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harakan · 03-13-2002, 01:13 PM

I have also seen this, and found a (sort of) workaround.

The problem occurs when you have SereneScreen set to NOT return on mouseclick/any key. For some reason, SereneScreen doesn't handle an external close event properly (bug for Jim to fix one day).

The workaround is to ALWAYS press ESCAPE before control-alt-delete to unlock the machine. The escape key will close the screensaver properly, returning the desktop to the normal resolution/colour depth/frequency. You can then press control-alt-delete to unlock it and log in.

Hope this helps!

03-13-2002, 01:13 PM	#5
harakan Registered Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 1	I have also seen this, and found a (sort of) workaround. The problem occurs when you have SereneScreen set to NOT return on mouseclick/any key. For some reason, SereneScreen doesn't handle an external close event properly (bug for Jim to fix one day). The workaround is to ALWAYS press ESCAPE before control-alt-delete to unlock the machine. The escape key will close the screensaver properly, returning the desktop to the normal resolution/colour depth/frequency. You can then press control-alt-delete to unlock it and log in. Hope this helps!