Monitor not turning on

[Guest]

I am having the exact problem indicated in KB823348 (monitor may not turn on
after being in energy saving mode), except for desktop units with LCD
monitors and not laptops. Is anyone else having this problem or know of any
fixes?

Summary:
OS: XP Pro SP1 or 2
Monitor: ANY LCD Monitor, 17", 15" or 19"

Symptoms:
If screen saver is set and monitor is set to turn off after a period of time
(anything except Never), screen will not come back on until PC is unplugged.

Troubleshooting:
Upgraded video drivers/firmware
upgraded MB bios

 

[Bob I]

As per the referenced article

Pasted below for your convenience

To resolve this issue, create the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\GraphicsDrivers
LidCloseSetPower

 

[Guest]

Being that it is a laptop entry, I assume it wouldn't work as there aren't
any calls from the hardware layer advising the lid had been closed. Is that a
correct assumption?

 

[Bob I]

Dunno, I would test it on a machine and see if in fact it did correct
the issue.

 

[Guest]

Thanks, tried it on 5 pc's. Issue still exists. Any other ideas anyone?

 

[Bob I]

As a work around would setting the monitor "screensaver" to blank work?