XP Windows - Screensaver Problem. Help

I just purchased a laptop with XP Media Edition, I just can't get the screen saver to work. After the alloted time the screen saver does NOT come on. If I have not loaded any softwares it works, but if i have any software running or minimized or just loaded, it does not work. I don't want to have image burn into the screen. Please help.

Still waiting

Thanks

 

LCD screens don't burn in.

 

does the screen go black or does it stay in the media center?

 

Stays on the software I am using. If I minimize all of them then it remains there. But I am glad that it does not burn in.

 

What software is still running when you just leave your computer and wait for the screen saver???

 

There are several. These same programs never gave me these issues on my old desktop which use to run on ME.
I have a special estimating software, Fax software, & Outlook.

But it matters not which software I am using, does the same thing.

 

Have you tried to preview the screen saver and foes it work if you preview it??

 

In preview mode it works fine.
By the way......GO UNITED GO. Great win last night.

 

Try to apply the screen saver and bring the time for the screen saver to start to 1 minute and then see if it changes.

 

As a matter of fact it is set up for 1 minute. Still no luck.

 

I am puzzled. It must have a system issue.

 

Yes it is. Lucky I did not know this but the fact that LCD don't burn is good for me.
Perhaps IO should look up Microsoft help site, their might be something there.

 

I would do that or even try a system restore. and worse comes to worse a repair install of windows maybe on the cards.