I installed the latest version of DisplayFusion Pro on my work machine the last week and initially set it to handle screensavers. It locked up my system whenever the screensaver activated.
Actually, that's not strictly true; what happened is I would come back and find the wallpaper the only thing visible on my two monitors (no cursor, no "press CTRL-ALT-DEL" window, no nothing). Regardless of what I did, I could never get back to my desktop. The machine wasn't actually locked up; I could hear everything operating in the background, but I just couldn't get to it.
So I disabled DisplayFusion's control of the screensaver, but the problem remained. I edited the registry to disable the screensaver and also to set the ScreenSaveTimeOut to be 60000 sec, but it didn't help. I removed the SCRNSAVE.EXE registry entry (custom screensaver "technip.scr") that my company's IT dept places in my registry on bootup, but it gets replaced each time I boot up.
I even uninstalled DisplayFusion this morning, but it still happened; I came back from lunch and my wallpaper was all I could see. I still heard my machine getting emails, and my music still playing, but the desktop was inaccessible.
I haven't installed any new programs since installing DisplayFusion.
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**** Machine **********************************************
Operating System: Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 (5.1.2600.19660
Detected Version: WindowsXP / Server2003 (WindowsXP / Server2003)
x64 Process / System: False / False
Date/Time (UTC): 04/20/2011 18:02:54
Date/Time (Local): 04/20/2011 13:02:54
.NET Framework: 2.0.50727.3615
CurrentCulture: English (United States) (en-US ~ en)
CurrentUICulture: English (United States) (en-US ~ en)
Administrator: True
UAC Enabled: False
On Battery: False
***** Wallpaper ****************************************
Profile: "Default Profile" (b288a82a-a001-4c7b-bb8a-0baeeac7fa6e)
Active Desktop: False
Wallpaper Span: True
Wallpaper Transitions: False
Wallpaper Check / Fix: True / True
Windows Wallpaper: C:\Documents and Settings\gdsmith\Application Data\DisplayFusion\Wallpaper_2.bmp (Exists: True ~ Size: 2560x1024)
Generated Wallpaper Folder: C:\Documents and Settings\gdsmith\Application Data\DisplayFusion
Flickr Manual Allowed: True
Flickr Random Allowed: True
Vladstudio Manual Allowed: True
Vladstudio Random Allowed: True
***** Wallpaper Screens [2] ****************************
Min, Max: 0x0, 2560x1024
Total: 2560x1024
***** Wallpaper Screen 1 (0x0, 1280x1024) **************
Image: C:\wallpix\100 Amazing Underwater Wallpapers www.sacrFX.blogger.com\(4
.jpg (Exists: True ~ Size: 1600x1200)
Move: 0x0
Scale: 100.00%
***** Wallpaper Screen 2 (1280x0, 1280x1024) ***********
Image: \\us001sf0021\xdrive$\gdsmith\profile\Desktop\Pix & Graphix\wallpix 2007\180_HQ_Wide_Wallpapers\ws_Sunset_1680x1050.jpg (Exists: True ~ Size: 1680x1050)
Move: 0x0
Scale: 100.00%
***** Wallpaper Profiles [1] ***************************
"Default Profile" (b288a82a-a001-4c7b-bb8a-0baeeac7fa6e)
***** DisplayFusion ************************************
Name: DisplayFusion Pro v3.3.0
Build Date: Feb 16, 2011 10:49
Pro: True
(note: I deleted the last 10 characters of my lic key because I didn't want to post it on a public forum)
License Key: 2c2c1360e1e77bea810415xxxxxxxxxx
Command Line: "C:\Program Files\DisplayFusion\DisplayFusion.exe"
Current Folder: C:\Documents and Settings\gdsmith
System Hooks Pause FullScreen: False
Process Integrity Level: N/A
Process CPU Affinity: 0 (2 cores)
Memory Trim: True
Font Scaling Mode: XPStyle
