Dafydd Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Hi EDIT: Winamp issue was because one of my speakers were dead, nothing wrong with winamp, apparently. The below issue remains, however: Since I got my flatron monitor, my computer no longer activates the screen saver after the preset time, so I have to either leave it shining or I have to turn the power off when I go. Any workarounds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverCoat Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 I don't see how this is possible. A monitor doesn't have control over anything besides itself, and it's not like screensavers run in a different resolution, and if they did a new monitor would support it. The only workaround is... turning your monitor off when you don't use it. Works for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafydd Posted September 13, 2007 Author Share Posted September 13, 2007 Yeah, but it's odd, don't you think, that the screen saver doesn't start? I've also tried activating power saving functions but they don't have any effect either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moseph Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 HiEDIT: Winamp issue was because one of my speakers were dead, nothing wrong with winamp, apparently. The below issue remains, however: Since I got my flatron monitor, my computer no longer activates the screen saver after the preset time, so I have to either leave it shining or I have to turn the power off when I go. Any workarounds? I am having this problem too, but my monitor setup is the same as it's always been (laptop screen + CRT). My comp will usually go into standby after a half hour or so and entirely skip the screensaver stage. Sometimes the screensaver will start working again, but I'm not sure what causes it. IIRC, this started about a month ago, around the time I installed Windows Media Player 11/installed Exact Audio Copy/updated WinAmp. Also, when I reboot I get an ending program box for some sort of Microsoft .NET 2.0 thing. I think this started around the same time -- not sure if it's related. EDIT: I just tried using mscofig to reboot in diagnostic mode, and the screensaver worked. Then I turned my startup programs, services, etc. back on, and the screensaver still works. Weird. I don't know if it will last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpine Flame Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Strange... I, too have been having problems with my screensaver ever since I installed the new WMP... hmmm... I think there may be a thing that prevents the screensaver from activating?... time to troubleshoot.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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