I have checked and changed the various settings, but it will not work. The
monitor will only power save if the screensaver is off.

"Unknown" wrote:

> Have you checked the various times for each function? IE ---screen saver 10
> minutes---display turn off in 20 min.---
> hibernate 1 hour?
> "tkbirdie" <tkbirdie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3F6C6D7F-32D9-4647-836E-18468139B6CC@microsoft.com...
> >I don't understand what is meant by entertainment only. I do not
> >understand
> > how it happened. It was working fine a couple of days ago. I regularly
> > scan
> > for viruses.
> >
> > "Richard in AZ" wrote:
> >
> >> Unfortunately, I believe the power off option sees the screensaver as
> >> activity and hence it does not
> >> want to turn off the monitor.
> >> Since screensaver are "entertainment only" now, I would give up on the
> >> screensaver.
> >>
> >> "tkbirdie" <tkbirdie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:5D089216-73B0-479F-8E57-7D55CB5FDF28@microsoft.com...
> >> | I'm sorry. What I meant was that after the screensaver runs for 10
> >> minutes,
> >> | the power saving kicks in and the monitor turns off or is on standby -
> >> under
> >> | the power saving options in the control panel - turn off monitor, hard
> >> disks.
> >> | The light on the monitor is orange instead of green.
> >> |
> >> | "Unknown" wrote:
> >> |
> >> | > I'm confused. You want your screensaver on and the monitor off? How
> >> can that
> >> | > be?
> >> | > "tkbirdie" <tkbirdie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> | > news:8255B718-329D-46A6-A02C-3BC271F6209A@microsoft.com...
> >> | > >I turned off the screensaver and the monitor turned off. I changed
> >> the
> >> | > > screensaver and the monitor still would not turn off. I want my
> >> | > > screensaver
> >> | > > on, as well as the monitor turning off. I do not want to choose
> >> one or
> >> | > > the
> >> | > > other. How do I fix it? I'm a novice when it comes to computers -
> >> the
> >> | > > simpler the solution, the better.
> >> | > >
> >> | > > "tkbirdie" wrote:
> >> | > >
> >> | > >> I turned the computer on this morning and left it alone. The
> >> monitor
> >> | > >> turned
> >> | > >> off. I left the computer alone for a hour and I came back and
> >> instead of
> >> | > >> the
> >> | > >> monitor being off, the screensaver was running.
> >> | > >>
> >> | > >> "Unknown" wrote:
> >> | > >>
> >> | > >> > Did you reboot and test it?
> >> | > >> > "tkbirdie" <tkbirdie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> | > >> > news:3AC8D00B-3B91-4561-87EA-B266196DDDFC@microsoft.com...
> >> | > >> > > I'm running Windows XP Home. The power options for my
> >> computer is
> >> | > >> > > set to
> >> | > >> > > turn my monitor off after 10 mins - power saving. After 10
> >> minutes,
> >> | > >> > > instead
> >> | > >> > > of turning the monitor off, it just goes back to the desktop.
> >> It was
> >> | > >> > > working
> >> | > >> > > fine yesterday. I have tried changing the minutes, but it
> >> just won't
> >> | > >> > > work.
> >> | > >> > > Any help would be appreciated. I'll check again tomorrow and
> >> see if
> >> | > >> > > it
> >> | > >> > > happens again. I have recently had Windows XP reinstalled,
> >> due to a
> >> | > >> > > problem
> >> | > >> > > with my computer. Everything was working fine until the
> >> monitor
> >> | > >> > > problem
> >> | > >> > > today.
> >> | > >> >
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