I've seen reports like this just frequently enough that this implies that
there may be a bug here, but I can't reproduce this.
What exact screensaver is selected?
Does it happen for audio-only content?
Does it happen if you set the screen saver to kick in after 1 minute?
Are there multiple user accounts on this machine? Is anyone else logged
in?
Is Aero/Glass enabled?
Is UAC still set up as normal (turned on)?
Are you in skin, deskband, or full mode?
Is this a 64bit or 32bit system?
Those questions are meant to be starting points - I'm not certain why it's
not turning on for you, but I'm interesting in figuring that out.
Looking into this, it seems most likely to be a concern if there's some
level of permissions issue where WMP isn't able to touch screensaver
properties. Your answers to the above questions may be illuminative.
Thanks for your help here,
-Zach
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[Quoted Text] > The screen saver kicks in after 5 minutes when watching video or playing
> music in Media Player. The "Allow screen saver during playback" checkbox
> is
> cleared in the player options but has no effect.
>
> I am using standard vista screen savers and I do not have password
> protection enabled. I have customized my power profile but not in any way
> which should cause this. I am using Vista Home Premium OEM (Media Centre
> is
> not affected by this problem).
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