text: extend screen time on my computer? when i first went online, i hit a page on my computer where you could set the length of time your screen would stay on. unfortunately, i shortened the time, now i can't find where to get back to that programing screen. this is a windows 98. please help! i have to keep entering the password, and opening the screen......thank you! right click on your desktop, choose properties from the context menu. then a dialog box will appear, choose the screensaver tab. set the time in minutes for the screen saver in the wait spin.