Handy Software Lab Products FAQ

1) open system.ini

2) look for a line similiar to "SCRNSAVE.EXE=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\3DTEXT~1.SCR"

3) make that "SCRNSAVE.EXE="

4) Restart the computer

5) Your screen saver should be disabled.



However, my guess is that the problem is not that you can't open the display settings, 

but that the computer is on its way out... you might want to start running diagnostic 

programs now as opposed to waiting until the computer won't load.



As you're trying to run Scandisk, you're on the right path... :)