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Title: Screen saver or not
Post by: TR on May 19, 2003, 18:41

Hi all... ;D  only me

Right.. not a big problem just a little niggle to get your heads round.
Screen saver or not, over the past few months my screen saver clicks in after 10 mins and a display comes up with what I have set...right following this  ;D well some times not all the time it sets like a power saver in the power saving settings and the VDU switches off.
Well I have checked all settings in power saver and all set to do nothing  :o  why then do the screen switches off.
Like I said only a small niggle  8) I'm in charge of this computer right... wrong  :'(

Hookstar

Ps I have searched this pc all over, might be a simple thing might be one of those weird alien things  ;D

Title: Re:Screen saver or not
Post by: Sandra on May 19, 2003, 19:01

Have you checked in the BIOS or just in XP settings Hook ?
It could well be the setting in BIOS that needs changing to how you want  :-*

Title: Re:Screen saver or not
Post by: TR on May 19, 2003, 19:08

Sometimes I hate woman that think so logical  ;D will check it later when I log out and back in  ;) thank you  :-*

Title: Re:Screen saver or not
Post by: Adept on May 19, 2003, 19:11

So let me get this right Hookstar. What you are saying is that whether you set a screensaver or set the screensaver as "none", it still comes on after 10 mins?

I doubt if this has anything to do with the BIOS as XP will override BIOS power management settings.

What happens if you set the power scheme option to "Always On"?

Title: Re:Screen saver or not
Post by: TR on May 19, 2003, 19:18

Adept, started typing.. it all out.. picture tells a thousand words.

 ;D

Title: Re:Screen saver or not
Post by: Adept on May 19, 2003, 19:21

Hmmm... Maybe Sandra is right then (damn! :P))

I can't see any other reason for it :-[

Title: Re:Screen saver or not
Post by: Sandra on May 19, 2003, 19:25

Quote from: Adept on May 19, 2003, 19:21

Hmmm... Maybe Sandra is right then (damn! :P))

Sorry Adept,I will wait until you have had first goes next time  ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re:Screen saver or not
Post by: Adept on May 19, 2003, 19:34

:shuddup: just wait - you may be wrong  ::) ;D :P

Title: Re:Screen saver or not
Post by: TR on May 19, 2003, 19:39

Well for what its worth  :D it doesnt always happen.. screen saver cuts in sometimes and some times VDU powers off..........so you might be both right  ;)

Im sitting on the fence here  :clever:

Title: Re:Screen saver or not
Post by: Sandra on May 19, 2003, 19:50

Youre not logging in on two different user accounts from time to time are you Hook,with different settings for each  ???

Title: Re:Screen saver or not
Post by: TR on May 19, 2003, 19:56

No Sandra.. same account..................I can be the only one on here all night  :baad: the rest dont get a chance  ;D