When the monitor light is orange the power IS off.
"tkbirdie" <tkbirdie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:84B9E3EB-CDED-4B79-85F9-A0FA52364561@microsoft.com...
>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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