The Previous Screen Saver Is Still Used After You Change It

ID: Q193794

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

After you change your screen saver, your previous screen saver may still be used when your computer is idle for the appropriate amount of time. If you then view the Screen Saver tab in the Display tool in Control Panel, your previous screen saver selection is visible instead of your new screen saver selection.


CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the System.ini file has been marked with the Read Only attribute.


RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, remove the Read Only attribute from the System.ini file. To do so, use the following steps:

  1. Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files Or folders.


  2. In the Named box, type "system.ini" (without quotation marks), and then click Find Now.


  3. Right-click the System.ini file located in the Windows folder, and then click Properties.


  4. Click the Read Only check box to clear it, click OK, and then quit the Find tool.



MORE INFORMATION

When you change a screen saver, the change is recorded in the System.ini file in the [Boot] section on the "scrnsave.exe=" line.

Additional query words: 98 savers 


Keywords          : kbtool kbui win95 win98 
Version           : WINDOWS:95
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: January 29, 1999