Screen Saver

I am using My Pictures as a screen saver. For some reason after some
undetermined time they are no longer displayed in color but black and white.
Has anyone else experienced this and know how to correct it? I would like to
see my pictures in color. I have a new Dell XPS 410 with an NVIDIA GeForce
7300 LE video card and a ViewSonic VX2235sm monitor running Vista Home
Premium.

I think the RANDOM setting does that. Haven't played around with it enough
yet


"skunk" <skunk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BA0D3AC1-6EA5-4D2D-8E38-790C565AEF06@microsoft.com...
>I am using My Pictures as a screen saver. For some reason after some
> undetermined time they are no longer displayed in color but black and
> white.
> Has anyone else experienced this and know how to correct it? I would like
> to
> see my pictures in color. I have a new Dell XPS 410 with an NVIDIA
> GeForce
> 7300 LE video card and a ViewSonic VX2235sm monitor running Vista Home
> Premium.

I'm a little skeptical of the My Pictures screensaver. On my Dell Inspiron 9400,
the display doesn't turn off when it's my screensaver (when the display off time
is longer than the SS on time, obviously), but any other is fine.

Hi, I had the same problem. I changed Random to another setting and the
colour returned to the pictures! As mentioned, I too think that Random has
this effect.

"skunk" wrote:

> I am using My Pictures as a screen saver. For some reason after some
> undetermined time they are no longer displayed in color but black and white.
> Has anyone else experienced this and know how to correct it? I would like to
> see my pictures in color. I have a new Dell XPS 410 with an NVIDIA GeForce
> 7300 LE video card and a ViewSonic VX2235sm monitor running Vista Home
> Premium.

I will try that. Thanks.

"mounted warrior" wrote:

> Hi, I had the same problem. I changed Random to another setting and the
> colour returned to the pictures! As mentioned, I too think that Random has
> this effect.
>
> "skunk" wrote:
>
> > I am using My Pictures as a screen saver. For some reason after some
> > undetermined time they are no longer displayed in color but black and white.
> > Has anyone else experienced this and know how to correct it? I would like to
> > see my pictures in color. I have a new Dell XPS 410 with an NVIDIA GeForce
> > 7300 LE video card and a ViewSonic VX2235sm monitor running Vista Home
> > Premium.

It looks like the "random" selection has something to do with it. Thanks.

"dr. t" wrote:

> I'm a little skeptical of the My Pictures screensaver. On my Dell Inspiron 9400,
> the display doesn't turn off when it's my screensaver (when the display off time
> is longer than the SS on time, obviously), but any other is fine.
>
>

I had another post which confirmed your suspicion. Thanks.

"Bill Condie" wrote:

> I think the RANDOM setting does that. Haven't played around with it enough
> yet
>
>
> "skunk" <skunk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BA0D3AC1-6EA5-4D2D-8E38-790C565AEF06@microsoft.com...
> >I am using My Pictures as a screen saver. For some reason after some
> > undetermined time they are no longer displayed in color but black and
> > white.
> > Has anyone else experienced this and know how to correct it? I would like
> > to
> > see my pictures in color. I have a new Dell XPS 410 with an NVIDIA
> > GeForce
> > 7300 LE video card and a ViewSonic VX2235sm monitor running Vista Home
> > Premium.
>
>

"skunk" <skunk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:87AB33A4-2B05-4666-B0A5-A46BFCFF52B4@microsoft.com...
>I had another post which confirmed your suspicion. Thanks.
>
> "Bill Condie" wrote:
>
>> I think the RANDOM setting does that. Haven't played around with it
>> enough
>> yet
>>
>>
>> "skunk" <skunk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:BA0D3AC1-6EA5-4D2D-8E38-790C565AEF06@microsoft.com...
>> >I am using My Pictures as a screen saver. For some reason after some
>> > undetermined time they are no longer displayed in color but black and
>> > white.
>> > Has anyone else experienced this and know how to correct it? I would
>> > like
>> > to
>> > see my pictures in color. I have a new Dell XPS 410 with an NVIDIA
>> > GeForce
>> > 7300 LE video card and a ViewSonic VX2235sm monitor running Vista Home
>> > Premium.
>>
>>


I'm a little late to the thread, but don't forget, one of the options is a
"Black and White" effect.

