Do you have a Microsoft wireless keyboard or mouse? If so, you can disable
the software/service that enables the extra function keys and get back your
screensaver. Apparently is prevents the screensaver from running.

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"Double R" <nospam@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> not that I've noticed!
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> "Paul Smith" <Paul@nospam.windowsresource.net> wrote in message
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>> "Double R" <nospam@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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>>> No matter what settings i select the screensavers just do not work - any
>>> ideas? All advice gratefully received - and thanks in advance.
>>
>> Does the monitor still go to sleep after X amount of time?
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>> Paul Smith,
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