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Old 06-02-2009, 03:40 PM
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Re: screensaver tab missing; unable to run regedit

In message <254C534F-4F87-45FC-BE2B-BB4F24B9B346@microsoft.com>,
brianmcc22 <brianmcc22@discussions.microsoft.com> writes
>My screensaver tab is missing from control panel display. I found the fix
>pasted below, and the data value is indeed "1", but when I change it to zero,
>I get the following error message:
>"Cannot edit NoDispScrSavPg: Error writing the new value's contents."
>Can anyone help restore my screensaver tab?
>
>The fix I tried:
>
>Start > Run > Regedit
>>
>> Navigate to
>>
>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\System
>>
>> If there is a DWoRD Value called "NoDispScrSavPage" with a data value of 1
>> this will disable the screen saver tab. Change the value to 0 to
>> see the tab again.

>

After navigating to the DWord select Edit/Permissions and see what
authorisation you have to change the key.

Give yourself write access ( you may need to be logged in as an
administrator)

Then change the value and change the permissions back.

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Old 06-02-2009, 03:40 PM