Message boards : Questions and problems : No screensaver since installing 7.2.33
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| Send message Joined: 30 Dec 13 Posts: 8   | 
 Since installing BOINC 7.2.33 on my Windows XP machine, I no longer get the screen savers for Rosetta, SETI and Einstein --  the screen just goes black instead.  Any help? | 
| Send message Joined: 23 Apr 07 Posts: 1112   | 
 Check that the screensaver selected is 'Boinc' and not '(None)' or 'Blank' Claggy | 
| Send message Joined: 30 Dec 13 Posts: 8   | 
 Thanks for the quick reply, Claggy!  Yes, I had already checked that BOINC is my selected screensaver.  Other screensaver configurations are: Wait 5 minutes until resuming Blank screensaver: Never Run BOINC screensaver: 2 minutes Run project screensavers for :10 (I'm going to try moving that to 1 hour) Switch between project screensavers every: 5 I'm not sure whether some of those configs may have changed with the 7.2.33. (Screensavers were just fine with the previous versions.) Thanks, John R | 
| Send message Joined: 30 Dec 13 Posts: 8   | 
 Also -- when I check the screensaver with Preview, the screen goes black and locks up.  I have to terminate the BOINC operation to get my regular screen back. | 
| Send message Joined: 30 Dec 13 Posts: 8   | 
 Changing the "Run Project Screensavers for:" from 10 minutes to one hour seems to have done it -- I now have at least the Einstein screensaver running. | 
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