Microsoft KB Archive/310838

= The Channel Screen Saver May Not Switch Between Channels =

Article ID: 310838

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0

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This article was previously published under Q310838



SYMPTOMS
If you have configured the Channel screen saver with multiple screen saver channels selected and a time delay to switch between the channels, the screen saver may not switch away from certain channels.



CAUSE
The Channel screen saver starts the timer for a particular channel after the document has been completely loaded. If the page in the channel reloads another page, the Onload event is triggered again and the timer is reset. If pages continue to be loaded before the configured timer interval elapses, the timer never elapses and the screen saver does not switch to the next channel.



RESOLUTION
To work around this behavior, do not use Web page channels that continue to load other pages in a screen saver.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



MORE INFORMATION
Resetting the screen saver timer when a document is loaded allows the channel to account for redirects and pages that load slowly.

Keywords: kbenv kbprb KB310838

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