I have a Dell desktop running Windows Xp Home ed the problem I have is
with my screen saver it will not activate I have nothing running in
the backgorund and I have  checked my delay settings and there set
fine how do I get it to work normely.
Thank You, 
Sue

Hello, Sue,

Can you confirm your settings for us.  In Control Panel >> Display >>
Screen Saver, which screen saver are you trying to use, what delay
have you set, What do you get when you ask for a preview?  What about
the monitor power options, what settings there?

Best, r2l

Hi mrfony,

Try turning off all power management options. 

Make sure the Inactivity Timer (under Power in Setup) is turned off.

Do you have the Silitek SK-6000E keyboard? If you do, you need to
install Toutch Manager to activate the screensaver.

If it's still not working, read this post at the Dell forum:
http://delltalk.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=sw_winxp&message.id=30632&highlight=screensaver+won%27t+activate+xp#M30632

Good luck,
hummer

Hello, 

 The delay time is set for 10 Min. It doesn't matter what screen saver
I choose none will work. Most will give a preview some like the 3D
Fish will not, In power MGT everything is set to never and the screen
saver still wont work any ides?

It's possible that OpenGL or your video drivers are damaged or not
working correctly, which is what is used to activate the screen saver
and draw your screen saver graphics.

Try checking for updates for your video card or re-install them, and
re-install OpenGL

Chris