Screensaver

J

John

Is it possible to prevent the screensaver from initiating when I am watching
a television programme on my PC?
 
J

jake

Right click your desktop
select properties
select screensaver tab
click power (at the bottom right)
select presentation from the power schemes dropdown box
click ok
hope this helps
 
J

John

jake said:
Right click your desktop
select properties
select screensaver tab
click power (at the bottom right)
select presentation from the power schemes dropdown box
click ok
hope this helps
I only have "Home/Office Desk" - I think I once deleted "Laptop"
 
J

jake

John said:
I only have "Home/Office Desk" - I think I once deleted "Laptop"
Ok I got this from http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
line 204 to reset your power schemes
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Update]
"UpdateMode"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"NoNetCrawling"=dword:00000000
 
J

jake

John said:
I only have "Home/Office Desk" - I think I once deleted "Laptop"

I gave you the wrong reg edit here it is

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg]
"CurrentPowerPolicy"="3"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg\GlobalPowerPolicy]
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,06,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,06,00,00,00,03,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,03,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,c0,01,00,00,00,\
05,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,0a,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,01,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
00,02,00,00,00

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\0]
"Name"="Home/Office Desk"
"Description"="This scheme is suited to most home or desktop computers that
are left plugged in all the time."
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b0,04,00,00,3c,00,00,00,32,32,00,00,04,00,00,00,05,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,78,00,00,00,08,07,00,00,58,02,00,\
00,01,01,64,50,64,64,00,00

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\1]
"Name"="Portable/Laptop"
"Description"="This scheme is designed for extended battery life for
portable computers on the road."
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b0,04,00,00,2c,01,00,00,32,32,00,00,04,00,00,00,05,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,78,00,00,00,08,07,00,00,b4,00,00,\
00,01,01,64,50,64,64,00,00

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\2]
"Name"="Presentation"
"Description"="This scheme keeps the monitor on for doing presentations."
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,32,32,03,02,04,00,00,00,04,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2c,01,00,\
00,01,01,50,50,64,64,00,00

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\3]
"Name"="Always On"
"Description"="This scheme keeps the computer running so that it can be
accessed from the network. Use this scheme if you do not have network wakeup
hardware."
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2c,01,00,00,32,32,00,00,04,00,00,00,05,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,78,00,00,00,10,0e,00,00,b4,00,00,\
00,00,01,64,64,64,64,00,00

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\4]
"Name"="Minimal Power Management"
"Description"="This scheme keeps the computer on and optimizes it for high
performance."
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2c,01,00,00,32,32,03,03,04,00,00,00,04,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,2c,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,\
00,00,01,64,64,64,64,00,00

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\5]
"Name"="Max Battery"
"Description"="This scheme is extremely aggressive for saving power."
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,05,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b0,04,00,00,78,00,00,00,32,32,03,02,04,00,00,00,04,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,3c,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b4,00,00,\
00,01,01,64,32,64,64,00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg]
"CurrentPowerPolicy"="3"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\GlobalPowerPolicy]
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,06,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,\
00,00,00,10,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,03,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,04,00,00,c0,01,00,00,00,\
02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,0a,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,01,00,01,00,01,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,\
00,02,00,00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\0]
"Name"="Home/Office Desk"
"Description"="This scheme is suited to most home or desktop computers that
are left plugged in all the time."
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b0,04,00,00,3c,00,00,00,32,32,00,00,04,00,00,00,05,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,78,00,00,00,08,07,00,00,58,02,00,\
00,01,01,64,50,64,64,00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\1]
"Name"="Portable/Laptop"
"Description"="This scheme is designed for extended battery life for
portable computers on the road."
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b0,04,00,00,2c,01,00,00,32,32,00,00,04,00,00,00,05,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,78,00,00,00,08,07,00,00,b4,00,00,\
00,01,01,64,50,64,64,00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\2]
"Name"="Presentation"
"Description"="This scheme keeps the monitor on for doing presentations."
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,32,32,03,02,04,00,00,00,04,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2c,01,00,\
00,01,01,50,50,64,64,00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\3]
"Name"="Always On"
"Description"="This scheme keeps the computer running so that it can be
accessed from the network. Use this scheme if you do not have network wakeup
hardware."
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2c,01,00,00,32,32,00,00,02,00,00,00,02,00,\
00,00,01,00,00,00,14,f2,06,00,2c,01,00,00,78,00,00,00,10,0e,00,00,b4,00,00,\
00,00,00,64,64,64,64,95,71

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\4]
"Name"="Minimal Power Management"
"Description"="This scheme keeps the computer on and optimizes it for high
performance."
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2c,01,00,00,32,32,03,03,04,00,00,00,04,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,2c,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,\
00,00,01,64,64,64,64,00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\5]
"Name"="Max Battery"
"Description"="This scheme is extremely aggressive for saving power."
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,05,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b0,04,00,00,78,00,00,00,32,32,03,02,04,00,00,00,04,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,3c,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b4,00,00,\
00,01,01,64,32,64,64,00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoSaveSettings"=dword:00000000
 