So I'd guess what's happening is that while using random, it's simply
choosing the Black and White effect and that's when you're seeing no color .
.. . not a bug or glitch, but the effect doing exactly what it's supposed to
do.

Mic

"Michael Palumbo" wrote:

> "skunk" <skunk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:87AB33A4-2B05-4666-B0A5-A46BFCFF52B4@microsoft.com...
> >I had another post which confirmed your suspicion. Thanks.
> >
> > "Bill Condie" wrote:
> >
> >> I think the RANDOM setting does that. Haven't played around with it
> >> enough
> >> yet
> >>
> >>
> >> "skunk" <skunk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:BA0D3AC1-6EA5-4D2D-8E38-790C565AEF06@microsoft.com...
> >> >I am using My Pictures as a screen saver. For some reason after some
> >> > undetermined time they are no longer displayed in color but black and
> >> > white.
> >> > Has anyone else experienced this and know how to correct it? I would
> >> > like
> >> > to
> >> > see my pictures in color. I have a new Dell XPS 410 with an NVIDIA
> >> > GeForce
> >> > 7300 LE video card and a ViewSonic VX2235sm monitor running Vista Home
> >> > Premium.
> >>
> >>
>
>
> I'm a little late to the thread, but don't forget, one of the options is a
> "Black and White" effect.
>
> So I'd guess what's happening is that while using random, it's simply
> choosing the Black and White effect and that's when you're seeing no color .
> . . not a bug or glitch, but the effect doing exactly what it's supposed to
> do.
>
> Mic

Mic,

You are absolutely correct. I had not even looked at the drop down list
below "random". I just thought "random" would be good and let it go at that.
I didn't know that there was a "black & white" effect option. Thanks for
finally enlightening me on this.

Ron

"skunk" <skunk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3FE39B90-F7AD-4E29-ACF1-07C8F1783B3C@microsoft.com...
>
>
> "Michael Palumbo" wrote:
>
>> "skunk" <skunk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:87AB33A4-2B05-4666-B0A5-A46BFCFF52B4@microsoft.com...
>> >I had another post which confirmed your suspicion. Thanks.
>> >
>> > "Bill Condie" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I think the RANDOM setting does that. Haven't played around with it
>> >> enough
>> >> yet
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "skunk" <skunk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:BA0D3AC1-6EA5-4D2D-8E38-790C565AEF06@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I am using My Pictures as a screen saver. For some reason after some
>> >> > undetermined time they are no longer displayed in color but black
>> >> > and
>> >> > white.
>> >> > Has anyone else experienced this and know how to correct it? I
>> >> > would
>> >> > like
>> >> > to
>> >> > see my pictures in color. I have a new Dell XPS 410 with an NVIDIA
>> >> > GeForce
>> >> > 7300 LE video card and a ViewSonic VX2235sm monitor running Vista
>> >> > Home
>> >> > Premium.
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>> I'm a little late to the thread, but don't forget, one of the options is
>> a
>> "Black and White" effect.
>>
>> So I'd guess what's happening is that while using random, it's simply
>> choosing the Black and White effect and that's when you're seeing no
>> color .
>> . . not a bug or glitch, but the effect doing exactly what it's supposed
>> to
>> do.
>>
>> Mic
>
> Mic,
>
> You are absolutely correct. I had not even looked at the drop down list
> below "random". I just thought "random" would be good and let it go at
> that.
> I didn't know that there was a "black & white" effect option. Thanks for
> finally enlightening me on this.
>
> Ron


No problem Ron, just a simple case of forgetting to RTFM. :-D

It happens to all of us from time to time. Just don't let it happen again.
;-) J/K

Mic