[Elizabeth8338]

I recently bought a Dell Inspiron 1501 laptop with Windows Vista. The screensaver has never worked. When I try to preview the screensaver, it blinks on for a second and then returns me to my desktop.

I have searched for an answer to this question, but it seems like most people's problems are from a wireless keyboard or mouse, and I've never used an external keyboard or mouse. Does anyone know of anything else that may be causing this problem?

Thanks!

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Probably a graphics issue.

Please explain

The screensaver has never worked.

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All / any screensavers or one in particular?

[Elizabeth8338]

Thanks for the quick response!

I'm just trying to use the standard Windows screensavers; I've tried most of them, and they all give me the same results.

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As you mentioned, for most the trouble is a mouse and keyboard issue. I'd try going to Dell Support, download and install the latest available drivers for video, chipset, mouse + keyboard. Install one at a time and check the screensavers after each install.
Almost forgot to mention, be sure to install essential MS update.

I found some info that microsoft is aware of the issue but has yet to come up with a fix. Please let us know if any of the above worked.