<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 TRANSITIONAL//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; CHARSET=UTF-8"> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="GtkHTML/3.16.0"> </HEAD> <BODY> On Fri, 2008-03-28 at 15:38 -0500, Joseph wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> On Fri, 2008-03-28 at 15:21 -0500, Joseph wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> It happened again, and the message was actually "Constructing Molecules" not "Connecting Molecules" On Fri, 2008-03-28 at 13:45 -0500, Joseph wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <TT>When I leave the computer for a while, I come back and it's got a black screen and a message in the upper left hand corner which says, "Connecting Molecules."</TT> Then I have to shut down and reboot. Why does that happen? <TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" WIDTH="100%"> <TR> <TD> <TT>Joseph Snurr</TT> <TT>http://e-pops.org/aeamt/GT/607.html</TT> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> OK, I found out what that is. It's a screen saver... however, it's locking up the system. I was going to shut the screen savers down, but can't. As soon as I go there, it's at the "Constructing Molecules" and locks up the system again. Does anyone have a detailed (for the inexperienced) way in which I can shut down the screen saver without going to the screen saver area? I'm not sure why it freezes my system, but it's got to stop as I have to leave it at times and I don't want to reboot. Thanks, <TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" WIDTH="100%"> <TR> <TD> Joseph Snurr <A HREF="http://e-pops.org/aeamt/GT/607.html">http://e-pops.org/aeamt/GT/607.html</A> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </BLOCKQUOTE> Got It!!! Yes, the "Constructing Modules" screen saver is flawed. I found, in the forums, that it is a rather common flaw. I had to go to the gconf-editor, for which I had to do a search, and got into that and simply shut off the "Constructing Module" screen saver. Now, two questions: Does anyone know how I can remove that one, single, screen saver??? Can anyone tell me how I can get to the "gconf-editor" without all the hoops and hunts??? Thanks for everything.... (and I feel rather proud of myself for figuring this thing out. <TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" WIDTH="100%"> <TR> <TD> Joseph Snurr http://e-pops.org/aeamt/GT/607.html </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </BODY> </HTML>