Font Scaling (Forced): 1 (96 ~ NoScaleMode: False ~ Error: False)
Font Scaling (Not Forced): 1 (96 ~ NoScaleMode: False ~ Error: False)
Font Scaling Correct: True
***** Themes *******************************************
Visual Styles: True
Visual Styles Detected: True
DWM Composition Detected: False
Filename: C:\WINDOWS\resources\Themes\Luna\Luna.msstyles
Colour: Metallic
Size: NormalSize
File: NORMALMETALLIC
Bitmap File: METALLIC_CAPTIONBUTTON_BMP
***** Monitor 1 (Primary:True ~ Attached:True) *********
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
Monitor: Default Monitor
Device: \\.\DISPLAY1
Colours: 32 bpp
Bounds: {X=0,Y=0,Width=1280,Height=1024}
WorkArea: {X=0,Y=0,Width=1280,Height=994}
***** Monitor 2 (Primary:False ~ Attached:True) ********
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
Monitor: Default Monitor
Device: \\.\DISPLAY2
Colours: 32 bpp
Bounds: {X=1280,Y=0,Width=1280,Height=1024}
WorkArea: {X=1280,Y=0,Width=1280,Height=994}
***** Monitors by Bounds *******************************
1, 2
Force Order: None
***** FullScreen Applications **************************
None
***** HotKeys [22] *************************************
Enabled: True
"Move window to next monitor" ~ CTRL;WIN;88 ~ Windows XP (Dark)\Next Monitor.png ~ Description: "Move window to next monitor"
"Move window to center of monitor" ~ CTRL;WIN;81 ~ ~ Description: "Move window to center of monitor"
"Move window to center of monitor and size to 75%" ~ CTRL;WIN;83 ~ ~ Description: "Move window to center of monitor, Change window width to specified percentage: 75%, Change window height to specified percentage: 75%"
"Move window to next monitor and maximize" ~ CTRL;WIN;65 ~ ~ Description: "Move window to next monitor and maximize"
"Move window to next monitor and size proportionally" ~ CTRL;WIN;90 ~ ~ Description: "Move window to next monitor and size proportionally"
"Move window to previous monitor" ~ CTRL;WIN;87 ~ ~ Description: "Move window to previous monitor"
"Move window to previous monitor and maximize" ~ CTRL;WIN;69 ~ ~ Description: "Move window to previous monitor and maximize"
"Move window to previous monitor and size proportionally" ~ CTRL;WIN;68 ~ ~ Description: "Move window to previous monitor and size proportionally"
"Next random wallpaper image (Pro only)" ~ CTRL;WIN;82 ~ ~ Description: "Next random wallpaper image (Pro only)"
"Show Monitor Selector (Pro Only)" ~ * ~ ~ Description: ""
"Size and move window to bottom side of monitor" ~ CTRL;WIN;40 ~ ~ Description: "Move window to bottom side of monitor, Change window width to specified percentage: 100%, Change window height to specified percentage: 50%"
"Size and move window to left side of monitor" ~ CTRL;WIN;37 ~ ~ Description: "Move window to left side of monitor, Change window width to specified percentage: 50%, Change window height to specified percentage: 100%"
"Size and move window to right side of monitor" ~ CTRL;WIN;39 ~ ~ Description: "Move window to right side of monitor, Change window width to specified percentage: 50%, Change window height to specified percentage: 100%"
"Size and move window to top side of monitor" ~ CTRL;WIN;38 ~ ~ Description: "Move window to top side of monitor, Change window width to specified percentage: 100%, Change window height to specified percentage: 50%"
"Span window across all monitors" ~ CTRL;WIN;192 ~ ~ Description: "Span window across all monitors"
"Start Screen Saver (Pro Only)" ~ * ~ ~ Description: "Start Screen Saver (Pro Only)"
"Toggle Freeze Current Wallpaper Images" ~ * ~ ~ Description: "Toggle Freeze Current Wallpaper Images"
