Screen saver doesn't start

Hi All,
I've a strange problem on my MBP. The screen saver doesn't start automatically after the set period.
Do i need to reset the power management or it's a macos X 10.5.5 bug.
Any idea is very well appreciated.
Regards
Paul

It probably means that some process is running in the background which is preventing the screen saver from kicking in, Paolo. You may be able to find out what it is using Activity Monitor.
Cheers
Rod

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