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The domain must have a group policy set to disallow changing the screen saver settings. You'll need to ask the domain admin to allow you access to those settings.
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btdownloads7 is correct. &nbsp;It's a group policy restriction. &nbsp;Check with your IT department for the reason for this restriction. &nbsp;
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The IT person is no longer there and I was appointed as the &quot;new&quot; IT.
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Do you have admin access to change the group policy on the domain controller server? If you do, I can post instructions on how to change the group policy. Otherwise, there's nothing you'll be able to do.
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I am unable to edit the default domain, as it is grayed out. &nbsp;I cannot login to the Server as Administrator right now, but I am logged in remotely to the Server as a user with administrative rights.
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That won't work - you need to be a domain administrator to change those settings, so you'll have to log in as that account.
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I would not be able to go to the office till Monday, so I logged in remotely and created a new Group policy (named &quot;ScreenSaver&quot;). &nbsp;I edited the Display settings (as per your instructions) to not disable the Screensaver and I moved the new Group Policy up above the default Group Policy. &nbsp;Everything worked OK!
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I found a workaround to your last statement.
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My screen saver settings are greyed out and I am unable to set any screen saver in Windows XP Pro when logged into a domain. &nbsp;If I am logged in the local machine, it is OK, but I need it to work on the domain. &nbsp;I have tried to modify the Registry (HKey Current User - Software - Policies - Microsoft - Windows - Control Panel - Desktop) without any success. &nbsp;Finally I just deleted any Screen Saver values in that location of the registry - still with no success.<br />
Any ideas?
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My screen saver settings are greyed out and I am unable to set any screen saver in Windows XP Pro when logged into a domain.  If I am logged in the local machine, it is OK, but I need it to work on the domain.  I have tried to modify the Registry (HKey Current User - Software - Policies - Microsoft - Windows - Control Panel - Desktop) without any success.  Finally I just deleted any Screen Saver values in that location of the registry - still with no success.
Any ideas?

Unable to set any screen saver in Windows XP Pro when logged into a domain

The Microsoft Legacy Operating System topic includes legacy versions of Microsoft operating systems prior to Windows 2000: All versions of MS-DOS and other versions developed for specific manufacturers and Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions, and Windows Mobile.

Microsoft Legacy OS

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).