"Toggle HotKeys" ~ * ~ ~ Description: "Toggle HotKeys"
"Toggle Multi-Monitor Taskbar (Pro only)" ~ * ~ ~ Description: "Toggle Multi-Monitor Taskbar (Pro only)"
"Toggle TitleBar Buttons" ~ * ~ ~ Description: "Toggle TitleBar Buttons"
"Toggle Window Always on Top" ~ * ~ ~ Description: "Toggle Window Always on Top"
"Toggle Window Transparency (50%)" ~ * ~ ~ Description: "Toggle Window Transparency (50%)"
***** TitleBar Buttons *********************************
Enabled: False
Minimum Window Width: 0
Standard Backgrounds: False
Aero Positioning: True
DisplayFusion Caption Button Size: {Width=21, Height=21}
System Caption Button Size: {Width=25, Height=25}
Detected Caption Button Size: {Width=21, Height=21}
Custom Background: Blank
***** Taskbars *****************************************
Enabled: True
Taskbar Mode: ShowRelevant
Middle-Click Behaviour: OpenNewInstance
Button Style: IconsAndText
Opacity: 100
Flash Blink: True
Thumbnail Preview: None
Thumbnail Preview Animations: True
Sizing Bar Size: 0
Button Width Max: 160
Button Width Override: 0
Button Icon Size: 16
Button Gap Size: {Width=0, Height=0}
Clock Time Format (use/default): h:mm tt / h:mm:ss tt
Start Menu Handle: NULL
Windows Taskbar Side: Bottom
Windows Taskbar Size: {Width=1280, Height=30}
Windows Taskbar Bounds: {X=0,Y=994,Width=1280,Height=30}
Windows Taskbar Monitor Bounds: {X=0,Y=0,Width=1280,Height=1024}
Disabled Taskbars: None
Colour Tracking Override: None
Button Height: 30
Text Glow Size: 0
Count: 1
***** Taskbar 1 ****************************************
Location: {X=1280,Y=994,Width=1280,Height=30}
Monitor ID: 2
Position (Setting/Current): Automatic / Bottom
Size: Automatic
Auto-Hide: Disabled
Button Grouping: False
TopMost: True
Buttons (0):
None
***** Taskbar Deleted Items
o************************
None
***** Taskbar Items [2] ********************************
"" (0x000406c6:0x000406c6:0x000406c6 ~ None ~ {X=382,Y=211,Width=516,Height=390})
"DisplayFusion Pro ~ Settings" (0x00050284:0x00050284:0x00050284 ~ None ~ {X=237,Y=213,Width=807,Height=569})
***** Window Snapping **********************************
Snap to Monitor Edges: False
Snap to Application Window Edges: False
Snap Distance: 20
Snap Mode: Always
Snap Modifier: Shift
***** Window Management ********************************
Maximized Window Dragging: True
Maximized Window Dragging Overlay: True
Middle-Click Window Moving: True
Window Move Use New Method: False
Spanned Window Memory: 0
***** Window Location
o******************************
Enabled: True
Taskbar Shortcuts Waiting: 0
None
***** Windows Logon Background *************************
Enabled: False
Image:
Colour: Color [A=255, R=0, G=78, B=152]
Size Mode: FitBestMaintainClip
Colour Mode: Normal
***** Screen Savers [1] ********************************
Enabled: False
Span: True
0: "C:\WINDOWS\System32\ssstars.scr" ~ Preview: True
***** Screen Savers Installed [13] *********************
"avast! antivirus" ~ "C:\WINDOWS\avastSS.scr"
"Windows XP" ~ "C:\WINDOWS\System32\logon.scr"
"Blank" ~ "C:\WINDOWS\System32\scrnsave.scr"
"3D Flying Objects" ~ "C:\WINDOWS\System32\ss3dfo.scr"
"Beziers" ~ "C:\WINDOWS\System32\ssbezier.scr"
"3D FlowerBox" ~ "C:\WINDOWS\System32\ssflwbox.scr"
"Marquee" ~ "C:\WINDOWS\System32\ssmarque.scr"
"My Pictures Slideshow" ~ "C:\WINDOWS\System32\ssmypics.scr"
"Mystify" ~ "C:\WINDOWS\System32\ssmyst.scr"
"3D Pipes" ~ "C:\WINDOWS\System32\sspipes.scr"
"Starfield" ~ "C:\WINDOWS\System32\ssstars.scr"
"3D Text" ~ "C:\WINDOWS\System32\sstext3d.scr"
"ScreensaverMaker" ~ "C:\WINDOWS\System32\Technip.scr"
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