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Old 04-14-2012, 05:43 PM   #1
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screen saver settings don't stay

Wondering why the screen saver settings will not stay put.
Currently set to go on in 5 min, next day I check why the SS won't go on
there's 'none' selected in screen saver, I have 3D text selected usually.

Win7 64 bit. This has been happening for a while now...
Does the Admin Acct. settings override my standard account?

Thanks!
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Old 04-14-2012, 06:23 PM   #2
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Well, I'll probably try this out unless I find something else more convincing.
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Old 04-15-2012, 03:12 AM   #3
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The screen save should be a per user setting. Are you changing it and checking on it within the same Win User profile?
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What OS are you using? With Win 7, I found that when you change your screen saver-you have to save the new theme.
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Old 04-15-2012, 01:43 PM   #5
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Thanks for the help.
For some reason everything is working fine now.

Maybe I just need to get away from Windows 7 for a while and use Linux...
Yeah, I think I'll do a fresh install on a separate partition.
(I really need a break)
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Old 04-16-2012, 01:04 AM   #6
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What OS are you using? With Win 7, I found that when you change your screen saver-you have to save the new theme.
Thanks rwest,
It was an unsaved theme. I use the high contrast at night and tweak it.
Now it's saved, so is my SS settings.
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