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Thread: Screensaver stuck on "None" after uninstalling BOINC |
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Former Member
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I have XP Home. I recently uninstalled BOINC and since then, my screen saver keeps reverting to None. I see someone else has had a somewhat similar problem but there is no answer to that.
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Right click on your desktop, select properties, screen saver, and use whatever screen saver you want from the list.
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Every time I reboot it has gone back to None.
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Former Member
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Did you click apply and save????
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Former Member
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Yes, I'm very experienced with computers. BOINC has done something to my screensaver. I saw in the registry it had a 0 for ScreensaverActive and thought by changing it to 1 it would be ok, but that hasn't solved the problem.
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Former Member
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Hi CBrundage,
1 = True 0 = False The Registry should say False for everything about a BOINC screensaver. I would try a fresh install, telling it not to use a screensaver, then uninstall. Then choose No Screensaver. See what happens after a reboot. If the Control Panel still says No Screensaver, then try selecting a new screensaver. That ought to work. If it does not, tell us all the details.  Lawrence |
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I did a new install, set it to no screensaver and then used an uninstaller program to remove it. Now again when I boot up it is set to None.
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Every time I reboot it has gone back to None. Reads like some local/group policy is restoring whatever you've previously selected. Try blank/empty screensaver, first without a password, then with password. If you log out and log in, does it also reset, or only when you boot? --//-- |
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