I don’t know what is keeping my pc from going to screensaver sometimes. I logged out of my Yahoo Messenger and left Outlook on and it never went to screensaver. But it was busy completing a backup to my e: drive and IE was playing a radio station.
So I turned off the IE radio and it still never went to screensaver.
It’s not my Retrospect automatic backup activity that is keeping it from screensaving. It screensaved even with Outlook on while backing up and Messenger logged out.
With Outlook off and Messenger logged in, it went to screensaver. I think Messenger checks something every 5 minutes but that doesn’t seem to matter.
My Outlook is set to Send/Receive every 5 minutes in Mail Setup > Send/Receive but not when offline (which is never).
So none of these items are keeping it from screensaving: Outlook, Yahoo Messenger, IE on a radio station or Retrospect Express HD backup. I have no other Messenger programs running.
I am so confused …. I have no idea why I find my pc with the screen lit up sometimes if I leave it unattended for a long time. I guess that the next time that happens, I should look very closely to see what is on and/or logged into and perhaps even look at Task Manager by hitting Ctrl/Alt/Del and see what Processes are running other than System or System Idle Process, both of which always seem to show CPU activity.
Could I have a problem with a malfunctioning creeping mouse?
