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May 9th, 2007 21:00

Weather Channel Screensaver

Is Weather Channel Screensaver available at Windows Marketplace safe to download?Can it introduce spyware and related problems.?Will system operation be affected?
  • tgsmith

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    Posted May 11th, 2007 03:00

    Dave2007,
     
     
    It received a 4 Star review.  None of the 5000+ downloaders have submitted a review.  No negatives, no positives.  Probably a good sign. 
     
    Just a little warning.  Third-party screensavers, unlike Microsoft screensavers that are an integral part of Windows, can create some issues.  Notably, a few years back, After Dark screensavers were know to cause a problem when printing with HP printers.  A screensaver polls the system every x minutes you designate.  If the system is busy, the screensaver does not activate.  However, the polling caused HP printers to dump the print spool.  In effect, this stopped the print job.
     
    For example, a client had her After Dark screensaver set for 1 minute.  She went to print invoices from Quickbooks Pro.  The HP printer printed 3 invoices and stopped.  Changed the screensave poll to 2 minutes, 6 invoices were printed.  That's why I recommend ALL screensavers be set at a minimum of 14 minutes or longer.  Very few print jobs run over 14 minutes.
     
    Hope this info helps you make a decision.
     
    Tony