Screen Saver

"kristy" <kristy.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FD16383D-6C50-4D8C-85AB-D20494C94753@microsoft.com...
>i looked for ehtray in task mgr...it isn't there...my screen saver will not
> click on

Kristy

Are you sure you had all of the processes displayed in the Task Manager?
Stsrt the Task Manager and click the Processes Tab at the top. At the bottom
of the screen, click the "Show processes for all users" button. This will
display everything that is running. If you do find the ehtray process, right
click that process and select End Process from the menu.

If you still cannot find that process, take a look at the following support
articles for further troubleshooting.

The screen saver does not work when you use a Microsoft wireless pointing
device:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911895

The screen saver does not start after you install the Wireless Optical
Desktop device:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913405

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience

There seems to be a lot of this going around. I first started out with Vista
Business which was the upgrade from XP Pro. Everything worked fine at first,
but then the screen saver stopped working. I've eliminated everything I can
think of and there aren't any wireless devices involved when not at the
office. I've since reloaded my Dell Inspiron 1501 laptop with Vista Ultimate
and the problem still persists.

When I use the laptop at work I connect it to an external monitor and
wireless "Logitec" mouse and keyboard. When at home or out of the office I'm
using the touch pad most of the time, but do occassionally use the microsoft
wireless mouse that came with the laptop from Dell.

As near as I can tell this problem didn't present itself until I started
using the external display at work with the laptop. I was very pleased with
the manner in which Vista handles the transition between the office and home,
but the undesired side-effect is that the screen saver now doesn't work.

I've done LOTS of googling on this subject and the nearest I've come so far
is the settings in Windows Mobility Center for Presentation settings which
are all unchecked and this feature is currently in a state of "turned off".
Still my gut tells me this is where the problem exists to some degree. I just
don't know what to do about it.
--
Mark


"Rick" wrote:

>
> I too am having a problem with the screen saver not working. It was untill
> I loaded MS One Care and Office home & student now the screen never goes off
> unless I shut the system down. I checked for ehtray.exe and I have no
> wireless devices installed
>
> Rick Clelland
> "Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:
>
> > Bill
> >
> > Sorry for the delay.
> >
> > Try this: Open Taskmanager/Processes Tab and look for the ehtray.exe
> > process. If it is there, right click this process and select End Process
> > from the menu. Test the screen saver again.
> >
> > If no joy, take a look at the following articles and try the fixes there.
> >
> > The screen saver does not work when you use a Microsoft wireless pointing
> > device:
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911895
> >
> > The screen saver does not start after you install the Wireless Optical
> > Desktop device:
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913405
> >
> > Ronnie Vernon
> > Microsoft MVP
> > Windows Shell/User
>