Your screen saver may not start, even though your computer has been
inactive for the specified amount of time.
This behavior can be caused by any of the following conditions:
- A key or mouse button is being held down.
- A menu (such as the Start menu) is active.
NOTE: This item does not apply to Windows 98 or Windows Me.
- A "system modal" dialog box is active. A "system modal" dialog box is
one that requires user input before the system will continue.
NOTE: This item does not apply to Windows 98 or Windows Me.
- The active program is an MS-DOS-based program for which the Allow
Screen Saver property has been disabled.
- The active program is an MS-DOS-based program that is using a high-
resolution graphics mode or high-resolution text mode, or is a disk
utility. For additional information, please see the following article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID:
139473
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/139473/EN-US/
)
TITLE : Cannot Switch Away from Full-Screen MS-DOS-Based Program
To resolve this problem, use the appropriate method:
- Release the key or mouse button.
- Close the menu.
- Respond to the "system modal" dialog box.
- In the MS-DOS-based program's properties, click the Misc tab, and
then click the Allow Screen Saver check box to select it.
- Quit the program that is preventing the screen saver from running.
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