Server 2008 R2 screen saver

[Bozo]

I have installed Server 2008 R2 on my work PC. For some reason the screen saver and monitor shutdown do not work. I spent a couple of hours Googling for answers but have come up empty.
I am beginning to believe that a patch or update has hosed the screen saver.

Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[Mercutio]

My Server 2008 R2 machines both have screensavers and were updated this week.

 

[MaxBurn]

Group policy taking over there?

 

[Bozo]

I checked Group Policy, but I'll look again.

A clean install didn't fix the problem either.

The monitor won't shut off after a given time.

Strange

 

[Bozo]

More strange happenings: this problem is happening on two different computers. A Pentium4 and a Core 2 Duo.
Also, I can't get into Safe mode on either computer. I press F8 during boot up, select Safe Mode, wait for the CTRL-Alt-Del login, and when I try to log in, the system reboots. This happens on both computers.

Both computers were loaded with the trail version from MS.

 

[ddrueding]

No idea. My installs don't have this issue.

 

[Bozo]

I downloaded 2008 R2 three times from MS. All installs were borked.

I went to a different source for the fourth download, and everything is working fine!

Go figure :-?

 

[MaxBurn]

Is that the eval version MSFT posted?

 

[Mercutio]

Speaking of screen savers, I did just find that if I stick the 3Dpipes.scr file in my system32 folder, it runs just fine, even on versions of Windows that don't come with 3dpipes. This made me happy.

 

[LunarMist]

Why would anyone use a screen saver nowadays? An LCD monitor should enter standby to preserve the lifespan.

 

[Bozo]

Is that the eval version MSFT posted?

Yes, it was the evaluation copy that was giving me problems.

 

[MaxBurn]

X2 on the monitor standby. It actually annoys me that my Samsung LN32A550 wont turn off when the computer tells it to, just displays loss of input. There's probably a setting somewhere in the TV that needs to be changed but I am pretty good about turning it off if I am going to walk away for any time.

My work computer has a group policy that turns on a password protected screen saver every 5 minutes so I have a reg file to blow that stupid nonsense away once and a while, man that is so annoying.

For you Boso I think they borked the eval.

 

[Bozo]

Hmmm...The P4 computer is working fine. The Core 2 Duo computer still won't start the screen saver or shut off the monitor.

Why a screen saver on a server and/or an LCD monitor? From my cube I can see the screen savers running on our Process Control computers. If I see a black screen, thats trouble.

 

[Bozo]

I found the problem. I needed to install the MS drivers for my MS wireless mouse. This was on the Core 2 Duo computer. :dunno:
The P4 computer uses a wired mouse.

 

[mubs]

So the driver for the wireless mouse needs to be installed for a screensaver to work?uke-l::stpd:

 

[Bozo]

So the driver for the wireless mouse needs to be installed for a screensaver to work?uke-l::stpd:

Yep :tdown:

 

[Mercutio]

I dealt with a system on Friday where the printer drivers had to be installed in a particular order or the Print Spooler service would fail to start.

The system had five local printers, including two parallel port printers (Oki ML320 and a Zebra label printer) and one serial printer (barcode printer).

Weird shit still happens sometimes.