J

Joan Archer

Just set the screensaver to None, that way it wont come on again until you
go back and set one again.
Joan
 
J

John

jake said:
John said:
I only have "Home/Office Desk" - I think I once deleted "Laptop"

I gave you the wrong reg edit here it is

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg]
"CurrentPowerPolicy"="3"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg\GlobalPowerPolicy]
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,06,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,06,00,00,00,03,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,03,00,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\

00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,c0,01,00,00,00,\

05,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,0a,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,01,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
00,02,00,00,00

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\0]
"Name"="Home/Office Desk"
"Description"="This scheme is suited to most home or desktop computers
that
are left plugged in all the time."
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b0,04,00,00,3c,00,00,00,32,32,00,00,04,00,00,00,05,00,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,78,00,00,00,08,07,00,00,58,02,00,\
00,01,01,64,50,64,64,00,00

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\1]
"Name"="Portable/Laptop"
"Description"="This scheme is designed for extended battery life for
portable computers on the road."
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b0,04,00,00,2c,01,00,00,32,32,00,00,04,00,00,00,05,00,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,78,00,00,00,08,07,00,00,b4,00,00,\
00,01,01,64,50,64,64,00,00

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\2]
"Name"="Presentation"
"Description"="This scheme keeps the monitor on for doing presentations."
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,32,32,03,02,04,00,00,00,04,00,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2c,01,00,\
00,01,01,50,50,64,64,00,00

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\3]
"Name"="Always On"
"Description"="This scheme keeps the computer running so that it can be
accessed from the network. Use this scheme if you do not have network
wakeup
hardware."
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2c,01,00,00,32,32,00,00,04,00,00,00,05,00,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,78,00,00,00,10,0e,00,00,b4,00,00,\
00,00,01,64,64,64,64,00,00

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\4]
"Name"="Minimal Power Management"
"Description"="This scheme keeps the computer on and optimizes it for high
performance."
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2c,01,00,00,32,32,03,03,04,00,00,00,04,00,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,2c,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,\
00,00,01,64,64,64,64,00,00

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\5]
"Name"="Max Battery"
"Description"="This scheme is extremely aggressive for saving power."
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,05,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b0,04,00,00,78,00,00,00,32,32,03,02,04,00,00,00,04,00,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,3c,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b4,00,00,\
00,01,01,64,32,64,64,00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg]
"CurrentPowerPolicy"="3"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\GlobalPowerPolicy]
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,06,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,\

00,00,00,10,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,03,00,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\

00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,04,00,00,c0,01,00,00,00,\

02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,0a,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,01,00,01,00,01,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,\
00,02,00,00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\0]
"Name"="Home/Office Desk"
"Description"="This scheme is suited to most home or desktop computers
that
are left plugged in all the time."
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b0,04,00,00,3c,00,00,00,32,32,00,00,04,00,00,00,05,00,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,78,00,00,00,08,07,00,00,58,02,00,\
00,01,01,64,50,64,64,00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\1]
"Name"="Portable/Laptop"
"Description"="This scheme is designed for extended battery life for
portable computers on the road."
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b0,04,00,00,2c,01,00,00,32,32,00,00,04,00,00,00,05,00,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,78,00,00,00,08,07,00,00,b4,00,00,\
00,01,01,64,50,64,64,00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\2]
"Name"="Presentation"
"Description"="This scheme keeps the monitor on for doing presentations."
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,32,32,03,02,04,00,00,00,04,00,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2c,01,00,\
00,01,01,50,50,64,64,00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\3]
"Name"="Always On"
"Description"="This scheme keeps the computer running so that it can be
accessed from the network. Use this scheme if you do not have network
wakeup
hardware."
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2c,01,00,00,32,32,00,00,02,00,00,00,02,00,\

00,00,01,00,00,00,14,f2,06,00,2c,01,00,00,78,00,00,00,10,0e,00,00,b4,00,00,\
00,00,00,64,64,64,64,95,71

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\4]
"Name"="Minimal Power Management"
"Description"="This scheme keeps the computer on and optimizes it for high
performance."
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,00,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,2c,01,00,00,32,32,03,03,04,00,00,00,04,00,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,2c,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,\
00,00,01,64,64,64,64,00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\5]
"Name"="Max Battery"
"Description"="This scheme is extremely aggressive for saving power."
"Policies"=hex:01,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,05,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b0,04,00,00,78,00,00,00,32,32,03,02,04,00,00,00,04,00,\

00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,84,03,00,00,3c,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,b4,00,00,\
00,01,01,64,32,64,64,00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoSaveSettings"=dword:00000000
 
J

John

I hit the link for the fix and it gave me back the laptop settings. I am not
sure what to do with the other fix you sent me - I could be getting out of
my depth. I am fairly sure I only ever had Desktop and Laptop as options.
 
J

John

John said:
I hit the link for the fix and it gave me back the laptop settings. I am
not sure what to do with the other fix you sent me - I could be getting
out of my depth. I am fairly sure I only ever had Desktop and Laptop as
options.
I looked at Registry and I have an entry (2) for Presentations - but it does
not appear on the pull down in Power Settings.
 

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