Very Odd Vista Problem...

Brian · 01-17-2009, 06:43 PM

For the most part I am enjoying using Vista at this point but it is not still without it's bugs. Here's my weird one:

My screensaver will intermittently reset itself to come on in one minute. (Yes, I use a screensaver because it is a custom one with pictures of my friends and family.)

Anyway, I will manually set the screensaver to come on at the 15 minute mark and for a while it will remain there but then out of the blue it will reset itself to come on at one minute again.

I've narrowed it down to occurring after watching video files with VLC Media Player and am wondering if any of you think it might be a bug in Vista or a bug in VLC (of which I have tried several different versions).

So, have any of you ever heard of or experienced such weirdness?

**Gorganzola** · 01-17-2009, 08:21 PM

First I've heard of it and I've been using Vista for a very long time, with VLC.

Have you tried trying a different version of VLC?

polonyc2 · 01-17-2009, 08:29 PM

that actually did happen to me once...just figured it was a weird quirk or maybe I did not set up my screen saver...I have my screen saver set to the 10 minute mark and one day after about an hour of me being away from my computer I returned to find the screen saver not on...I checked my settings and saw that it was set to 'None'

never happened again after that one time though...I don't use VLC player so that was not the issue for me

Imanuel4u · 02-17-2009, 06:42 AM

I agree with the above post.

zsaz1029 · 02-17-2009, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Imanuel4u

I agree with the above post.

More pre-spam?

Wingit · 02-17-2009, 07:58 PM

I agree with the above post.

polonyc2 · 02-17-2009, 08:06 PM

Imanuel's a very agreeable fellow...agree's with everybody's posts

zsaz1029 · 02-18-2009, 12:19 AM

Yeah, I hate that, it's like he has no opinion of his own.

Though it might be better than someone who argues with everyone, disagrees with them, calls them liars or just plain stupid, and demands to see some sort of published proof to back up every single statement.

*johnrr6* · 02-18-2009, 07:10 PM

I agree----to agree.....

Seriously----the only weird power save setting that has happened to me in vista was after a set of Microsoft Tuesday downloads about 3-4 months ago....

My screen would go to sleep at the correct time setting

But a mouse or keyboard move would take like a minute and a half before the darn screen "woke up"

I did a Disk Cleanup----reset the settings----but it still happened----for about two weeks.....

Then----all of a sudden----the whole problem vanished....

Weird

01-17-2009, 06:43 PM	#1
Brian See ya! Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 6,000	Very Odd Vista Problem... For the most part I am enjoying using Vista at this point but it is not still without it's bugs. Here's my weird one: My screensaver will intermittently reset itself to come on in one minute. (Yes, I use a screensaver because it is a custom one with pictures of my friends and family.) Anyway, I will manually set the screensaver to come on at the 15 minute mark and for a while it will remain there but then out of the blue it will reset itself to come on at one minute again. I've narrowed it down to occurring after watching video files with VLC Media Player and am wondering if any of you think it might be a bug in Vista or a bug in VLC (of which I have tried several different versions). So, have any of you ever heard of or experienced such weirdness?
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01-17-2009, 08:21 PM	#2
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01-17-2009, 08:29 PM	#3
polonyc2 Helter Skelter Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 8,200	that actually did happen to me once...just figured it was a weird quirk or maybe I did not set up my screen saver...I have my screen saver set to the 10 minute mark and one day after about an hour of me being away from my computer I returned to find the screen saver not on...I checked my settings and saw that it was set to 'None' never happened again after that one time though...I don't use VLC player so that was not the issue for me __________________ ASUS Maximus Formula (X38) *** XFX GTX 260 Black Edition Core 216 896MB Intel E8400 * Noctua NH-U12P G.Skill 4 GB (2 X 2 GB) DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 * Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB WD6401AALS Lian Li PC-A70B (black) * Corsair HX850W AuzenTech Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 * Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 speakers Sony Optiarc AD-7240S-0B * Sony GDM-F520 21' CRT monitor (19.8' viewable) Vista Business 64-bit w/SP2 * standard 3.5" floppy drive Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 *** Microsoft Wired Keyboard 500 (Black)
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02-17-2009, 06:42 AM	#4
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02-18-2009, 12:19 AM	#8
zsaz1029 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,200	Re: Very Odd Vista Problem... Yeah, I hate that, it's like he has no opinion of his own. Though it might be better than someone who argues with everyone, disagrees with them, calls them liars or just plain stupid, and demands to see some sort of published proof to back up every single statement. __________________ Spaz ----- ----- "A scar is never the same as good flesh, but it stops the bleeding." -- FitzChivalry Farseer (Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb) "Only my pain is more silent than my anger." -- Amber (The Liveship Traders by Robin Hobb) -----
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02-18-2009, 07:10 PM	#9
johnrr6 Lucky Amateur Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,916	Re: Very Odd Vista Problem... I agree----to agree..... Seriously----the only weird power save setting that has happened to me in vista was after a set of Microsoft Tuesday downloads about 3-4 months ago.... My screen would go to sleep at the correct time setting But a mouse or keyboard move would take like a minute and a half before the darn screen "woke up" I did a Disk Cleanup----reset the settings----but it still happened----for about two weeks..... Then----all of a sudden----the whole problem vanished.... Weird __________________ i7 920 @ 3.5 Ghz Win 7 Ultimate Edition 64 Bit Asus P6T Deluxe, BIOS 1701 Vigor Monsoon III LT 6 x 2 Gig Mushkin PC12800 ATI HD 4870 X2 2 x 500 Gig Seagate SATA II HDs in RAID 0 Samsung SATA TruDirect DVD Burner w/Lightscribe Seasonic 600W PSU Creative X-Fi Titanium sound Lian Li AO5B Black Case Hauppage 1800 TV Card
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