XP puts monitor in standby after 20 mins., when set NOT to.

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XP Home continues to put my monitor into "standby", after 20 minutes
idle mouse time, even though I have set it not to under "Monitor
Power" settings. This started about 2 weeks ago without any "known"
changes to these settings.

Any ideas?

Also, where in the XP registry would one find this setting?

Thanks.

Vic
 
XP Home continues to put my monitor into "standby", after 20 minutes
idle mouse time, even though I have set it not to under "Monitor
Power" settings. This started about 2 weeks ago without any "known"
changes to these settings.

Any ideas?

Also, where in the XP registry would one find this setting?

Thanks.

Vic
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What kind of monitor is it? Some of the flat panels have standby built-in
to protect the backlight.
 
There's also the a setting in the BIOS

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well let me tell ya mr bristow if you were not on my computer you wouldnt have to worrie about such a thing! have a nice night

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XP Home continues to put my monitor into "standby", after 20 minute
idle mouse time, even though I have set it not to under "Monito
Power" settings. This started about 2 weeks ago without any "known
changes to these settings

Any ideas

Also, where in the XP registry would one find this setting

Thanks

Vi
 
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well let me tell ya mr bristow if you were not on my computer you wouldnt have to worrie about such a thing! have a nice night .

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XP Home continues to put my monitor into "standby", after 20 minutes
idle mouse time, even though I have set it not to under "Monitor
Power" settings. This started about 2 weeks ago without any "known"
changes to these settings.

Any ideas?

Also, where in the XP registry would one find this setting?

Thanks.

Vic
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What kind of monitor is it? Some of the flat panels have standby built-in
to protect the backlight.
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Sharon...can you tell me where in the Registry , and the key, that is
the Power Management setting for putting the monitor into standby?
I've searched but can't find anything definitive.

Vic
 
Sharon...can you tell me where in the Registry , and the key, that is
the Power Management setting for putting the monitor into standby?
I've searched but can't find anything definitive.
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Vic, I don't understand what you expect to find in the registry. The power
management settings are in Control Panel> Power Management and in your BIOS
settings. When in Control Panel, note that the "Always On" setting still
have values for putting some devices into standby. Change those to never.

May also want to take a look at the properties of individual devices in
Device Manager. You may find some "Power Management" settings there. I have
had to use settings in this this area to keep my NIC and USB keyboard alive
and ticking. Perhaps you'll find one for your monitor or display adapter
there.
 
Vic, I don't understand what you expect to find in the registry. The power
management settings are in Control Panel> Power Management and in your BIOS
settings. When in Control Panel, note that the "Always On" setting still
have values for putting some devices into standby. Change those to never.
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I have done all of this, There is NO setting anywhere, which would
put the monitor into "standby", set incorrectly.

I expect to find, in the registry, EVERYTHING. LOL! Anything to do
with my system is there...right down to whether my monitor goes into
"standby" or not. You and I both know that. I've tried all the Windows
"interfaces" for this problem. Nobody can come up with anything more
"constructive" than, "your monitor is dying". BS! It's not a year old
and runs fine. Like every CRT it needs time to get to it's OPTIMAL
performance, after being "OFF".

I just want to know why XP is putting it in "standby"!
May also want to take a look at the properties of individual devices in
Device Manager. You may find some "Power Management" settings there. I have
had to use settings in this this area to keep my NIC and USB keyboard alive
and ticking. Perhaps you'll find one for your monitor or display adapter
there.
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I'm sorry...did I not make it clear enough in my ORIGINAL post???

I have checked every nook and cranny of XP, and it's settings. I have
checked my BIOS, I have checked, basically, everything everyone has
suggested...before they suggested it. I don't post questions here
until I have done this.

I'm not your average "newbie", Sharon. I ain't no MS expert, either.
I have been solving my own problems, with MS OS, since Windows95.

You've given me the basic, "How to"...something I don't need. I
already know all that.

Let's move to the next level...without "skipping" any LOL.

Let me re-iterate:

This system worked as expected until a month ago. At that point it
started putting the monitor in "standby" mode. Nothing I can find was
added at that time. ALL settings, whether BIOS or Windows are set to
no monitor standby (Including "Always on", for all devices, as you
stated above).

I certainly appreciate your help, Sharon...so don't take the above in
the wrong manner. I'm not some Window's "newbie", however, and I
regularly use my XP registry to turn off annoying things...like
"Auto-Run" (since MS did not seem to want me to do it myself?!?)
and I'm used to the vagaries of the OS.

I have to say that, although many proggies won't work on "OTHER"
OS's...those OS's are MUCH more user friendly...and I don't know how
much longer I can stand to deal with these constant problems with MS's
OS's.

