Monitor turning off while playing video

[Vista User]

This problem happens in Vista, not XP.

What is the fix for Vista?

 

[zachd [MSFT]]

Could you explain this? Do you mean as in the screen saver or hibernate
mode kicks in even though video is playing?

 

[Vista User]

Yes, Monitor goes into Standby whilst video is playing in the foreground.

 

[zachd [MSFT]]

And I assume it's shutting off in compliance with your power savings
options, right?

In some cases WMP doesn't have permission/privileges to override that
setting. I do not recall the source of that issue - I *think* it can happen
if someone acting as administrator sets that setting, since WMP will run as
a normal user.

 

[Vista User]

Yes the monitor goes off in accordance with Power saving scheme.

OK what should I be doing.. I should run the programme in question as
Administrator. I am the Admin on the machine.

 

[zachd [MSFT]]

Are you logged in *as* the Administrator account, or another user account
that admin privileges? Do you have UAC turned on (the prompts for admin
credentials)?

It's possible that the power savings control panel was opened as an
administrator, but Windows Media Player is asking for a lower privilege set
and thus is unable to override those "administrative" power settings. Given
that WMP will need to turn off the power settings in real time as it runs,
but that the Power Settings would be running with the full Explorer rights
(IIRC), if you're really running the machine as Administrator all the time
you may have a square peg/round hole problem.

This is all a lot of deduction. Let's step back: are you logged in as
"Administrator"?

 

[Vista User]

Yes

[top posted]

Are you logged in *as* the Administrator account, or another user account
that admin privileges? Do you have UAC turned on (the prompts for admin
credentials)?

It's possible that the power savings control panel was opened as an
administrator, but Windows Media Player is asking for a lower privilege
set and thus is unable to override those "administrative" power settings.
Given that WMP will need to turn off the power settings in real time as it
runs, but that the Power Settings would be running with the full Explorer
rights (IIRC), if you're really running the machine as Administrator all
the time you may have a square peg/round hole problem.

This is all a lot of deduction. Let's step back: are you logged in as
"Administrator"?

--
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See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.

 

[zachd [MSFT]]

Does this work if you log in as a new/normal user account and aren't running
as the administrator?

--
Speaking for myself only.
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
--

Yes

[top posted]

Are you logged in *as* the Administrator account, or another user account
that admin privileges? Do you have UAC turned on (the prompts for admin
credentials)?

It's possible that the power savings control panel was opened as an
administrator, but Windows Media Player is asking for a lower privilege
set and thus is unable to override those "administrative" power settings.
Given that WMP will need to turn off the power settings in real time as
it runs, but that the Power Settings would be running with the full
Explorer rights (IIRC), if you're really running the machine as
Administrator all the time you may have a square peg/round hole problem.

This is all a lot of deduction. Let's step back: are you logged in as
"Administrator"?

--
Speaking for myself only.
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.

 

[Vista User]

OK I created another user account in Vista.

The problem still persists.

Does this work if you log in as a new/normal user account and aren't
running as the administrator?

--
Speaking for myself only.
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
--

Yes

[top posted]

Are you logged in *as* the Administrator account, or another user
account that admin privileges? Do you have UAC turned on (the prompts
for admin credentials)?

It's possible that the power savings control panel was opened as an
administrator, but Windows Media Player is asking for a lower privilege
set and thus is unable to override those "administrative" power
settings. Given that WMP will need to turn off the power settings in
real time as it runs, but that the Power Settings would be running with
the full Explorer rights (IIRC), if you're really running the machine as
Administrator all the time you may have a square peg/round hole problem.

This is all a lot of deduction. Let's step back: are you logged in as
"Administrator"?

--
Speaking for myself only.
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
--
Yes the monitor goes off in accordance with Power saving scheme.

OK what should I be doing.. I should run the programme in question as
Administrator. I am the Admin on the machine.



And I assume it's shutting off in compliance with your power savings
options, right?

In some cases WMP doesn't have permission/privileges to override that
setting. I do not recall the source of that issue - I *think* it can
happen if someone acting as administrator sets that setting, since WMP
will run as a normal user.

--
Speaking for myself only.
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
--
Yes, Monitor goes into Standby whilst video is playing in the
foreground.


message
Could you explain this? Do you mean as in the screen saver or
hibernate mode kicks in even though video is playing?

--
Speaking for myself only.
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
--

This problem happens in Vista, not XP.

What is the fix for Vista?

 

[Vista User]

I was wondering whether we could resolve this thread.

Responding to te previous post in this thread, no the monitor still gos off
when logged in as a "normal" user.

But to be perfectly honest I don't see why it should really matter unless
there have been deliberate, and in my view unnecessary, changes to security
policies in Vista. The very same config under XP works fine -- the monitor
stays ON when video is playing in the foreground irrespective of whether
Standard/Admin user logged on.

Does this work if you log in as a new/normal user account and aren't
running as the administrator?

--
Speaking for myself only.
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
--

Yes

[top posted]

Are you logged in *as* the Administrator account, or another user
account that admin privileges? Do you have UAC turned on (the prompts
for admin credentials)?

It's possible that the power savings control panel was opened as an
administrator, but Windows Media Player is asking for a lower privilege
set and thus is unable to override those "administrative" power
settings. Given that WMP will need to turn off the power settings in
real time as it runs, but that the Power Settings would be running with
the full Explorer rights (IIRC), if you're really running the machine as
Administrator all the time you may have a square peg/round hole problem.

This is all a lot of deduction. Let's step back: are you logged in as
"Administrator"?

--
Speaking for myself only.
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
--
Yes the monitor goes off in accordance with Power saving scheme.

OK what should I be doing.. I should run the programme in question as
Administrator. I am the Admin on the machine.



And I assume it's shutting off in compliance with your power savings
options, right?

In some cases WMP doesn't have permission/privileges to override that
setting. I do not recall the source of that issue - I *think* it can
happen if someone acting as administrator sets that setting, since WMP
will run as a normal user.

--
Speaking for myself only.
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
--
Yes, Monitor goes into Standby whilst video is playing in the
foreground.


message
Could you explain this? Do you mean as in the screen saver or
hibernate mode kicks in even though video is playing?

--
Speaking for myself only.
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
--

This problem happens in Vista, not XP.

What is the fix for Vista?