Vista Screensaver Issue

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[SOLVED] Vista Screensaver Issue

Got a totally different screensaver problem than found by searching the forum.

I got my screensaver to engage after 15 minutes without any mouse movement.

The thing is, if I am watching a movie, the screensaver will start after the 15 minutes into the movie. Even if I leave a game in the pause mode to get something like food, the screensaver will engage after the 15 minutes. No matter what screensave I use, it still happens.

Why is this happening?

I'm using Vista Ultimate x64 SP1

ps: Please don't say "Why use a screensaver?" This isn't supposed to be happening in the first place.
 
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i get this on gears of war. im playing for about 10 min then it comes on. Id like to fix this too coz ive had to disable the screensaver & tell my screen to go into standby after 10 min.
 

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Hi,

A screensaver (if enabled) becomes active if there is no USER input (keyboard/mouse) for several minutes. A running program has no affect on this, hence, AllMac, the reason why this is happening. Fieseler - are you using a joystick or joypad with your game? For screensaver purposes, these devices are NOT considered as user input devices as described above. The only way around these issues is to disable the screensaver temporarily or to periodically move the mouse or tap a key on the keyboard.
Dwarf
 

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The screensaver isn't supposed to engage if I'm watching a movie. This isn't happening on XP.:confused:

Can anybody test this? Set your screensaver on for a minute then start watching a movie in full screen. See if the screensaver starts after the minute.

Cheers
 

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what program are u using to watch movies? wmp11?

ps i am using a 360 controller, so that explains why it happens during gow
 

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AllMac said:
The screensaver isn't supposed to engage if I'm watching a movie. This isn't happening on XP.:confused:

Can anybody test this? Set your screensaver on for a minute then start watching a movie in full screen. See if the screensaver starts after the minute.

Cheers
Click to expand...

It does happen to me on my XP drive....
 

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I use JetAudio basically for everything. On XP no screensaver, on Vista, screensaver in all its colors.
 

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Try your film with windows media player and see if the screensaver still comes on.
 

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That's strange..It don't do it to me and I watch movies and play games on mine w/a X-box 360 controller on certain games.
 

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Hmm? It's actually due to JetAudio playing movies on Vista x64. Just tested it while a movie was playing and the screensaver came right up after its designated time.

I also tested Media Player Classics as well as Windows Media Player but the screensaver wouldn't start while a movie is playing.

There goes my problem. What works on one OS doesn't meat to work as well on the other.

Cheers guys.:)
 
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I have the same damn problem as well and it is a bloody pain. I shouldn't have to alternate media players, if the software worked the way it should've anyway. There is an option in WMP11 to allow or stop the screenersaver, but regardless of whether you select this or not, it always interupts playback. :(
 
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