but neither does anything else.
>> All instances shows the correctly chosen scr but no go.....
>> Thanks but ........
>>
>> "<©¿©>" wrote:
>>
>> > look in the registry under
>> > HKEY_USERS\++++++\Control Panel\Desktop
>> > the ++++++ means all profiles, under
>> > SCRNSAVE.EXE="what you would like to see"
>> >
>> > I would especially look where ++++++ is DEFAULT.
>> >
>> > "Primetime" <Primetime@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:4E8438F2-33CE-4BB3-A027-0189C9DFBB33@microsoft.com...
>> > > No matter what I set my screensaver to, it always goes back to the
>> > > floating
>> > > WINXP LOGO. I've tried uninstalling , changing the winlogo to a
>> > > different
>> > > .bmp and all kind of things. I've installed third party screensavers
>> > > but
>> > > after reboot it always defaults back to the floating XP logo as a
>> > > screensaver. I've turned off power options....etc.
>> > > HELP
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>
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