Shared Resources Unavailable When Organic Screen Saver Active

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SYMPTOMS

When you are running the Windows 95 Anniversary screen saver Organic Art, Microsoft Edition, background tasks are disabled and shared resources are unavailable while the screen saver is active.

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CAUSE

The screen saver has been set to RealTime priority.

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RESOLUTION

If you need to share resources or run background tasks, disable the Realtime Priority option by following these steps:

In Control Panel, double-click Display.
Click the Screen Saver tab.
Click Settings.
Click the Preferences tab.
Click the RealTime Priority check box to clear it.
Click OK.

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MORE INFORMATION

If the RealTime Priority option is enabled, all background tasks are disabled. The following message is displayed if you click Help for the RealTime Priority option:

   Realtime priority gives the fastest and smoothest 3D performance, but
   prevents any background tasks running while the saver is active,
   including accessing your computer from a network.

The Organic Art, Microsoft Edition, screen saver was made available online as a free party favor during the Windows 95 Anniversary. No support is provided for this screen saver from Microsoft.

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Windows 95

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KB155246

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