screensaver or poweroof monitor?

[MaFia JaK]

i was just wondering if using a screensaver, or setting the monitor to turn off after about 15 mintues will make the computer slower when i get back on it. if so , shoul di use a blank screensaver, or should i power off monitor after 15 min? waht are you guys' thoughts on this?

[Steve R Jones]

Couldn't you test this and let us know how it goes?

[MaFia JaK]

well i deleted my screensavers to get alittle bit of space, and i want to test it with blank.scr but i dont have it anymore lol can i extract it off the xp cd?

[SuperSparks]

Blank isn't actually called blank.scr, it's called scrnsave.scr.

[MaFia JaK]

well whatever the blank ones file name is. i dont have it anymore. can i extract it from the cd?

[SuperSparks]

Sure, it's in the i386 folder as SRNSAVE.SC_

[SuperSparks]

Heres an article on how to extract it if you need it:

Extracting files from the Operating System CD

[MaFia JaK]

ok im probably doing this wrong, but i just copied and pasted it in system32/dllcache and system32, and renamed the extension to scr. i right clicked and chose install but it ist installing. how exactly do i do this? thank u for your help

//edit - it says it is not a valid win32 application

[SuperSparks]

You need to use the Expand command as described in that link above. You don't need to go to the Recovery Console though, you can do it in the Command Prompt (All Programs>Accessories). I'm sorry I can't be any more detailed, I have to go to bed, but I'm sure someone else can help if you get stuck.

[MaFia JaK]

i was typing my reply before ur reply was posted lol. i will give it a shot and post back

[MaFia JaK]

the expand command worked like a charm just had to rename the extension from .sc_ to .scr then right click and install. i will let yall know which option seems to not effect cpu performance after the comp hasnt been used for awhile