See if this applies.
The screen saver does not work when you use a Microsoft wireless pointing device on a Windows Vista-based computer:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911895
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913405

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hi, i know i'm doing it right, but when i go into personalization and click
screensavers and click apply and okay.....even after setting it for 1minute,
nothing happens....what's up? is something disabled or something?

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