Pause screensaver etc.

[DD]

I am sure there must be an easy way to temporarily disable the
screensaver and stop the computer going into hibernation or sleep modes!
I want to make it possible to watch a video file without having to keep
manually deactivating these functions. Can anyone help?

Dennis

 

[Alan Edwards]

What application are you playing them with?
WMP 11 has an option "Allow screen saver during playback"
Uncheck that in WMP-Tools-Options-Player tab if using WMP

....Alan

 

[DD]

Thanks for the quick reply! I am using VLC player mostly but I also use
other programs from time to time, I'm really looking for a windows
solution rather than a specific program solution.

Dennis

 

[Stubbo of Oz]

I am sure there must be an easy way to temporarily disable the
screensaver and stop the computer going into hibernation or sleep modes!
I want to make it possible to watch a video file without having to keep
manually deactivating these functions. Can anyone help?

Dennis

I haven't tried this myself but it might be worth a go:-

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/create-shortcut-icon-to-disable-enable-the-screensaver/

 

[Stubbo of Oz]

I am sure there must be an easy way to temporarily disable the
screensaver and stop the computer going into hibernation or sleep modes!
I want to make it possible to watch a video file without having to keep
manually deactivating these functions. Can anyone help?

Dennis

Here is another one:-

http://trainedmonkey.com/projects/tarsier/

 

[Alan Edwards]

I don't see a Windows solution without 3rd party help (try Stubbo's
suggestions)

If each program you use has similar options to WMP, then you only need
to set them up once. Their support pages may help.

....Alan

 

[Tim Meddick]

There are TWO really good ways of temporarily pausing the screensaver (that I use).

1). Copy and paste the following into a simple text file then re-name it with a .VBS
extension.

------------------- copy between lines -------------------

Dim WSHShell
Set WSHShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

WSHShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\ScreenSaveActive", "0"

------------------- copy between lines -------------------

The resulting .VBS script file, when double-clicked, will stop the screensaver from
executing, so call this file something like "Saver_Off.vbs"

Then copy it to a file and re-name it "Saver_On.vbs" and edit the file, changing the
"0" to a "1", then this file when double-clicked on will turn the screensaver
function back on again.


OR....

2). Download the very smart SAVER.EXE by David L Bahnsack from the link below.
It sits nicely in your taskbar and will turn off the screensaver with a single
click - and you can see whether the saver is currently operative or not, at-a-glance.
It's also very small at 16k

http://www.4shared.com/file/WpSsOBd2/SAVER.html

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.


P.S. You can also download the ready-made [.vbs] script files as well......
http://www.4shared.com/file/125673014/bb39f932/Screensaver_Activate.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/125673023/e703f52/Screensaver_Deactivate.html

 

[glee]

Not a Windows setting, but....in VLC Player, click the Tools menu>
Preferences
Under "Show Settings" at the bottom left, switch from "Simple" to "All"
Now on the left, select "Video"
On the right, put a check in the box for "Disable Screensaver"
Click the Save button.