Byte, your suggestions got me t thinking and checking some other things and I
have determined that my diagnosis is not entirely accurate. Long story
short, I am using a Microsoft Wireless Keyboard/Mouse with this computer
while in my office. The screen saver will not come on when the Keyboard is
plugged in (USB). So, I'll be invvestigating that. I appears to not be
relatd to battery vs plugged in power.

"Husadawg" wrote:

> Thanks for the suggestions Byte. I have confirmed that the system clock is
> set and running properly. Also the hard drive is set to "never". I have
> even tried some of the other configurations available under the power tab
> without luck adn tried varying the time until the screen saver should come
> on. I would be inclined to suspect this module in my OS is corrupted if it
> weren't for the fact that it works fine on battery power.
>
> "Byte" wrote:
>
> > Have you checked the system clock? If may not be running properly.
> > Start>Control Panel>Date and Time to see if it is running. After you
> > set the time interval for the screensaver, did you click Apply and then OK?
> > Click the Power button in Display Properties and see that turn off harddisk
> > is set to "Never".
> > --
> > XP - WNP
> > Today is the first day of the
> > rest of your life.
> >
> >
> > "Husadawg" wrote:
> >
> > > I have a new Dell Inspiron 6000 notebook with Windows XP Home version 2002
> > > and SP2 installed. Everything works fine except I cannot get the screensaver
> > > to work when the computer is plugged in. It works fine when on battery
> > > power. It will also preview when plugged in but never comes on. I don't
> > > know if this is an XP issue or something unique to Dell. Any help or ideas
> > > are certainly appreciated.