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Old September 4th, 2004 Top | #1

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ok i have a question. when i go to bed i watgch tv shows on my monitor and fall alseep watching them. ok i want my monitor to turn off eventually to save on wear and teart and such.
i allready have power options enabled to turn it off after a hour. but lost fot ime i guess when media player is full screened even after the computer is doner playing the file it doesnt turn off..

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There's an option in WMP that prevents screensavers from running while you're playing videos. I don't know if that might prevent the monitor from turning off too, but it's a possibility.
Try going to Tools>Options and check the "Allow screensaver during playback" box.
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i dont know why i ddint think of that.. lol thank you very much. i think that will fix it indeed.
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No probs...do let me know if it works.
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worked great.. thanks netryder (gives rep)
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Great.
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