Try one of the non-3d screensavers?

tkbirdie wrote:

> 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...
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>>>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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>>>>| >
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