Screen Saver won't start

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Got a new HP laptop w/Windows XP Media Edition. 1st day screen saver worked.
2nd day and thereafter it will not start. What should I look for?
 
Rightclick center of screen>Properties>Screensaver tab>Preview
Does it work? If not, it is not properly installed. If it does, click
the Settings button to properly set and save the settings.
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I had already done those things. Works in "Preview", doesn't come on after
clicking Apply, the OK. Do you know if Norton Anti Virus Auto Protect is an
issue?
 
The screen saver does not work on XP MCE (Media Center Edition).

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I have the same problem. Turns out, ehtray.exe is the culprit. It's the
part of Media Center that downloads the guide information. When it's
running, screensaver will not kick in. When I manually disable it via the
task manager, screensaver works. Haven't found a workaround that allows it
to run and my screensaver to run. Perhaps someone out there has the
solution.

You can also disable it from running in the first place in
msconfig/startup..untick ehtray

Bob
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ehtray.exe sounds like the Canadian version of systray.exe to me. ;-) Eh?

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ehtray.exe is the tray bar process for the Microsoft Media
Center. It gives you easy access to the digital media manager. This is a
non-essential process. Disabling or enabling this is down to user
preference.
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http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/ehtray/

ehtray.exe is the Media Center Tray Applet
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The screen saver does not work when you use a Wireless Optical Desktop mouse
on a Windows XP SP2-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911895

The screen saver does not work on a Windows XP-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916256

The screen saver does not start after you install the Wireless Optical
Desktop device
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913405

Screen Saver Does Not Start When Using Media Player.

Windows Media Player | Tools | Options | Player tab |
Allow screen saver during playback

Allow screen saver during playback
[[Specifies whether a screen saver is displayed, according to options you
set in Windows, when Windows Media Player is playing digital media files.]]

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