XP was supposed to be the "cat's meow"...it's starting to act like
the Cat's litter box. It just takes longer for the usual Windows error
messages to show up...AFAICT.

The problems DO show up...eventually.

Anyway...I digress.

Do you have a clue as to why XP is ignoring my Power Manegement
settings?

Love ya!

Vic
 
Perhaps your screen saver is activating and you think it's standby? Set the
screensaver to a large amount of time and test.
 
I expect to find, in the registry, EVERYTHING. LOL! Anything to do
with my system is there...right down to whether my monitor goes into
"standby" or not. You and I both know that. I've tried all the Windows
"interfaces" for this problem. Nobody can come up with anything more
"constructive" than, "your monitor is dying". BS! It's not a year old
and runs fine. Like every CRT it needs time to get to it's OPTIMAL
performance, after being "OFF".

I just want to know why XP is putting it in "standby"!
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Sorry I didn't recognize the distance you've already covered with this
problem however I am not a mind reader. As far as I can recall, I've only
seen this thread from you. I get a bit cautious when folks in .newusers and
..basics start talking about the registry. Very often, they are back in a
few days trying to sort out the results of an editing mistake.

Still, everything is not in the registry. Interaction between drivers,
BIOS, running programs and the ever evolving Windows is not a static
condition. Reasonable boundaries of interaction cause results that a user
becomes accustomed to and accepts as "normal."

Change an ingredient and the behavior can go outside those behavior
boundaries. Finding that single ingredient that changed can be a
"needle/haystack" exercise. In other words, the answer may not be a change
in settings regarding the monitor but instead a change involving another
device that the monitor is dependent on.

Anyhow, look for "PowerCfg" and "PowerPolicy" in the registry. The
available values are 0-5. 0 is Home/Office; 1=Portable/laptop; 2=Monitor on
for presentations (this one might be helpful to you); 3=Network computer; 4
is optimized for high performance, and 5 is optimized for power saving.

Description of the Different Advanced Power Management States
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=308535

Other thoughts:
-If using XP Pro and getting the log off screen, check local policy for
"log off when user is idle after x amount of minutes." If active, try
toggling the setting to disable this.

-You mentioned power management is enabled in BIOS. What levels does your
BIOS offer and what is the native implementation of those levels? Standby
and Hibernate are standards. The behavior of the other levels can vary.
 
Perhaps your screen saver is activating and you think it's standby? Set the
screensaver to a large amount of time and test.
Click to expand...

My Screen Saver activates, as set, after 5 minutes...no problems
there.
 
Sorry I didn't recognize the distance you've already covered with this
problem however I am not a mind reader. As far as I can recall, I've only
seen this thread from you. I get a bit cautious when folks in .newusers and
.basics start talking about the registry. Very often, they are back in a
few days trying to sort out the results of an editing mistake.

Still, everything is not in the registry. Interaction between drivers,
BIOS, running programs and the ever evolving Windows is not a static
condition. Reasonable boundaries of interaction cause results that a user
becomes accustomed to and accepts as "normal."

Change an ingredient and the behavior can go outside those behavior
boundaries. Finding that single ingredient that changed can be a
"needle/haystack" exercise. In other words, the answer may not be a change
in settings regarding the monitor but instead a change involving another
device that the monitor is dependent on.

Anyhow, look for "PowerCfg" and "PowerPolicy" in the registry. The
available values are 0-5. 0 is Home/Office; 1=Portable/laptop; 2=Monitor on
for presentations (this one might be helpful to you); 3=Network computer; 4
is optimized for high performance, and 5 is optimized for power saving.

Description of the Different Advanced Power Management States
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=308535
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I've included 2 screenshots of my registry. I'm guessing that
somewhere in the binary "Key" for "Power Policy" 0 (home/office) is
the "code" for the monitor setting "always on" or the time to wait
before turning the monitor off...I'll have to find out the exact
binary code to verify if my "Key" is set to "always on" for the
monitor.

I've also included a scrennshot of the Windows XP Power Management
settings...as you can see the monitor should not be shutting down with
these settings...but it is.
Other thoughts:
-If using XP Pro and getting the log off screen, check local policy for
"log off when user is idle after x amount of minutes." If active, try
toggling the setting to disable this.
Click to expand...

I'm using XP Home and it does not auto "log off" due to idle time.
-You mentioned power management is enabled in BIOS. What levels does your
BIOS offer and what is the native implementation of those levels? Standby
and Hibernate are standards. The behavior of the other levels can vary.
Click to expand...

My BIOS Power Management settings are "User Defined"
"Video Off Mode"= Always on.

Vic
 
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