Unable to record with XP's screen saver (with password) running?

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Hi. I tried to record my scheduled TV show tonight for the very first
time being out for a long time. I came home, woke the computer, logged
in (screen saver with password), and noticed a message that ATI's TV
viewer couldn't started.

Does this mean I can't have my screen saver and power-saving monitor
when scheduling TV show recordings? Or am I doing this wrong?

Thank you in advance.
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power management should be fine but Screen Savers have always been a disrupting event. Just turn the power switch off, the only TRUE
screen saver.
 
JAD said:
power management should be fine but Screen Savers have always been a disrupting event. Just turn the power switch off, the only TRUE
screen saver.
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Uh, if I turn off the power switch, how am I supposed to record my
scheduled TV shows? :P

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o n t h e m o n i t o r ;^)`

Uh, if I turn off the power switch, how am I supposed to record my
scheduled TV shows? :P


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hello? are you on the same planet.......'turn off the screen saver and use the monitors power switch' thats off the wall?
ok///sure
 
Oh you meant the monitor. Well, I could but sometimes I forget to turn
off the monitor. Hence, why I use a screen saver and power-saving mode.

Just for kicks, I tried "don't display the player" and only record.
I still get "Unable to initialize display..." message.


JAD said:
hello? are you on the same planet.......'turn off the screen saver and use the monitors power switch' thats off the wall?
ok///sure
Click to expand...
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hello? are you on the same planet.......'turn off the screen saver
and use the monitors power switch' thats off the wall? ok///sure
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I read your comment as meaning he should record on the monitor somehow.
 
Hi. I tried to record my scheduled TV show tonight for the very first
time being out for a long time. I came home, woke the computer, logged
in (screen saver with password), and noticed a message that ATI's TV
viewer couldn't started.
Click to expand...
Does this mean I can't have my screen saver and power-saving monitor
when scheduling TV show recordings? Or am I doing this wrong?
Click to expand...

OK, I experimented a bit and discovered this:

The exact error message: "The TV player failed to initialize the video."

Using Windows XP's lock feature (Winkey + L) doesn't let me record a
scheduled TV show.

Power-saving mode for monitor is fine, and my computer can record a
scheduled TV show.

Here's what weird. I told the recorder to record only. I did NOT check
"Watch". Why did the video player still come up to show the TV show? Is
this a bug? Is this why it is giving me an error? I forgot to mention
that I use Guide Plus program to set my recordings.

Also, this is a new installation of ATI stuff. I uninstalled every ATI
programs last night and installed the new drivers and MMC.

Thank you in advance. :)
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